Model Forum / General / Models / March 2008

Sounds like a man who shall, indeed, be ensconced in Heaven long
before the devil knows he's gone.TomOn Mar 19, 11:59 am, unamodeler
<dogh...@blackfoot.net> wrote:> I just received a call from Kelly
Crawford's daughter, Katherine.> Many of you may remember Kelly by his
screen name in this group:  "The> Old Sarge". ( His other moniker and
Email address was "Xswords")> Sadly, Kelly passed away this past
Monday at the age of 62.> > Kelly was one of a kind.  Although we
never met in real time, we had> an internet friendship that began on
this group back about 1996.> Although he has been described as being
crusty and confrontational -> that was just a persona he enjoyed using
- the real guy was one> heckuvva modeler, intellectual, and above all
a complete and thorough> Irishman!> > (BTW - Kelly passed away
peacefully on St Patrick's day.........)> > For years we looked
forward to our Sunday morning long distance> chat.   Then Kelly sort
of disappeared for a couple of years til we> finally got back in touch
just a couple months ago.  I wish I had> called this past
weekend.....but isn't that the way things happen?> > Anyway, since
Kelly was a self professed "Irish Buddhist", I'm sure> that I will
cross paths with him again.  Perhaps at the corner> hobbyshop or at a
show somewhere in the hereafter?> > Have a smooth flight, pardner.
 You will be missed!!> > Rick Fluke> Montana

For those who don't know, Kelley wrote two books - one, based on his
experiences in Vietnam (Fat Kids War) and one on his experiences as a
live in Grandad (First you make a Roux)

Anyone interested can get them here:

http://stores.lulu.com/wildabandonment23

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