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Thread: Smokemjoe (Joe Wiest) Has Passed Away

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    I didn't know him but read his posts after he was headed home with Hospice. His last few posts put life into perspective. RIP Joe!!
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    I had feared this for some time. He put up a strong fight. RIP Joe. You did us proud.
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    Heaven is a better place.

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    Darn.
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    Rest in peace dearest Joe.
    "Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face!" - Mike Tyson

    "Don't let my fears become yours." - Me, talking to my children

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    A good old boy that added much to this site and will be missed. RIP Joe
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    Godspeed Sir. Will miss you around here.

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    I will add my RIP. I am praying for the family, but I believe they know where he is and are comforted by this fact.
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    Very sad to hear this. He was always a gentleman and will be missed dearly.
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    My condolences to the family. I know he is resting easy.
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    Rest In Peace Joe, you have earned. Fair Winds and Following Seas.


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    Didn't know him except for his posts here, going to miss him. RIP Joe.
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    I am really saddened by that news. I corresponded a bit with Joe and bought a few items here and there including one of his tools for bumping up a nose on a boolit, although I have yet to use it. I'll keep that treasure. He sure seemed like a guy you would love to sit down and have a cup of coffee with and shoot the ****. You'll be missed by this member, Joe... and surely by many more.

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    Fair winds and a following sea, sir.
    Well done.

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    RIP Joe.

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    Bought some stuff from him. Talked a couple of times. Such a quality guy. His faith was strong, he was a blessing. Til then, rest.

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    I am very saddened to find out that Joe has passed.I purchased his .45-70 Gould boolit mould , I know he had to have shipped it before receiving my money order.Like others have stated Joe was just that kind of guy.
    I am glad the mould came with a boolit that he had cast.With the good Lord willing I will try and place it well this deer season.
    I will never forget his words when he knew his time on earth was nearing it's end , his faith and strength is a testament to all of us.
    Rest In Peace Joe.
    If you are unwilling to defend even your own lives, then you are like mice trying to 'negotiate' with owls. You regard their ways as 'wrong', they regard you as dinner. John Farnam

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    when my limited time is up i can only hope that i handle it half as well as joe did .... happy trails amigo and thank you sir .
    Je suis Charlie

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    if it was easy would it be as worthy ? or as long of lasting impression ? the hardest of lessons are the best of teachers [shrugz]
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    Sorry to hear this. But here's what Joe saw when he passed over.

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    Jesus saying "well done good and faithful servant"!
    He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
    You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
    You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."

    “At the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat”--Theodore Roosevelt

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    I believe this is the same Joe I helped post pics of a dozen muzzle loaders he was selling. Nice fella. I chatted on the phone with him.

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