Goodbye my friend, it is so sad we lost you so early, it is a tragedy we meet no more on earth, may you rest in peace  :'(

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RIP  :'(

After ticking along with my life quietly for a while I was sent a message by a close friend out of the blue today, I thought it would be poignant to include it here.
I made my friend a sling while we were on vacation last year and it got me excited to check the forum again today.
CA was the moderator who approved my membership and helped me get the lay of the land, he always came across as a well meaning, thoughtful and respectful individual.
RIP Alex.
I'll keep doing my best to spread the word of our small community. 

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WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alex was young!

RIP!

This is Alex in the fields by his home with his beloved dogs and a sling. This is how I will remember him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1GXMduLtts&ab_channel=DavidMorningstar

   Thank you for putting up with me.  Thanks for all of your help and advice with my computer.  Thank you for all of your hard work keeping this site going for so many years.  Thanks for being my friend.  You are missed by all of us. 

@David Morningstar - Excellent video.  I've seen that before, but thanks for posting it again!  It's so awesome to see CA out having fun with a sling and his dogs.  :)

+1  "thanks for putting up with me." You will be missed CA.

Oh this is heartbreaking, CA was very kind to me as a newbie with weird ideas. He'll be sorely missed

Rest in peace Alex.

Oh no, what terrible news

This is the webcast of C_A's funeral. I will be there in person tomorrow.

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A sling and flowers. Yes.
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RIP my friend

What a beautiful sling ! How fitting

RIP mein Freund

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Now I sing of Alex Johnson
A mighty hero with his sling
A firm friend to all of his friends
A terrible foe to his foes
One who spoke his mind without fear

He stood firm and strong as he slung
As he stood he threw true and strong
His slung stones all flew like a storm
In truth his sling glory has spread

He walked the way of no return
He joins the house of his fathers
But his great name does not grow old
It lives in the stories of him

I remember watching him throw stones at the Balearic competition two years ago.

This is a famous man among the slingers

We come into this world from God, and at the end of our earthly journey we return back to God

I don’t know what happened, why he left so early, it’s a pity.  rest in peace

Forever in memory like the Aussie and Jesus Vega

Thearos wrote on Dec 27^th, 2022 at 9:24pm:

Now I will sing of Alex Johnson A mighty hero with his sling A firm friend to his friends A terrible foe to his foes One who spoke his mind without fear He stood firm as he slung His throw was true and strong His stones flew like a storm In truth his glory has spread Now he has gone the way of no return He joins the house of his fathers But his name does not grow old It lives on in the stories of him

Excellent.

Scorpion Vin wrote on Dec 28^th, 2022 at 10:16am:

I remember watching him throw stones at the Balearic competition two years ago. This is a famous man among the slingers We come into this world from God, and at the end of our earthly journey we return back to God I don’t know what happened, why he left so early, it’s a pity.  rest in peace Forever in memory like the Aussie and Jesus Vega

Well said. Rest in Peace.

Alex, despite everything, and us never getting past that incident, I always respected you, and thought highly of you. I'm sorry for many things. One being that we both lost a friendship, a second that I never got a chance to either apologize, nor send my wishes about dear wee Bilbo's passing- I remember how much he meant to you. I know that you're off somewhere else in the beyond, kicking about with Aussie, hucking tennis balls for your pups and cracking open an eternally cold one that never goes flat, with a big rack of bbq ribs and all the fixings. At least I hope that's what you've got, if not something better...

requiescat in pace, friend. I've missed you forever, and will do for years to come.  :'(

I haven't visited the site for a long time and due to a slack day at work I popped in and found this news about Alex.

I lost my Dad in September of last year - it is amazing how fast time slips through our fingers and is gone before you notice.

My sincere condolences to the friends and family who are missing Alex.

Andy

Haven’t been on the forum in a few months, was not expecting this.

RIP Alex  :'(