20 Gauge for Female

[BILLY D.]

fabs and rem 700

it's kind of special to me in it's meaning. it belonged to a very special friend that i met on another forum called predator masters.

sunday a week ago she was out in a wilderness area in missouri hunting and had a massive heart attack. but i am sure she died happy because she was doing something she liked to do, being in the outdoors and hunting.

her name was staci matheis. she was just a peach. always upbeat, personable and a great sense of humor. her screen name was "me" and that was her avatar. i thought i would use it as an honor to her so she will live on for a while longer.

she was a lifetime diabetic and had two heart surgeries, but she kept on truckin'. never complained and was just a joy in everyones life that she touched.

it's funny in a way how we connect on these forums and make friends and how other peoples lives touch our own. i never got to meet her personally, shake her hand or give her a big hug, but i found her to be an influence on me. she was one of those people you think about and say to yourself "what a nice person and i wish i was like that". i also added a line to my signature. that was stacis also.

if you care to go over to www.predatormasters.com. there is a post there called "take a moment to remember "me"." you will see what everybody thought about her.

there was a thread here sometime back by us old geezers about being out hunting or fishing and the good lord calls us home. i wrote that if i were and passed "consider that i died a happy man".

well i guess that is true in stacis case also. she died a happy lady.

so thats the story of the avatar. i know it's not very manly, and doesn't have much hair on it, but i don't care. it's a tribute to my friend a huntress, and a special lady friend.