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12/24/2020 10:26:29 AM EDT
With apologies for the delay in posting this, our friend and well-known member strat81 passed away in mid-November.



He was here with us on AR15.com for 13 of his 39 years, a full third of his well-lived life, and he was universally liked by all who knew him, both on the board, and in real life.

He was always an active part of this brotherhood we call arfcom, happy to help with accounting questions, his other passions, and sharing his vast knowledge with everyone who asked.

While I never had the pleasure of meeting Richard in person, he always struck me as a stand-up guy who put others before himself.

He left a wife and two young children, and we all mourn with them.

His obituary can be read here

Godspeed strat. To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.

You will be missed, but not forgotten.

A chance to cut is a chance to cure
Life Member: AR15.com, NRA, NYSRPA, SAF
Team Ranstad
VCDL
Callsign: Sawbones
12/24/2020 10:30:31 AM EDT
[#1]
That is much too young.

Prayers to the family.
12/24/2020 10:32:47 AM EDT
[#2]
This is such sad news. Prayers for Strat and the family.
Back the Blue
1,000,000 view!
Certified LaRue Armorer
NRA Benefactor, Team Ranstad, Tennessee Squire
12/24/2020 10:34:34 AM EDT
[#3]
USS Ranger (CV-61)
‘86-‘90

Free Kyle Rittenhouse “defender of Kenosha“

I think I will go out and lick shopping cart handles till I get the coronavirus just to get it over with

12/24/2020 10:38:12 AM EDT
[#4]
One of his very last threads, just a couple of days before he passed, was about getting his kids Christmas presents.

My heart breaks for those kids and his wife.

https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Xmas-Gift-Suggestions-for-Kids-/75-2389755/
A chance to cut is a chance to cure
Life Member: AR15.com, NRA, NYSRPA, SAF
Team Ranstad
VCDL
Callsign: Sawbones
12/24/2020 10:46:44 AM EDT
[#5]
Dang. RIP. I noticed he hadn't posted for awhile but didn't think much of it. 39..........that's just WAY to young. Prayers for his wife and children.
Liberals are a curious mix of communism and fascism, they want to destroy you but want to use your own money to do it.

Stretchin Gretchen leaves me retchin.
Vote Biden, he's slightly more alert then Ginsburg.
12/24/2020 10:49:34 AM EDT
[#6]
Wow, that is young.

I remember his avatar.

Prayers out for the family, may they find peace during this time.
A real 1 MOA All Day shooter.
12/24/2020 10:53:43 AM EDT
[#7]
Speak for yourself, sexy bitch avatar guy. ~flinch08

Norcal call sign "Brandy"
12/24/2020 10:56:54 AM EDT
[#8]
NRA, VCDL, FPC, MSF, GOA, 220/221 - Whatever it takes.
12/24/2020 10:57:27 AM EDT
[#9]
RIP brother.
39 is too damn young.
In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Orwell

In the absence of orders, Go kill something Evil

Americans use the metric system for bullets.
7.62 mm, 8mm,9mm,10mm
12/24/2020 10:58:19 AM EDT
[#10]
I remember just last week mentioning that it was good to see him posting again.  I had no idea he was near death.

RIP, buddy.
The object is to have your sword wiped clean and resheathed before your enemy's head hits the ground.
12/24/2020 10:58:27 AM EDT
[#11]
 RIP
I pray that this post is not a waste of site resources.
12/24/2020 11:05:24 AM EDT
[#12]
That's awful.  May he rest in peace.
Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris.
12/24/2020 11:13:20 AM EDT
[#13]
Sad. Way too young.
12/24/2020 11:14:24 AM EDT
[#14]


Far too young to go.
Benjamin Franklin, "You have a Republic if you can keep it."

There will be something good in it. - usjet
12/24/2020 11:45:15 AM EDT
[#15]
Sad indeed.

May he rest in peace.  
Cranky Old Guy

Diplomacy is a ball-peen hammer.
12/24/2020 12:00:16 PM EDT
[#16]
Damn.  Rest peacefully.
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."
G. K. Chesterton
12/24/2020 12:18:08 PM EDT
[#17]
RIP, he was a good one and will be missed. Prayers for his family.
-"The truth does not require your belief in it to function."
-Genuine science is about gathering evidence and testing the veracity of theories, not cheerleading for a particular ideology.
12/24/2020 12:19:16 PM EDT
[#18]
Very sorry to hear this.  Condolences to his family.
Free speech is still free. But only if it's PC.
Non Semper Erit Aestas
Scars Are Souvenirs You Never Lose. The Past Is Never Far. - John Rzeznik
12/24/2020 12:24:31 PM EDT
[#19]
Any idea of what took him?
We did not progress out of the stone age because we ran out of stones.

#1 rule of survival: Sometimes you die.
12/24/2020 12:31:46 PM EDT
[#20]
Sad, RIP and prayers for the family especially this time of year.
12/24/2020 12:40:47 PM EDT
[#21]
That is awful to hear.

12/24/2020 12:44:06 PM EDT
[#22]
RIP
_______________________________________________________
*** NRA Endowment Life Member *** VCDL Member *** TN Squire ***
12/24/2020 12:53:56 PM EDT
[#23]
Rich was a part of the group that founded the Nebraska Firearms Owners Association and served as Treasurer.
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. ... Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."

http://nebraskafirearms.org/
12/24/2020 12:57:34 PM EDT
[#24]
Had a chance to meet him when I lived in SD but never scheduled the shoot.  RIP.
12/24/2020 1:58:47 PM EDT
[#25]
39... far to young. RIP
12/24/2020 3:31:26 PM EDT
[#26]
Damn

Callsign: Boom.
1/11/2021 7:43:27 PM EDT
[#27]
RIP, strat81. Thank you for the motivation and encouragement to earn my EA designation. I will miss you.
I will not compromise!

Ne Desit Virtus (Let Valor Not Fail) - Rakkasan!

"Life is fucking hard. Either get used to taking a few lumps like the rest of us, or buy a fucking helmet and crawl into a corner somewhere." -Me
1/11/2021 7:44:40 PM EDT
[#28]
Godspeed Buddy.

Thoughts and prayers for his kids.
Let us pass over the river and rest under the shade of the trees.
1/11/2021 7:45:43 PM EDT
[#29]
Rip and god bless his family.
1/11/2021 7:52:52 PM EDT
[#30]
RIP.

Missed this thread.
Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem.
MAGA
1/11/2021 7:55:53 PM EDT
[#31]
rip, strat
1/11/2021 8:00:10 PM EDT
[#32]
Arfcom, the accounting world, and myself are severely lessened by his loss.

I don’t even have the words.

Rest In Peace buddy.
Just the right amount of wrong.
1/11/2021 8:02:42 PM EDT
[#33]
1/11/2021 8:03:02 PM EDT
[#34]

RIP strat81  condolences to strat family
1/11/2021 8:22:42 PM EDT
[#35]

May he rest in peace.

Prayers out for his family
"... My plane may be shot away; But I shall not fall, For I have wings- Wings not of wood or steel or stuff, But wings of a firmer kind- Wings God gave my soul. Thank God for wings." Maj. George E. Preddy, Jr.
1/11/2021 8:22:56 PM EDT
[#36]
So sad. Prayers for all affected
"These are great times we are living in men! We are jolly green Arfcommer's walking the earth. With guns!"
1/11/2021 8:26:19 PM EDT
[#37]
I’m so very sorry.
Brought to you by Carl's Jr.
1/11/2021 8:29:04 PM EDT
[#38]
Damn.
1/11/2021 8:32:53 PM EDT
[#39]
So very sorry to hear of this. Rest in peace.
"Wow someone woke up on the ralph bacon side of the bed" - IchWarrior
1/11/2021 8:33:53 PM EDT
[#40]
1/11/2021 8:37:13 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote History
Originally Posted By JVD:
RIP.

Missed this thread.
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So did I.  Man, that really sucks.  
"I'm like some kind of evil retard Santa Claus that makes you buy your own toys." -beitodesstrafe

"I keep hearing 'must have a dialogue,' but I keep being told to shut up when I speak." -Sand_Pirate
1/11/2021 8:42:50 PM EDT
[#42]
prayers inbound for his family and loved ones
I wish I was half the man my dog thinks I am.

RIP SSG Marc Anthony Scialdo KIA 3-11-2013 Kandahar
1/11/2021 9:02:09 PM EDT
[#43]
Rip, brother.

Prayers out for his wife and kids.
A real 1 MOA All Day shooter.
1/11/2021 9:42:19 PM EDT
[#44]
May be have everlasting ammo in the next life and righteous targets to service.
Am who I am. Deal
1/11/2021 9:45:17 PM EDT
[#45]
RIP Strat81
1/11/2021 9:53:50 PM EDT
[#46]
"This all smells of democrats playing chess while republicans are playing coloring books"-fatcat4620

"Only strangers are normal."- JakeThePimp
1/11/2021 10:10:50 PM EDT
[#47]
Dang, way too young.  Prayers to his wife and children.
OK, Redcoat. See you later...
1/11/2021 10:22:28 PM EDT
[#48]
Too young.  RIP.
1/12/2021 9:58:31 AM EDT
[#49]
RIP.
11/22/2021 1:23:41 AM EDT
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