Tom Dickerson
05-22-2009, 05:26 AM
I'm behind on my e-mails but I received this from Dick Wood.
The bowhunting community and UBM has lost another member. I will treasure the conversations we had and with every UBM event registration letter Dr. Grayson would reply even though he could not make the trip. Most times he made a donation for UBM to use for our fundraising. An amazing person for sure!!
Tom
I have more information now, but it is still sketchy.
Dr. Grayson died Sunday, May 17, 2009, at the Frontier Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center in Longview, Washington. (less than a half hour from his home in Oregon.)
My information is that there will be no memorial service. Bert was born in Iowa in 1910 and was 98 . We all know he lived a long, exciting, eventful, and giving life.
Bert's accomplishments in archery were varied and amazing (read his Mexican jaguar story some time) If you study the inductees of in the Archery Hall of Fame, you will see
that he is one of the few enshrined that did NOT somehow make their living in some relationship with archery/bowhunting. He was somewhat a common man that made uncommon contributions to our sport.
Please send me any of your favorite Dr. Grayson stories and remembrances. I will be providing Ann Clark with other background info for her to use in writing a memoriam for Arlene Rhode's
US ARCHER magazine.
You can reach me at 314-766-2454 if you prefer to tell me your anecdotes.
In talking to M.R. James today about Bert, I also was updated on Dick Lattimer. This Hall of Fame member is experiencing health problems too, even though his determination still seems to be in place.
He might enjoy hear from some of us with well wishes.
Still lots of beanstalks......fewer giants.
God bless you all;
Dick
if you haven't been on the Museum site lately and want to re-visit it...... http://anthromuseum.missouri.edu/grayson/grayson.shtml
It was sad, but I happened to be the first to alert them to Bert's passing. I call them for info...but they had not been informed. We were all caught off-guard[/COLOR].
The bowhunting community and UBM has lost another member. I will treasure the conversations we had and with every UBM event registration letter Dr. Grayson would reply even though he could not make the trip. Most times he made a donation for UBM to use for our fundraising. An amazing person for sure!!
Tom
I have more information now, but it is still sketchy.
Dr. Grayson died Sunday, May 17, 2009, at the Frontier Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center in Longview, Washington. (less than a half hour from his home in Oregon.)
My information is that there will be no memorial service. Bert was born in Iowa in 1910 and was 98 . We all know he lived a long, exciting, eventful, and giving life.
Bert's accomplishments in archery were varied and amazing (read his Mexican jaguar story some time) If you study the inductees of in the Archery Hall of Fame, you will see
that he is one of the few enshrined that did NOT somehow make their living in some relationship with archery/bowhunting. He was somewhat a common man that made uncommon contributions to our sport.
Please send me any of your favorite Dr. Grayson stories and remembrances. I will be providing Ann Clark with other background info for her to use in writing a memoriam for Arlene Rhode's
US ARCHER magazine.
You can reach me at 314-766-2454 if you prefer to tell me your anecdotes.
In talking to M.R. James today about Bert, I also was updated on Dick Lattimer. This Hall of Fame member is experiencing health problems too, even though his determination still seems to be in place.
He might enjoy hear from some of us with well wishes.
Still lots of beanstalks......fewer giants.
God bless you all;
Dick
if you haven't been on the Museum site lately and want to re-visit it...... http://anthromuseum.missouri.edu/grayson/grayson.shtml
It was sad, but I happened to be the first to alert them to Bert's passing. I call them for info...but they had not been informed. We were all caught off-guard[/COLOR].