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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Pappy on January 28, 2015, 05:15:46 am
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I lost a very good friend Yesterday, Art Behlke [Tokin Yank] I called him, :) him and I have spent a lot of time around the fire and in the kitchen together, he was 83 and been shooting a bow since the early 40's when he took a bus to Chicago to an Archery shop and put and old bear on layaway he would then ride the bus back each week to make a payment and shoot it. He retired here in the late 90's and found TwinOaks after being a member of a few other local clubs, he fit right in and I for 1 am really going to miss him. He was at the farm every Saturday barring trouble and would spend the day. His wife said he didn't have many friends
except for his Church and TwinOaks and she thought his best friends was at TwinOaks. Any of you that have made the Classic will for sure know him. RIP Art.
Pappy
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Very sad news as he was a very nice man. I had some long talks with him if you call setting around the fire while he listened to me talk about bow hunting in the old days! Always had a little grin on his face making you think he knew something you didn't! :'( :'( :'( Twin Oaks and the rest of us "want a bes" will miss him! Joe
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Really sorry to hear that. I never got the opportunity to talk at any length with him but he seemed like a great person.
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Very sorry to hear , loss of good friends is never easy.
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Really sorry to hear that. I never got the opportunity to talk at any length with him but he seemed like a great person.
My thoughts exactly Cody. Sorry for your loss Pappy and the rest of the Twin Oaks members.
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Well, Going to miss Art.
Spent quite a bit of time talking with him on one of my weekend trips to TwinOaks.
I find it hard to believe that he had few friends??
David
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I'm sorry to read this news. I spoke with him briefly a couple of times but always expect to see him when I visit Twin Oaks.
Sad news.
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I had the opportunity to meet him and speak with him a few times, he always struck me as a very kind man.
My condolences to you Pappy and all at Twin Oaks who were close friends with him, I hope you can take comfort from the memories you have with Art.
Rest in peace Art.
Kevin
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Sorry to hear that Mark :-\ thanks for letting us know.
RIP Art
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Sad to hear that..... :(
Its always hard to lose a good friend, my deepest condolences.
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Never had the pleasure of meeting him. But from the sound of things I would have loved to. Sorry for your loss Pappy. I'm sure he will be truly missed. Patrick
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Good friends gone are truly missed. But the memories/impacts left behind are priceless.
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Thoughts and prayers sent to the family and the Twin Oaks crew. I know he'll be missed.
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Tough news pappy. Im sure the ol' boy is in a much better place now. I never got to meet him. But if you say he was a good man, then he was.
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Sad news indeed! Good friends are hard to come by and hard to lose! prayers all around.
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Sorry for your loss, you all are in my prayers.
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It's tough with all the sad news floating around here lately but it is amazing how everyone here supports each other. From a new member looking at this community you guys really have something special. Pappy from what you and others have said, I am sorry I missed the chance to meet a great man. My deepest condolences. I will be praying for him and those close to him feeling the loss.
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One of the nicest Gentleman I think I have ever met. There will be something missing whenever I go to twin Oaks, loved talking to Art.
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I have the good fortune to make it to only one classic. During that visit, I met Art. He was what we call at home "Good People" and easily made friends with everyone that met him. He will be missed.
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Sorry you lost a good friend pappy
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Very sorry to hear this pappy. Always enjoyed talking to Art at the Classic. He always kept the Saturday evening meal line in order and moving. He will be missed!
Tracy
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Sorry to hear of this Mark, my condolences to Art's family and to his many Twin Oaks friends.
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Sorry to hear that Pappy, I always enjoyed talkin with Art.
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He will be missed. I got ran out of my bed when I stayed in the cabin with Pappy when Art showed up to help with breakfast. I always gave him the what for about that and he told me age before beauty. He was a hoot.
David
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Thanks Guys I will pass it along to his wife and kids, he will be missed for sure, not sure on the plans yet but we plan on something Saturday at the farm, all shoot an arrow and move his name plate to Advanced scouting party and some kind of meal, he always love the meals and he and I always joked about our name plate being moved. :) Very sad. :)
Pappy
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I've always admired that tradition of names you have on the cabin at Twin Oaks. Very meaningful, Pap.
I'll think of you all on Saturday and be with you all in spirit.
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Arthur F. Behlke Jr., age 81 of Clarksville, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at his residence. Sykes Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
A Memorial Service will be at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Sykes Funeral Home Chapel with Father Kevin Anderson. Visitation will be 12:00 pm until the hour of service on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Funeral Home.
He was born February 25, 1933 in IL to the late Arthur F. Behlke Sr., and Bernadette B. Barrows Behlke. He served in the US Army in the Korean War, was wounded and received a Purple Heart. He was retired from At&t as a Lineman and Dispatcher. He also served as Union Steward for 10 years while at At&t; volunteered at Ajax Turner Senior Citizens Center where he drove the bus for various activities. He is a member of All Saints Old Catholic Church. He was an avid fisherman and an active member of Twin Oaks Archery Club.
He is survived by his wife, Helene G. Behlke; sons, Jeffrey A. (Debbie) Purol, Robert J. Purol; daughters, Leslie A. (Don) Foster, Janice L. (Rick) Miller; grandchildren, Zachariah Purol, Aaron Purol and Colton Miller.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to All Saints Old Catholic Church or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN.
Online condolences may be made at www.sykesfuneralhome.com
Thought some might want to read this. Pappy
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Sorry to hear that, Pappy. Not sure if I met him year before last when I got to come. I met so many people. I know you will miss him. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and his family.
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I was ask to write a eulogy for Art and this is what I came up with. Hope his friends and family will like it, it came from the heart. :)
From Mark and Twin Oaks Bow hunters
What can I say about Art? I don’t quite know where to start. We met 10+ years ago at an event we both love (archery). I took notice right off that he was shooting a longbow which is a little odd nowadays, but right up my alley. We got to talking and he asked about our Club, so I told him to come visit to see if he liked what he saw and we liked what we saw. He liked it, and so did we. He became what we affectionately called our Token Yankee. Anyone that knew Art knew he could be just a bit rough around the edges and that made him fit right in with me and Twin Oaks. He was a great mentor to the younger ones and also a very good archery teacher for all the youth that came through our Club or just came to visit and learn to shoot a bow. He always jumped right in. What a blessing he was for the younger generation. Over the years he and I have spent a lot of hours sitting and talking around the fire or on the practice range, trying to solve the world’s problems. He would say, “If they would just let us run the show” it would all be good. I loved the stories he told about days passed. One story was about his first bow which he bought in the 40’s. He rode a bus to the local archery shop and put a recurve bow on layaway. He would ride the bus back each week to make a payment and the owner would let him shoot it for an hour. He said it took him close to a year to pay it off. Those are the kinds of special memories he shared with us on a regular basis. He will be greatly missed by me and all the guys/gals at Twin Oaks and, for that matter, across the country and the world. He always made it a point to try to meet all the folks that came to our events and to make them feel at home. It worked because he made a big impression on many. I have had tons of emails saying how sorry they are for the loss to his family and also to ours. He is a big part of our Brothers of the bow family and his will be some big shoes to fill. It is a sad day, but for all he has been through over the last year or two, I guess it was time for him to rest. Rest in peace. We will see you on the other side with bow in hand. Love you Art.
Mark “Pappy” Baggett/ Twin Oaks Bow hunters
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That was nice Pappy, I was gald I got to spend a little time with Art when I came to Twin Oaks. I know you guys will be missing him. Carry on in his honor and others who have shared your bon fire.
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Mark sorry to hear about Art. I had a few conversations with Art and found him to be a bright and entertaining guy.
Condolences.
Cracker
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Sorry for your loss Pappy. It's hard to loose a great friend.
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Sorry to hear that Pappy. My condolences to you and his family. But you at least had the pleasure of knowing him, and were granted time with him. I never had the pleasure of meeting, him, or you, nor the pleasure of being at Twin Oaks. But hearing about him, and all the others who visit, and those that are permanent fixtures there, makes me wish I had. Again, sorry for your loss.
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Sorry to hear it Pappy. He'll always be in the heart of twin oaks. Good story! dp
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Thanks Folks. bowtarist good to hear from you ,you been missing a while it seems. :)
Pappy
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I saw the wonderful video that Jimmy made including moving the plaque and taking the shot. I have read many good words said in his honor and now your wonderful eulogy, but the most fitting thing to me was the sound of those arrows striking the woods downrange. I lost it at the sound of all those arrows coming home to the earth.
So long Art. Thanks for welcoming another blue-belly Yankee at the Classic.
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You know JW, never thought anyone else would notice but it did me the same way, sort of an eerie yet peaceful sound for me. :) Guess great minds think alike. ;) :) :)
Pappy