Going to go see shameless

A sad day indeed!  I'm sure going to miss 'ol Shameless, especially his comments about me leavin' the door open so all our cold Alberta air could drift down his way.  He was a one-of-a-kind man and will sure be missed by the Orange family.  Prayers and condolences for Dee Ann and any other family.

I know he battled many health problems over the last several years, but he always kept his sense of humor and fun.  Only complaints were always about those Shareholders and fortunately he finally got that resolved.  R.I.P. old friend.

Dennis

So many stories', bits of advice, or a reprimand, never held back. You knew his option. Just will not be the same here without him. 

My thoughts on Dale, er Shamless,

I'm pretty sure it was 2016 when he attended Hutch when he and I met, he was setting in a golf cart that he claimed he "borrowed", I don't know if that was true or not.  Anyway Pat the Plumber and several other forum regulars were hanging around. I got a couple pictures taken then and a couple more the next time I saw him a couple years later, while returning from Hutch.  He gave me a tour of the place with stories of how he came to own the treasures.  We talked several times on the phone over the years, the last time in January, when I asked, he said he wasn't doing very well but still had hopes of getting better and said he would get online to thank everyone for the cards he received.  Some of the stuff he told me may have been on the forum or from phone calls so it may be old history.  As you knew, he really did not like his two brothers, the "Stockholders".  One time he asked me to go over to the one brothers place that is about 4 miles from me here in Colorado and spray a 4 letter word and YOU on his lawn with Roundup.  I'm pretty much sure he was serious as he offered to pay for the Roundup!

As most of you know, his brothers outvoted him, first to take away the operation of the family farm and then to sell it.  They claimed they took the farm away because they were concerned with his health, who knows if that was the real reason.  It really upset him when the "Green farmer" took over the place and dozed out the conservation structures he had built years earlier.  Not making as much per acre yield  as he had didn't make him happy either. When they voted to sell the farm and he called their bluff by insisting he get 1/3d of the farm, they weren't happy but gave in when he called a lawyer.   I think the reason he bought the CIH tractor was that he was able to climb into it easier as his legs were getting worse.  When I talked to him earlier in the fall, even though he had not finished combining, he sounded so happy that he was back on the farm he grew up on.  As someone said, it was only right that he got to grow and harvest one more crop.  We are going to miss that ornery old guy, but our lives are better because of the thousands of posts he made over the years.  

If his old lady, er Loving wife, has an auction, would someone in the area please go and bid whatever it takes to procure that evil "machine"?  I'm sure it's in the shed in front of the AC G combine, the one place he wouldn't show me.  

Rest in Peace my friend.     BTW I'm also known as JohnCo and John Colo but for the fourth time I could not get on the site without changing my handle,  aarrgh!

Hey Ted, I'd like to come but the peach season it in full swing at Hutch time, hard to get away.  Maybe...

Yup, same number

I've got to find the pics first!

Hey John, Maybe spray that lawn in memory now in Shamelless's honor.    

 or do a total flyover.      

I know Shamerz would love that. 

   And YES,  Post them pictures when ye find them!

It is good to see you are Ok John. I have been wondering about you. 

OK guys we need a few shenanigans to really honor Shameless.