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Started by Mark Davis, August 18, 2020, 01:19:56 PM

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Mark Davis

August 18, 2020, 01:19:56 PM
I am no longer available as an instructor, but wish to apply as a member of the Appleseed alarm corps.
Yeah, there is no "Alarm Corps". Will continue to check the Appleseed website regularly.

I took a pledge many years ago. For better, for worse, in sickness, and in health.  With that obligation, my ability to travel, or spend weekends at the range is suspended.

She has bone cancer in her spine, hip bones, femurs, and liver.  We have good insurance, and ample funds. What we lack is time.

Carry on friends.

Captain

#1
August 18, 2020, 02:12:41 PM
Sorry to hear that news Mark but good men know where their duty lies. Loyalty and honoring your pledge and caring for your wife always comes first. You and your wife will be in my families prayers.
There's things that gnaw on a man worse than dyin'. - Open Range

Monkey

#2
August 18, 2020, 02:17:11 PM
Mark, your priorities are exactly where they need to be.

Don't hesitate to reach out to any of us if you ever have need.
"5 minutes for this stage - that's like a week in people years!"

"Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.�
― Hyman G. Rickover

"Scoring is a function of great execution, and winning Is the result, but thinking about winning can pull your focus off of proper execution in a competition. Thinking about process is the answer."- Lanny Bassham

Jerry Hall

#3
August 18, 2020, 06:58:39 PM Last Edit: August 19, 2020, 08:25:12 PM by Jerry Hall
Mark, taake care of your  priorities. here's wishing you and the Missus the very best we have to offer...
If you are at sometime able to return to the Appleseed Trail..., we'll be here.

Thank you for your continued support to the cause. :F

With Liberty and Justice for all,
Jerry
"The significant problems we face today cannot be solved with the same level of thinking that we were at when we created them. Albert Einstein."

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Texas T

#4
August 18, 2020, 08:54:57 PM
Prayers coming your way. Enjoy what you have, it is precious and priceless.
"In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."  Mark Twain


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rocket

#5
August 18, 2020, 11:09:49 PM
I'm in your neighborhood Mark, available anytime for you guys.

Lomshek

#6
August 19, 2020, 12:47:03 AM
Very sorry to hear this Mark.  We've never met but I'll pray for you both.

Guntuckian

#7
August 19, 2020, 11:36:35 AM
Although we often don't think about it, each day is a precious gift.  Enjoy and cherish each and every day.  Prayers coming your way.

-- Gary
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scuzzy

#8
August 19, 2020, 12:14:37 PM
Prayers for both you and your wife.
My desire to be well informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.

TomM1Thumb

#9
August 19, 2020, 01:03:34 PM
Mark, Prayers sent to Both You and Your Wife. I hope You get the rest, and Keep Your health thru this. You can do this.
" The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms. €�  - Alexander Hamilton
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."    -- Thomas Jefferson

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Tennessee Beast

#10
August 19, 2020, 02:57:09 PM
Prayers headed your way!

Robert
In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom, God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.
John Lancaster Spalding

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, 1775

"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies."  George Washington 1790

"[T]o preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them…"
- Richard Henry Lee, Declaration Signer

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AF5US

#11
August 19, 2020, 07:35:38 PM
Oof, that's pretty rough  :'(
I don't think that anyone will begrudge you stepping back.  You're going exactly where you need to be.
God bless.
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TaosGlock

#12
August 19, 2020, 11:38:25 PM
So sorry to hear this.
Love and prayers sent your way.
May you find strength and know your Appleseed family is here for you.
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They broke the law, because liberty is always illegal"- Larken Rose

GTEngineer

#13
August 20, 2020, 02:59:05 AM
I am very sorry to hear about the news Mark, you are doing the best thing staying with her for the fight.  We are here to help, don't hesitate to reach out and let us help lighten your burden wherever we can.
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might;..."
Ecclesiastes 9:10

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#14
August 20, 2020, 06:42:26 AM
Praying for you and yours.
Jay
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Charles McKinley

#15
August 20, 2020, 11:05:01 PM
Mark,

Prayers for you and your family.  You are one who knows very well what you are about!

Chuck
Last evening, it occurred to me that when a defender of Liberty is called home, their load lands upon the shoulders of the defenders left behind. Just as the Founders did their duty for Liberty, every subsequent generation must continue their work lest Liberty perish. As there is no way for the remaining adults to take on the work of those that die, we must pass the ideals and duties on to the children. -PHenery

dond

#16
August 21, 2020, 11:00:36 AM
I'm so sorry to hear this Mark. You have always done what is right and you are continuing that now. Bless you.

Don
Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add "within the limits of the law" because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.  Thomas Jefferson

For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.  H. L. Mencken

sleepy

#17
August 21, 2020, 05:13:04 PM
Sorry to hear this latest. Stepping back is definitely the right thing.

I'm around; give me a shout if I can help, talk, whatever.

God works in strange ways; I'll be praying.

Mark Davis

#18
November 11, 2020, 06:22:19 AM
She passed a week ago today.

It was breast cancer percolating through her for 25 years, by the time she would admit to herself, it covered her entire body.

She left a legacy, getting up every day putting on a happy face, and making sure it was bearable for everyone else.

42 years of marriage for us, I was lucky to have her the 44 years we were together. I entered the relationship an irresponsible jackaxx.

She guided me, not always gently.

My compass is gone, I sit wounded and bruised on a crumbled foundation.

Not ready.

Thanks Friends

Mark Davis

#19
November 11, 2020, 06:54:36 AM
Make sure you hug your loved ones often.

Start doing it today.

scuzzy

#20
November 11, 2020, 07:10:06 AM
My thoughts and prayers are with you brother.

And yeah - I need to give my wife a bear hug this morning. Jeez our time is fleeting.
My desire to be well informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.

Captain

#21
November 11, 2020, 10:59:05 AM
So sorry to hear of your wife's passing and of your loss. I know her legacy is a great one in the lives she touched both directly and otherwise.

Keep heart brother.
There's things that gnaw on a man worse than dyin'. - Open Range

Ricochet Rabbit

#22
November 11, 2020, 12:14:26 PM
Quote from: Mark Davis on November 11, 2020, 06:22:19 AM
My compass is gone,

She is still with you, and always will be. Your words are the words of a man guided by a good woman. You are ready, she helped make you that way, it is evident in what you wrote. I've never met you, but it is clear that she shines on through you. You will be in my prayers.
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of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the
Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters." - Daniel Webster

"When all connection, upheld by commerce, with the mother country, shall cease, it may be suspected that an independency of her government will soon follow." - Thomas Gage

dond

#23
November 11, 2020, 02:02:56 PM
I'm so sorry Mark. I do know exactly how you feel. We were married almost 60 years. Sorry I'm not closer to help out more.
Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add "within the limits of the law" because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.  Thomas Jefferson

For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.  H. L. Mencken

Guntuckian

#24
November 11, 2020, 03:46:30 PM
So sorry to hear of her passing.  Life is so fleeting.  Prayers, brother. 
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Rifleman:                   02/01/2014 - Palm Bay, FL
Cleared 1st Redcoat:   02/02/2014 - Palm Bay, FL
1st KD:  Palm Bay 8/14
1st IBC:  Dunnellon 4/15
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The Wolfhound

#25
November 11, 2020, 04:18:50 PM
I add my prayer for comfort for you.  I try to imagine and fall short of what you are facing.  Among many others, we are here for you.

Tennessee Beast

#26
November 12, 2020, 09:43:14 AM
Prayers headed your way.
In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom, God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.
John Lancaster Spalding

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, 1775

"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies."  George Washington 1790

"[T]o preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them…"
- Richard Henry Lee, Declaration Signer

Practice every time you get a chance. - Bill Monroe

Google

#27
November 12, 2020, 09:51:28 AM
I'm so sorry, Mark.  It sounds like you were truly blessed by her.  Prayers for comfort.

Pine Ridge Puma

#28
November 12, 2020, 03:18:46 PM
Mark,

So sad to hear of the loss of your wife.  It is never easy to lose a loved one, but remember the good times.  Allow your friends to help you during this time.  John
When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them,  and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.

Leadslinger66

#29
November 12, 2020, 10:10:36 PM
Sorry for your loss brother. Praying for you!
John

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