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SKSseven wrote:I remember the first time I met Nick back in the late 90's at our first SFDCC shoot. From the first day we spoke I felt a connection. Nick was one of the warmest most genuine people I have ever met. I will never forget his good advice and unselfishness. Nick was the kind of person that would give you the shirt off his back. I really am at a loss for words right now. I too feel cheated out of a friend. Things will surly never be the same without him. There are some people in life that make your day brighter. Nick was one of them.

God is with you now brother, I will never forget you and the impact you had on my life.

Rest in peace Nick...

The first time I met Nick, was a few years back...the first time I made the trip down to Pop's from Port Saint Lucie (I think you were there also SKSeven, and Moe was there too)...
I had been a member of this board for a while, and saw these posts about Pops, so I inquired.
Nick sent me directions, and said he and some FSN brethren would be there shooting.
I made the trip south, and when I walked up Nick said "HEY, you must be Madmedic!...nice to meet you...wanna shoot my M16?"
I have never met someone so generous with his ammo, and toys.

It has always been hard for me to schedule trips down to Pops...but when I did come, I always tried to make it on a day that Nick would be there.
(I think I have only been there one time when he was not)
I think we engaged in just as much (if not more) talking, as we did shooting.

I still cant believe he is gone.

madmedic wrote:I think we engaged in just as much (if not more) talking, as we did shooting.

And that is what the heart of Pop's is all about..........

Moe

RIP Nick

You are missed...

Please accept my condolances. Another Great American and Defender of the 2nd. Amd. leaves our earth for a better place. God Bless Nick

Semper Fi
Jim Ives
Smokey Cat

My thoughts and Prayers go out to Nicks family and friends. I never had the pleasure of meeting Nick in person...But I imagine it would of been a pleasurable experiance. I've been reading Nicks post's for awhile now and have grown to like and respect him. He seemed to be very knowledgeable on just about everything. I will miss him very much...
He IS a part of FSN that I looked foward to every time I logged on.
Thanks for all the help, and laughs.



Semper Fi
Shooter

One more person who never met Nick but was impressed by his approach to life. I inadvertently shorted him 60 cents on the Florida gold book and he absolutely wouldn't take anything to make up the difference.

RIP.

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Nick you will be missed .xup

+1 Damn.

I never met him, but I talked to him thru emails a couple times. In fact, I had sent him one recently and wondered why I did get an answer as he always responded promptly. Now I know why and he saddens me.

I remember Nick as a very good person. He will be missed.

God's Speed Brother.

I pray that he went peacefully.

Its a sad loss this news is
Nick was one of those guys who would always help other people out, and never say anything bad about anyone, and make friends with anyone he talked to. He was also a customer for over 6 years and a personal friend.
He just e-mailed me last week to check in on me and my dog. What a shock to hear this news.

.xup

Man..............


I think that out of all the time I've spent online (which is a TON) I've only met a handful of people that were as kind and open hearted as him. I can think of countless times where he has gone out of his way to help the new kid on the block, further our rigths as Americans, or just be a nice guy when noone else would.

My heart goes out to his family, friends, and all the lives he's touched.
We did indeed lose one of the "good guys".

Godspeed brother. .xup

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One day God said let me be born. He designed me and created all the combinations of genes that I have.

Oh yes, He also added a few unique genes, just a dash, for taste.
He said that would make me, just me and no one else.

He knew my entire Earth life, even before I was conceived. Sometimes, I don’t like what I feel and it just is not fair, but He knew I would believe that long ago.

He also knew that as much as I hurt when others suffer, and as much as I claim I do not fear the end of this life; we all do, even me.

One day He told me that when I lose someone that I really love that I should not worry because my real eternal home is not here, but with Him.

I didn’t like that much because every loved one that helped me feel secure on Earth could be taken away from me. I wanted to go home instead.

In protest, I became angry with God. I could not handle no security and being alone. He said to me that He is my security and not to worry because he wouldn’t leave me.

All of this didn’t help me not to be angry with God, but it did make sense. So, I just didn’t care anymore. I didn’t care about life, or myself.

God took home another one that I loved and it just wasn’t fair because I gave up and I didn’t care for myself, but God took someone else, instead of me.

That choice of God’s was God adding insult to injury to my Earthly life! I wanted to go and tried hard, but instead I apparently lost because I’m still here.

God said to me that I own, or possess no one and every creation of His belongs to Him. He said that I have to care about myself and not give up.

He told me that my time to go home would come too, but until then I had to keep working. He said that one-day, I would be home, but I had to wait.

He said that those I have lost were with Him and they expected their fights to be continued through those that are still here.

He said that one-day, I wouldn’t have to fight. In fact, none of us would, but there would be a great day where all we had to do was have fun and laugh and play after we have completed our mission on this Earth.

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Even with my seldom visits here, I discerned that Nick was highly regarded and soon was by myself also. There was something about Nick's posts, a way he had of wording what he had to say, that seemed inoffensive, but authoritative at the same time. A man that seemed to command respect. Something set him apart. He seemed to me to be a natural leader.

My respects, sympathies and condolences to the board, Nick's friends and family. It is my observation that even though he is gone, he will not be forgotten.

RIP, Nick.

I am so gratefull I knew him as long as I did. Goodbye nick, you will be missed.

Brian

My regards to Nick's family and friends.
A man of his word in my interactions with him.
Straight up and Straight Down The Line.

God Bless and Keep Him, Amen

GRHS, amen .xup