Author Topic: Flask to remember Vic Van Ballenberghe-engraving added  (Read 1402 times)

Offline Dennis Daigger

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Flask to remember Vic Van Ballenberghe-engraving added
« on: December 16, 2022, 05:32:03 AM »
I have been blessed to call friend some extraordinary men in the nearly 50 years I’ve lived in Alaska and Vic was one of those.

He started meeting me at the range in June while I was working with muzzleloaders. Although he had never had any contact with them he was interested, especially in the accessories I was making. I wasn’t able to contact him in early September to arrange a meeting and found that he had died. He was a world renowned moose biologist and a passionate fall turkey-stalking hunter in New York every fall for much of his life.
Moose and turkey hunting were his life’s passions.

I got the first side of the flask engraved today and a moose will go on the other side.






Dennis
« Last Edit: December 24, 2022, 04:41:43 AM by Dennis Daigger »

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Re: Flask to remember Vic Van Ballenberghe
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2022, 04:00:34 PM »
 Nice tribute. Looks like fine work, Well done. Look forward to seeing the other side.

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Offline Daryl

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Re: Flask to remember Vic Van Ballenberghe
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2022, 09:36:50 PM »
Nice tribute indeed, Dennis. Well done.
Daryl

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Re: Flask to remember Vic Van Ballenberghe
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2022, 09:15:59 AM »
Beautiful flask and a very great tribute to a friend.
You do great work.

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Offline Bull Shannon

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Re: Flask to remember Vic Van Ballenberghe
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2022, 09:49:30 AM »
A wonderful tribute to your friend. I hope that you see each other along the trail someday.
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Offline Dennis Daigger

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Re: Flask to remember Vic Van Ballenberghe-added engraving
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2022, 04:24:43 AM »
Progress but still a lot of white space.





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Offline Bob Roller

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Re: Flask to remember Vic Van Ballenberghe-engraving added
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2023, 01:39:33 AM »
Beautiful job and remembering departed friends is part of who we are.ALL of mine are gone and some for a long time and I get depressed when I think of all their names.6 of them are from one family,the father and 5 sons.There are more but I won't go there now.The still pretty daughter of one who died back in 1998 lives within 100 feet of where I am setting now.She is 62.
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Re: Flask to remember Vic Van Ballenberghe-engraving added
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2023, 02:34:36 AM »
Well done, Dennis. You have done you ur friend proud.
Bob
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