Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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Rest peacefully friend.
Your civility, generosity & experience helped make this Forum shine.

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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Hard to believe that the big, long-casting redhead from Chiniak has left us. Hank was one of those forces of nature. He will be missed.
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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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Terrible news. RIP, Hank.

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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My condolences to his family and friends. I thoroughly enjoyed his posts, and -- like Barry -- I concluded from those posts that he certainly had life figured out for himself. R.I.P. BrownBear!

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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Sad news, I always enjoyed hearing what he had to say...

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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Oh no! What a loss, Rest In Peace Hank. Sincerest condolences to his Wife and family. I’m going to miss his willingness to share his knowledge and his stories of amazing fishing in amazing places.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it. T.R.

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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I am shocked and saddened. Just recently we talked on PM and he sent me some items to try on my desk flies. He lived life to the fullest and had fishing trips and friends most of us can only hope for.

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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RIP. Peace to his family.

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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I will miss him, RIP Hank.

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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Have enjoyed his informative posts. He'll be missed! RIP

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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Give rest o Lord, to thy servant BB, who has fallen asleep.

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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Very sad news indeed
Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see . Marvin Gaye

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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WOW!! Terrible news. I will surely miss his posts. Great guy.

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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Hi Guys, I'm so sorry he is gone. I loved his posts. I/we learned a lot.

Jay Edwards

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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Very sad news--a wonderfully thoughtful guy, full of history, and generous in sharing it. Like Jay says, I learned a lot from him.

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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I will miss his contributions. My condolences to his family and friends.

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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RIP
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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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Does anyone know how to reach Hank's wife, Jan? If so, please pm me.

Thanks,
bb

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Re: Hank Pennington aka Brown Bear has passed

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Ouch! Another of our greats passes.

Ralph

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