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Posted by 6mm284 (Member # 1129) on February 07, 2014, 03:54 PM:
The inimitable Richard Cronk has passed away. Maybe many of you know this already. A colorful man to say the least. His wit and humour will be missed.
Posted by TOM64 (Member # 561) on February 07, 2014, 04:13 PM:
He will be missed for sure.
Posted by Cayotaytalker (Member # 1954) on February 07, 2014, 05:27 PM:
Rest In Peace Mr. Cronk
Posted by Lone Howl (Member # 29) on February 07, 2014, 05:35 PM:
Holy cow....I did not know this. I was shocked when I opened the thread.
Rest in peace Rich.
Mark
Posted by DanS (Member # 316) on February 07, 2014, 05:40 PM:
Rest In Peace
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 07, 2014, 05:44 PM:
Wow. That's a sad deal. He kind of looked like he wasn't in the best of health. I liked him. He will be missed around here.
Anybody know of a link or something, what happened, etc?
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by jimanaz (Member # 3689) on February 07, 2014, 05:54 PM:
That one hits close to home. RIP.
Posted by KaBloomR (Member # 4252) on February 07, 2014, 06:17 PM:
Sorry to hear this. My condolences to his loved ones.
Posted by Dave Allen (Member # 3102) on February 07, 2014, 06:50 PM:
I'm sorry to hear of this also. Rest in Peace. Mr Cronk.
Posted by UTcaller (Member # 8) on February 07, 2014, 08:07 PM:
Very sorry to hear this news,my prayers go out to his family. A great loss for the Predator calling community.
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on February 07, 2014, 08:19 PM:
Damn............I liked that old fart.
He will be missed.
Posted by Rick Howard (Member # 4481) on February 07, 2014, 08:44 PM:
RIP Mr. Cronk. My condolences to those you depart. Your wit, wisdom, and charm will be missed by all. Your legendary calls were inspiring. Thanks for everything.
Posted by 6mm284 (Member # 1129) on February 08, 2014, 03:23 AM:
I will get the link to Rich's obituary. I understand he fell down and injured his shoulder. Went to the hospital and things went downhill from there. I believe underlying health problems also existed,but he would never say so.
[ February 08, 2014, 03:24 AM: Message edited by: 6mm284 ]
Posted by 4949shooter (Member # 3530) on February 08, 2014, 03:26 AM:
Damn.
Rest in Peace my Brother.
Posted by 6mm284 (Member # 1129) on February 08, 2014, 03:33 AM:
http://www.nonpareilonline.com/obituaries/richard-allen-cronk/article_adc5d3a1-bea4-5ed7-b011-b8eeb155b55b.html?mode=jqm
Hope this works!
Posted by 4949shooter (Member # 3530) on February 08, 2014, 03:37 AM:
6mm thank you for the link.
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on February 08, 2014, 05:23 AM:
May God bless and keep you Richard Cronk.
Rest in peace.
Posted by trapper2 (Member # 3651) on February 08, 2014, 06:20 AM:
prayers to his family, know it will be a tough time or them
Posted by Mert Bargenquast (Member # 772) on February 08, 2014, 06:46 AM:
I will be attending his funeral today. He was a close friend and will miss him dearly. We have called together and were always sharing knowledge. I have been to his house numerous times and visited with him there and on the phone as well. I have a bunch of his calls and still use them. Rich was a very generous person. I remember sitting down at the table and he would show me a new version of one of his calls and he would say that this is for you. He also gave my Grand kids calls. He was a great person to have download new sounds on my Foxpro.
Posted by TRnCO (Member # 690) on February 08, 2014, 07:35 AM:
rest in peace Rich. You will be missed.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 08, 2014, 07:58 AM:
I finally met The Cronkster a couple years ago when I attended the funeral of an old Army buddy, in Omaha. Rich lived just across the river in Council Bluffs. It was my pleasure to buy his lunch, and we visited for an afternoon. As usual, we talked about Board stuff, hunting, and his quarrels with the Professor.
Quite a loss personally, and for the community.
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 08, 2014, 01:18 PM:
Just heard from Al Prather expressing condolences.
Too bad "we" ran him off just because he's liberal.
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by Prune Picker (Member # 4107) on February 09, 2014, 12:10 AM:
Sad news for sure, Mr Cronk will be missed. I always enjoyed his posts and trusted his advice. Rest in Peace. And Thank You for taking the time to help us with your wisdom.
Posted by Lonny (Member # 19) on February 09, 2014, 07:00 AM:
Sorry to hear this, RIP Rich.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 09, 2014, 07:08 AM:
I was just thinking, ol' Cronk and I have traveled a fairly parallel course.
He was born in '41 and I in '42, He graduated High School in 1958 and me in 1960.
Iowa for him and Minnesota for me. Not that far apart.
"Accomplished welder" also would apply to me, modesty aside.
And, he fell, hospitalized, and died.
You guys may remember, last year I fell while pruning my palm tree and broke 5 ribs. Hospitalized four and a half very painful days.
Maybe I'm too mean and ornery to die, or lucky, perhaps?
Well anyway, rest in peace, Rich.
[ February 09, 2014, 07:10 AM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by DanS (Member # 316) on February 09, 2014, 07:23 AM:
Death sneaks up on some I guess. I had a friend that rolled an ATV during deer season. He got bruised up and pretty sore but walked a way. Died a few days later, from a blood clot I was told. He was about 34 years old.
Posted by Cayotaytalker (Member # 1954) on February 09, 2014, 11:05 AM:
Richard was 18 just out of high school (1958) when my wife and I were born. we were both on the tit when his life as a young man was getting started.
I knew he was a law man but not a welder.
Death does come like a thief in the night.
Posted by Wily E (Member # 3649) on February 09, 2014, 05:51 PM:
Rest in Peace Rich Cronk!
Rich and I shared a hunt together and lots of discussions on making calls. I enjoyed our time together and considered him a friend. He will be missed by the coyote calling fraternity. I also enjoyed his posts on this forum. Prayers going out to Rich's family.
~SH~
Posted by JD (Member # 768) on February 09, 2014, 06:04 PM:
Rest in peace Cronk, I still have a couple of your calls including a horn and somewhere around here is a cassette tape to go with it.....that makes me chuckle. You'll be missed.
Posted by Fur_n_Dirt (Member # 4467) on February 09, 2014, 06:46 PM:
I didn't know him.. But it's pretty neat to have so many folks think so highly of him!
Posted by NVWalt (Member # 375) on February 10, 2014, 04:42 AM:
Just got to the wifes computer and am very sorry and saddened to here about Rich's death. May he rest in peace.
Posted by knockemdown (Member # 3588) on February 10, 2014, 05:09 AM:
Condolences to Mr. Cronk's family, friends & loved ones
Posted by Brad Norman (Member # 234) on February 10, 2014, 06:49 PM:
Just saw this and went and got my "Taylor Special" out of my bag after using it all weekend to clean it up. You can still see my name on it with "by Rich Cronk" under it. I'll miss my conversations with him and the sounds he shared.
Posted by TundraWookie (Member # 1044) on February 11, 2014, 12:54 PM:
Very sad indeed, I'm sorry to hear about Rich's passing. I have a handful of his white PVC style calls and his instructional cassette tapes. He made some great sounding, working calls for sure. I'll miss his emails and insight. Rest in peace Rich.
Posted by booger (Member # 3602) on February 11, 2014, 02:06 PM:
RIP, Mr. Cronk.
Posted by Yotehntr (Member # 3684) on February 11, 2014, 10:55 PM:
Sad news, prayers for the family.
Posted by Randy Roede (Member # 1273) on February 12, 2014, 09:23 AM:
Yes, Mr. Cronk will be missed!! The old school guys are treasures we all never have enough time with!
Rest in peace!
Posted by Greenside (Member # 10) on February 12, 2014, 10:29 AM:
Cantankerous old fart, but will be missed by me! R.I.P SIR.
Posted by Locohead (Member # 15) on February 12, 2014, 06:47 PM:
Wow, what a shock! So sorry. And sad to hear it! He sure loved this coyote hunting stuff and lots and lot to say to everyone for many years! My prayers go up for his family as well! Rest In Peace Rich!
Posted by Chris S (Member # 3888) on February 18, 2014, 11:45 AM:
I'm very, very saddened by this news. Mr. Cronk and I had a pretty decent relationship; I had burned some of his cd's that he sent out with his calls and traded here and there for some calls. He even made me a Smithers Special call (a takeoff of the Taylor Special). He was a wiley old curmudgeon but damn I liked the guy a whole hell of a lot. RIP Mr. Cronk.
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