Best friend and hunting partner died last night

[Wade Burns]

Not sure the appropriate place for this but my best friend died last night at 47 years old. He left two kids and a wife behind. He was one of the best men I ever knew and will surely miss him. Hunting camp won’t ever be the same. We hunted almost every weekend together with his son for several years. He was at my cabin yesterday helping build a shooting bench. We were supposed to leave for South Africa in 6 weeks so we sighted in a couple of our rifles we were going to take on the bench we just finished. Afterwards we had two beers and he went home. An hour and a half later his wife calls and told me he died when he got home. He had a blood clot that no one knew about and unfortunately it let loose. His son found him but couldn’t get him to respond to cpr. Hopefully we get to hunt again someday on the other side. In the meantime I will sure miss him.

 

[Renegade_WTX]

Not sure the appropriate place for this but my best friend died last night at 47 years old. He left two kids and a wife behind. He was one of the best men I ever knew and will surely miss him. Hunting camp won’t ever be the same. We hunted almost every weekend together with his son for several years. He was at my cabin yesterday helping build a shooting bench. We were supposed to leave for South Africa in 6 weeks so we sighted in a couple of our rifles we were going to take on the bench we just finished. Afterwards we had two beers and he went home. An hour and a half later his wife calls and told me he died when he got home. He had a blood clot that no one knew about and unfortunately it let loose. His son found him but couldn’t get him to respond to cpr. Hopefully we get to hunt again someday on the other side. In the meantime I will sure miss him. View attachment 5666View attachment 5667

Sorry for your loss sir. Best friend is a term that gets thrown around loosely, sounds like you had the real deal. Shoot me a message if you ever need to let some steam off. I understand how tough these things are, but don’t have to do it alone.

All the love to you, your family, and his family.

 

[safetekk]

Terrible loss. It's unfortunate that many of us are of age where we see a lot of that. Good friends come along but once in a lifetime and I can count my best friends on probably 3 fingers. The memories only fade if you allow them.

 

[YETI]

So sorry to hear it Wade, my condolences. While I have lost a few friends over the years, they were all to cancer and they had time to put things in order. My grandfather died suddenly when I was a senior in High School. Like your friend, Baba looked healthy but died of a heart attack after finishing his morning run. I very much idolized him, he was a true rags to riches guy who went from being homeless to serving in the OSS during WW2, to being a successful real estate broker. His sudden loss shook me to my core.

Like safetekk said, the memories only fade if you allow them. Keep remembering him in the things you do that you used to do with him. Pour one out for him tonight.

 

[Al "Shifty" Schultz]

Not sure the appropriate place for this but my best friend died last night at 47 years old. He left two kids and a wife behind. He was one of the best men I ever knew and will surely miss him. Hunting camp won’t ever be the same. We hunted almost every weekend together with his son for several years. He was at my cabin yesterday helping build a shooting bench. We were supposed to leave for South Africa in 6 weeks so we sighted in a couple of our rifles we were going to take on the bench we just finished. Afterwards we had two beers and he went home. An hour and a half later his wife calls and told me he died when he got home. He had a blood clot that no one knew about and unfortunately it let loose. His son found him but couldn’t get him to respond to cpr. Hopefully we get to hunt again someday on the other side. In the meantime I will sure miss him. View attachment 5666View attachment 5667

That's absolutely tragic! I'm sorry to hear that.

 

[Wade Burns]

Sorry for your loss sir. Best friend is a term that gets thrown around loosely, sounds like you had the real deal. Shoot me a message if you ever need to let some steam off. I understand how tough these things are, but don’t have to do it alone.

All the love to you, your family, and his family.

Thanks I really appreciate that. Yeah I don’t use the term lightly. I can count on one hand how many I consider good friends of mine and I could loose a couple fingers and still be able to count them all.

 

[Rjohnson.307]

That is heartbreaking. I'm really sorry to hear that, my condolences to you and the family.

 

[Chris M]

Wade, my condolences. Tragic loss. I'll keep you and his family in my prayers.

 

[HowieR]

What a tragic situation , I am very sorry for your loss, sending prayers for you and his family

 

[Chiro1989]

Just Prayed.

 

[Charlie Benton]

Wade, I’m really sorry for what you and his family are going through right now. I just prayed that God would bring both you and his family a sense of peace through this tragic time.

 

[Wade Burns]

Thank you everyone for the kind words and prayers.

 

[Milo'sSyndicate]

Wade, sorry for your loss Sir. What ever you or his kids or wife need just ask. The ask is hard or weird but do not hesitate, just throw it out there in DMs or wherever.

I bet you guys had a glorious day together, doing the things in God's love, light, and joy.

Drive on Brother, we're with you.

 

[Bill Mazelin]

Not sure the appropriate place for this but my best friend died last night at 47 years old. He left two kids and a wife behind. He was one of the best men I ever knew and will surely miss him. Hunting camp won’t ever be the same. We hunted almost every weekend together with his son for several years. He was at my cabin yesterday helping build a shooting bench. We were supposed to leave for South Africa in 6 weeks so we sighted in a couple of our rifles we were going to take on the bench we just finished. Afterwards we had two beers and he went home. An hour and a half later his wife calls and told me he died when he got home. He had a blood clot that no one knew about and unfortunately it let loose. His son found him but couldn’t get him to respond to cpr. Hopefully we get to hunt again someday on the other side. In the meantime I will sure miss him. View attachment 5666View attachment 5667

Sorry @Wade Burns, massive bummer. Stay strong. Till Valhalla . . .

 

[Ron Dan]

So terribly sorry for your loss. Great friends are the single greatest blessings we get in this life. My prayers and condolences for you and his family.

 

[keithafernandezjr]

So sorry for your loss, Wade. Sending prayers for him, his family, and you and yours.

 

[Rob Thompson]

My condolences. Losing someone is never easy, especially of that caliber. My prayers go out to you all.

 

[gelhaargerald]

Sorry man. 47 is just way to young.

 

[Steven Donovan]

I'm sorry for your loss. That is heartbreaking and tragic. As others have said, that's a tough age to go.

Reminds us how precious life actually is.

Prayers are with you.

 

[Wade Burns]

Thanks everyone. It’s been a rough past few days. I’ve been helping the family with some things plus juggling work. But like all things one must keep moving in times like this.