Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Florida
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It's with sad hearts that we announce the Passing of Florida Coonhunter Ron Priest. He was involed in an accident while working for Mayo Fertilizer on 8/7/2008 in Lake City, Florida. He was a member of the North Florida Coon Hunters and also the Florida State Coon Hunters Assioation, he also loved to hunt those Blue Dogs. Please keep Ron's Family in your Prayers.

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Registered: Dec 2007
Location: Dallas, NC
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Prayers from LOOKIN UP KENNELS....

Is this the same Ron Priest from this forum? R E Priest?

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Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Florida
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Yes. It is R E Priest.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Jacksonville FL
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this is terrible news, Ron was a good Man and always very polite to me. I live in jacksonville, if there is anything i can do to help out let me know. rance

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: ALABAMA
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I just met Ron last month and starting working with him on the Florida Coonhunters Association.

He was gungho towards the Florida State Youth Hunt Auction as well as towards the Association.

Thoughts and Prayers go out to the Preist family and firends.

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Registered: Mar 2006
Location: Massachusetts
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To ALL of Ron's Family and Friends we offer our heartfelt thoughts and prayers. May he live on in all of your hearts.


Sincerely sorry, Heather and Bob

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Registered: Jan 2007
Location: New Mexico
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I met Ron last year during the auction he helps coordinate. He was a world class gentleman that cared for the youth and this sport. My heart goes out to his family.

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Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Edgewater , fl
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Ron was as nice of a person as you could ask for,if anything i can do let me know too.

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Prayers go out to Rons family.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Puzzle Gully
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So Sorry

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anybody know how old Ron was, i'm just shocked and speechless, i hope everbody well, my thoughts and prayer's will be for the family in the next few days.

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Registered: Aug 2004
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Our thoughts and prayers for Ron's family from Leon Silcox & family

Ron'swife asked me to post the following information for his friends about the funeral arrangements:

Visitation will be Monday from 6-8 pm at Hiers Baxley Funeral Home, 910 SE Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, Florida

The Funeral will be Tuesday at 11:00 am at Hawthorne First Baptist Church on Johnson Street in Hawthorne, Florida.

Also, as many of you know, Ron was running the Florida State Youth Auction on this board. After talking with his wife, she and I felt that Ron would want the auction to continue, to help the youth hunters of Florida. In honor of Ron, the auction will continue to run under his name. Please continue to use Ron's PM and the email link as you were before, to help make this youth hunt one of the best ever as a tribute to Ron's dedication to the youth. I will be reading the PMs and emails in order to post the bids.

Please remember Ron's family in your prayers!

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I totally agree that Ron would like this event to continue.

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Registered: Sep 2007
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Sorry to hear this. God Bless Ron's family at such a sad time. You have our prayers...

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i did not know ron but from what i have read i can tell we have lost a good man.........i pray god be with his family and friends.......

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Prayers going up from the Glista family!!

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prayers sent

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Registered: Feb 2008
Location: North Florida
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This news is very hard to hear. I generaly talk with Ron once or twice a week. We have lost a fine gentleman. His strong family values and his great love of the Lord were always evident in his daily life. Ron never passed up a child in need. Ron was great company in the woods. I think what will stand out in my mind most is I never heard a negative remark come from him. He could find good in any situation. We have lost a fine man. Ron, you will be missed. My prayers are with your family.


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Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Palatka, Florida
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I will make sure that Ron's family knows that there are many good people praying for them. Their faith in God is what will get them through this.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Central Florida
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I will miss Ron greatly. It has been a pleasure working for him with the Florida Youth hunt auction.

On behalf of the East Pasco County Coon Hunters Association, we would all like to send our prayers & thoughts to the Priest family.

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I have talked with Ron several times through pm's. He seemed very interested in providing for the youth.

Our prayers go out to his family.

What actually happened to him?

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I have talked with Ron several times through pm's. He seemed very interested in providing for the youth.

Our prayers go out to his family.

What actually happened to him?

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Registered: Feb 2007
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I was dumbfounded last night when I read about Ron. I did not know him personally but had spoken to him a few times last year when I was trying to get Ga's youth auction up and running. It was my first year working with the youth hunters and He was VERY, VERY helpful in getting us started. I know from the work we put in that his long hours of working for the kids has to come from the heart. It takes a special man to devote his time to others. Not only has the coonhunting community lost a great man, but the world as a whole has lost a man that made it a better place through his deeds and day to day devotion to his family and others. It hurts my heart to try to fathom what his family is going through. Nothing any of us can say will stop the pain. We can only take comfort in the knowledg that he his home with those that have gone before us and he is still doing God's work. Only difference is now we won't be able to see him, only feel his presence when he touches the lives of those he loved in this world. Please let his family know that my sincerest condolences and prayers are being sent. If you need any help with continuing the auction please call me.

Sam

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Tyre and I were deeply hurt to hear of the passing of Ron. We had the pleasure to meet Ron a couple of years ago and kept in touch with him through this board. His devotion to the youth of our sport will truly be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this time.

Tyre & Danielle

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PRAYERS UP.

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