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Dan Finstad, my good friend, passed away this morning. he'd suffered from lymphoma for some time. wish i had more to write about him. he was an old Finn from Minnesota. don't know exactly when he was born. i'd guess he was in his early to mid 70's, we worked together for many years. we also hunted and fished and did a lot of laughin'. what a great guy. he had a really unique way to look at life and you never knew for sure if he was serious or not. unless he had a rifle in his hands. he tried to be a game warden form quite awhile, but got sick of the politics. even back in the 60's and 70's. he was as rough as a hoof rasp and as good a friend as a guy could have. one of the better trappers i ever knew. heck of a hunter. loved muzzleloaders. when he whispered, you needed ear plugs. stout as an anvil. never wore his dang front teeth, so he always sounded like yosimite sam crossed with sylvester. he was still teaching hunter's safety in january. when it was cold he wore more clothes than most folks own. he had an old land cruiser. ran into him once on the late bull hunt and it looked like somebody dumped the clothes hamper in the front seat and his big blue eyes were pokin' out of it. saw him a little later and he had a big 6x6 with him. one of the funnest days i ever had was on a muzzleloader elk hunt in 27 about 17 years ago. we both had tags. it's a long story and i just wanna keep it to myself for now. he leaves behind his wife Sandy, a fullbleed cherokee, and 2 daughters. i guarantee you one thing, they already have the pearly gates open, because they can here that noisy sob a headed that away. anyway, one o' the good ones is done in this life. hunt on Dan. save me stump by the fire. Lark.

[billrquimby]

Lark, your tribute made me wish I'd met your friend. May he rest in peace.

 

Bill Quimby

[bobbyo]

Lark,

That is a fine Eulogy. I think you have done Dan proud.

My Condolences,

Bob

[CouesWhitetail]

Thanks for sharing some of his life with us Lark. Very nice tribute to your friend.

 

Amanda

 

[TLH]

Lark,

 

All i can say is that he must have been something else. I am sorry for your and his families loss.

 

I also would like to tell you that i wish you and i could be friends as i have never seen anyone write such a fantastic eulogy for the people he loved.

 

They sure are a bunch of lucky hunters in heaven today aren't they.

[Snapshot]

Sorry to hear about your friend. I am transplant from Minnesota myself.

[Stray Horse]

They seem not to make them like that anymore.

[az4life]

I agree that was one fine tribute and here's hoping that tree stump Lark asked for stays empty for a long while.

 

 

[tjhunt2]

I would like to hear that muzzle loader hunt story some time about your friend Dan. You did him quite well in your tribute to him Lark. He would have been proud. Yes, TLH said it right when he said there are a bunch of lucky hunters in HEAVEN today. I hope my Grandpa met him at the gate and welcomed him in to the happy hunting grounds. My Grandpa was the best hunter I have ever known.

Thanks for sharing with us Lark. My wife and I would like to share our condolences with all the families and friends.

 

TJ