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08-14-2010, 08:10 PM
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| Who's your Daddy-0! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Augusta
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|  I lost a close friend today.....
I've been in the tattoo business since I was 13 years old, so 22 years now. One of my teachers and close friend passed away today from cancer. Fawk cancer!!!!  I'm so sick of loosing friends to this chit! Not just good people either, but truly great people. I just needed to vent.........This is the last picture I have of me and Don at a tattoo convention. He was the oldest tattoo artist in Ga. And he his dad had the first shop here in town in the 40's! I'll miss him like crazy..... |
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08-14-2010, 08:17 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: China Grove, NC
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Sorry to hear about your loss. Cancer got my Dad when he was 62, that really sucked, he never got to meet my daughter.
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08-14-2010, 08:20 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canon City
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Sorry to hear about your loss Kenny. My Aunt was just diagnosed with a type B aggressive Lymphoma. It treatable, but gonna be a long haul. Hang in there man....
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08-14-2010, 08:25 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: back where I belong
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im sorry to hear that. may he rest in peace. |
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08-14-2010, 08:38 PM
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| Hateraide   Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mission BC
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That totally sucks Kenny, cancer is trying to take my uncle right now in a month and a half he is barely alive its now in his bones as well as through out his body
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08-14-2010, 08:51 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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Sorry to hear that. Just lost my wife's grandpa to Cancer as well. Prayers go out to you and his Family...
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08-14-2010, 08:53 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Detroit
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Sorry to hear that news Kenny. I have many tattoo artists friends and the bonds your group of talented artists form together is amazing.
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08-14-2010, 08:55 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Greenville South Carolina
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Let me just say if you got cancer then stay far away from artificial sugar as much as you can.
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08-14-2010, 09:18 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Columbia, SC
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Sorry for your loss TK. At least you have your work to remember him by.
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08-14-2010, 09:24 PM
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| Who's your Daddy-0! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Augusta
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Thanks guys. It take a bit to get me bummed and this did the trick. I do have a lot of memories that I will always have with me and Don. He touched a lot of people. What really sucks is we talked to his wife today and Don make it clean that he didn't want any kind of viewing or anything. He will be ashes. So none of us will even get to pay respect or see him one last time. He told his wife to tell us that we were tattooist and the we should be tattooing and not crying like babies over him!  That is how he was though.
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08-14-2010, 10:00 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ...the burning end of the rope.
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Kenny,,,I am sorry for your loss. I hope the memory of your friend and mentor finds its strength in your gun. I have from time to time dabbled a bit in writing,,I hope you dont mind this, Needle, Ink, Flesh and Blood feel the sting until its done. Some of lines, some of color Fathers, Daughters, Sons and Mothers. Some are true. Some are show. Either way the Ink and Blood will flow. True for the Old and for the newest. Signature in Flesh,,,,Signed,,,The Tattooist. Last edited by rmdesignworks; 08-14-2010 at 11:24 PM. |
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08-14-2010, 10:11 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: malvern
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Very sorry to here about your loss, you and his family our in our prayers.
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08-14-2010, 10:14 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SO CAL
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Sorry about your recent loss Kenny.
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08-14-2010, 10:34 PM
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| Who's your Daddy-0! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Augusta
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 Very true words. I've always been very selective about who my real friends are. And those friends are family to me. Time heals all they say. Thank you for all the kind words guys. | |
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08-14-2010, 11:05 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Tan Valley
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I am sorry to hear of your loss Kenny. Keep his memory strong! |
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08-14-2010, 11:05 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Naples
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My sincere condolences for the loss of a dear friend, this is a tough thing to go through, but you must take time to remember a little bit of him will live in your heart forever. I had a close buddy that was told he had terminal cancer, just after christmas last year, he was a lifelong biker with tatoo's from head to foot, people were intimidated by his looks, but he had a heart of gold. On new years morning 2010, he dressed up in his best biker leathers, took his favourite colt python, walked onto the golf course behind his house and ended his life. I still miss him a lot, and often find myself almost picking up the phone to give him a call, before remembering he's not here anymore. |
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08-14-2010, 11:07 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Centered
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My condolences Kenny. That's a beautiful photo and very moving. I hope that you find strength and peace each time your eyes look upon it. |
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08-14-2010, 11:39 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: appleton
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sorry to hear Kenny my mom has stage 3 bone marrow and her time is very near the end and if your mom is still around make sure you tell her you Love her.
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08-15-2010, 12:04 AM
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| Who's your Daddy-0! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Augusta
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There is so much of this around all of us and it seems we don't think about it much till it hits home personally. It's something we need to talk about more and support the guys going through this before they loose loved ones and friends. If any of you guys ever need me please let me know. Any hour, any day. Again thank you for the support guys. RCC is family to me and I mean that. It goes way further than toy trucks. | |
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08-15-2010, 12:19 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: west sacramento
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sorry for your loss. it seems the older we get the more we lose.
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