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RANDY PERDUE<br />
coffin, and I had the distinct honor to present<br />
it to his wife, Pasty. As I write these words,<br />
Patsy (who always called me her son) went to<br />
be with Ham in Glory less than two weeks ago.<br />
My only regret is that I had the opportunity to<br />
spend more time with them, but I always had<br />
lame excuses that I was too busy.<br />
As Ham taught me, constant improvement and<br />
focus are the keys. That can be difficult when<br />
we have so many distractions, especially a<br />
hyperactive guy like me. I remember going<br />
hunting with him once, and he gave me a lesson<br />
on trees. He pointed at and named every tree in<br />
the forest. That literally blew my mind. And, oh<br />
what a hunter and fisherman he was. He once<br />
killed three wild turkeys with a single shot by<br />
putting some type of feed in a straight line on<br />
the ground, and while the turkeys were eating it,<br />
he made a clicking sound, and the turkeys raised<br />
their heads in unison, and "Bang!" one shot,<br />
three kills. Many hunters who read this may be<br />
saying, "So what," but I was fascinated, to say<br />
the least.<br />
I never adopted the patience for hunting, and I<br />
still struggle with being patient at times on other<br />
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