Bigbore500r
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We lost a good man, and I lost a good friend yesterday.
Johnny Stark, of Needles Pair-A-Dice boat storage, lost his battle with Covid Thursday 10/14/21.
Johnny was a huge part of "the river" for me, and I'm sure for a lot of people.
He's the first person i'd see when I picked up the boat. He's the last person i'd see when I'd leave.
We'd stop and talk even when I wasn't boating, Summer and Winter.
He'd call me to ask "where the hell are ya??? You coming out again this season????".
He'd call to bullshit.
He'd call to see if anyone I knew needed anything for the upcoming weekend.
He'd let you know a trailer tire was losing air and he was having to add air frequently.
He'd warn me about the water levels, weather, future weather - He was the news. Although, i'm not sure i'd ever launch the boat if I listened to everything! But he'd warn ya....what you did with that info was up to you! Don't say Johnny didn't warn ya......
The guy was just above and beyond. HE CARED.
He always offered a helping hand or pointed me in the right direction.
Johnny was a genuine, honest, downright GOOD guy that had your back and im proud to have been his friend for the past 11 years.
I spoke with Pair-A-Dice yesterday, they will be looking for a new operations guy to handle daily activities, and the owners will be staffing the place themselves in the interim. For customers, they asked that we please be patient and minimize requests for the time being so they can process the loss and get their feet under them. Johnny was their friend and considered family too.
RIP Johnny ......love you man, watch over us and ask the big guy to keep the river levels in check.
Johnny Stark, of Needles Pair-A-Dice boat storage, lost his battle with Covid Thursday 10/14/21.
Johnny was a huge part of "the river" for me, and I'm sure for a lot of people.
He's the first person i'd see when I picked up the boat. He's the last person i'd see when I'd leave.
We'd stop and talk even when I wasn't boating, Summer and Winter.
He'd call me to ask "where the hell are ya??? You coming out again this season????".
He'd call to bullshit.
He'd call to see if anyone I knew needed anything for the upcoming weekend.
He'd let you know a trailer tire was losing air and he was having to add air frequently.
He'd warn me about the water levels, weather, future weather - He was the news. Although, i'm not sure i'd ever launch the boat if I listened to everything! But he'd warn ya....what you did with that info was up to you! Don't say Johnny didn't warn ya......
The guy was just above and beyond. HE CARED.
He always offered a helping hand or pointed me in the right direction.
Johnny was a genuine, honest, downright GOOD guy that had your back and im proud to have been his friend for the past 11 years.
I spoke with Pair-A-Dice yesterday, they will be looking for a new operations guy to handle daily activities, and the owners will be staffing the place themselves in the interim. For customers, they asked that we please be patient and minimize requests for the time being so they can process the loss and get their feet under them. Johnny was their friend and considered family too.
RIP Johnny ......love you man, watch over us and ask the big guy to keep the river levels in check.
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