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Title: Tom Knapp Has Died
Post by: billt on May 05, 2013, 04:55:05 AM

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/04/sports/tom-knapp-crowd-pleasing-trick-shooter-dies-at-62.html?_r=0

This is the first I've heard of it. He was only 62. One of the best exhibition shooters out there. He will be missed.

Title: Re: Tom Knapp Has Died
Post by: Bic on May 05, 2013, 09:48:16 AM

You're gonna get detention Bill....not reading MB's 4/27  blog:  http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-few-words-about-tom-knapp.html

Title: Re: Tom Knapp Has Died
Post by: billt on May 06, 2013, 06:30:29 AM

Quote from: Bic on May 05, 2013, 09:48:16 AM

You're gonna get detention Bill....not reading MB's 4/27  blog:  http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-few-words-about-tom-knapp.html

I should have looked better before I posted, but I was skimming before I left for work. I put Tom Knapp in the search function, but nothing came up. Anyway, I'm going to miss that guy. I liked his personality as much as his shooting skill. He was certainly one of the best, and brought back exhibition shooting even better than it was in the 50's.

Title: Re: Tom Knapp Has Died
Post by: PegLeg45 on May 06, 2013, 02:44:38 PM

They waited to release the obituary and press info for a good while after he died........ there were no links to post on the actual day he passed away when I listed it in the Left the Range Board.

http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?topic=22614.0

Title: Re: Tom Knapp Has Died
Post by: MikeBjerum on May 06, 2013, 02:55:33 PM

Keep and eye on O'Halloran-Murphey's website on the other thread.  When I talked to Barb and Lincoln they said the family will be doing something, and there will be an obituary, but it will be a few weeks (that was Tuesday, April 30th).