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Stan Smith Left the Range

#1 User is offline   Joe D 

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Posted 23 January 2009 - 05:10 AM

Just thought I would let everyone know that Stan Smith passed into a better life yesterday at 8pm. I talked with one of my shooting buds, Ron, and he assured me Stan was right with the Lord. Stan had been battling brain cancer for quite some time. Back last fall we all thought he had it whipped.
Stan had been an active Master Class IDPA shooter in Alabama for years. He always ran a stage at the Alabama State match.
The Lord was kind to Stan in that he had plenty of time to get his affairs in line. Stan was a very avid bow hunter. I have forgotten exactly how many deer he had taken with a bow, but it was over 300. Stan was a true outdoors man. He would travel to Canada to hunt and guide every year. Seems like he stopped on the way to shoot some IDPA matches. I know he shot the Idaho State match.
I will always remember what he said to me in my basement one night. He had brought all of his 1911s over for me to tune and fix the triggers. He had two Les Baers and two Kimbers. He said "If I had know about Kimbers when I first started shooting I would have never bought these Les Baers". Stan was frugal with his money.
See you soon.

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Posted 23 January 2009 - 07:06 AM

+1 to what Joe said....i will miss him.. Stan was good to be around with...G'

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I will continue to shoot in the men's division, win, lose, or draw. The Wildman. CDP MASTER :Stanley K Smith 1/22/09 may you "RIP"

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Posted 23 January 2009 - 12:46 PM

I had the pleasure of knowing Stan. Such a great person... He will be missed on the range and off.
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Posted 23 January 2009 - 01:09 PM

Good man, we're lucky to have the chance to know him. He WILL be missed.


Prayers to Stans family.


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Posted 23 January 2009 - 01:12 PM

Nice words Joe... I didn't know Stan, but it sounds like he was a good man.

Godspeed

Jim

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Posted 24 January 2009 - 07:59 AM

Sad sad news :(
Stan was a very genuine person and I learned alot in the little time I spent around him.
He will be sorely missed but greatly remembered.
Speed is Fine,Accuracy is final....but accurate hits at extremely high speed is final much faster.

Amateurs do it til they get it right. Professionals do it til they can't get it wrong.

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Posted 24 January 2009 - 08:02 AM

condolences to his family and friends
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Posted 24 January 2009 - 08:06 AM

Stan was one of the good guys. He'll be missed.


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Posted 24 January 2009 - 11:33 AM

Sorry to hear this.
Anyone have a picture? The name is soooo familiar, but I can't connect a face.
Speed IS a tactic (and a pretty damn good one, too! )
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Posted 25 January 2009 - 06:16 AM

Mark I looked to see if I had a pic of Stan from some classes we took back in the day but don't have them anymore. He was real close with Matt Sims and an instructor at Matt's school-Alabama Defensive Pistol Academy. He was an attorney that never talked about law but always about bowhunting. That may help bring who Stan was to light.
Speed is Fine,Accuracy is final....but accurate hits at extremely high speed is final much faster.

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Posted 25 January 2009 - 03:48 PM

View Post00bullitt, on Jan 25 2009, 08:16 AM, said:

Mark I looked to see if I had a pic of Stan from some classes we took back in the day but don't have them anymore. He was real close with Matt Sims and an instructor at Matt's school-Alabama Defensive Pistol Academy. He was an attorney that never talked about law but always about bowhunting. That may help bring who Stan was to light.

Yeah, that's so familiar.
Even if I can't see the face right now I can tell it was a great loss for our small community.
Speed IS a tactic (and a pretty damn good one, too! )
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Posted 25 January 2009 - 03:59 PM

Shot IDPA, and took 300 deer with a bow?

There's a guy who enjoyed HIS life, HIS way... Good for him.

I wish I'd had an ear to some of his stories. These are the guys you really learn life from!

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Posted 25 January 2009 - 04:33 PM

I never had the pleasure but I respect him and mourn him based on these posts. Had to be a good man.
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Posted 25 January 2009 - 05:03 PM

Stan had a very full colorful life. He even wrote a couple of "adventure" books. It is a shame it was cut short. His services are Monday. I have looked for a picture, but all I have are some videos.

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Posted 30 January 2009 - 06:15 AM

View PostJoe D, on Jan 25 2009, 06:03 PM, said:

Stan had a very full colorful life. He even wrote a couple of "adventure" books. It is a shame it was cut short. His services are Monday. I have looked for a picture, but all I have are some videos.


Here's one. From a class we took with Sevigny. Stan did more in his 49 years than I could do in 3 lifetimes.

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Posted 30 January 2009 - 09:20 AM

Looks very familiar.
Too young to go...
Speed IS a tactic (and a pretty damn good one, too! )
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