timinmo Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 Just read on Riversmallies, that Norm passed away a few days ago. Norm was a frequent contributor to Riversmallies as well as an occasional contributor to OzarkAnglers. Norm gave some of the most readable trip reports and he will be missed by many. Prayers to his family and friends. BilletHead, JestersHK, Daryk Campbell Sr and 1 other 4
Johnsfolly Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 Timinmo - thank you for posting. This is very sad news. Really was hoping that he would have survived his last bout of cancer. I enjoyed his informative posts. Got to see how he would think about his bait choices and how he would approach his presentation through his posts. I loved his posts when the rivers were really flooded and was catching fish near sliding boards, swing sets, grills, etc. I never met the man and will miss his posts. We will keep his family in our prayers.
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted December 27, 2017 Root Admin Posted December 27, 2017 Wow, Norm wasn't that old. 60 years. He was Norm M here. Last post was Nov 15. https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/wandering-with-norm-minas-access-points-to-a-fishing-and-life/ He posted this link to an article.
Mitch f Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 Horrible, I’m gonna miss him. Wondered why he hadn’t posted in a while "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
jdmidwest Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 Oh man, I thought he was kicking it. We were on the same path, same cancer, he was a few months behind me on treatments. He was having complications due to other health problems. My last messages to him was when he saw the results of my PET test and possible cancer return on Nov 18. He was feeling good and in better shape from the chemo and radiation than I was as far as side effects. Something else may have got him, the treatment is a stress on all body organs. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
jdmidwest Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 Found this on Illinoissmallmouthalliance forum. It was from his wife 3 days ago. Long time ISA Member Norm Minas, has been dealing with cancer for a while now. Recently, his wife posted this update on Norm's health. "This is so hard. This is Norm's wife....winner of all arguements and the one that gets sh*t done. Unfortunately Norm's cancer has spread to his lung. Had it not been for me argueing with the docs, they would not have sent him to the hospital. There they discovered he had pnuemnia blood clots and fluid surronding his lung. That's when the found the cancer has spread. He is now in a nursing home being made comfortable. And if that wasn't bad enough, he is suffering from dementia. That came out of nowhere. So in a matter of 3 yes 3 weeks he has gone from the love of my life to a bag of bones who doesn't remember his children and me occasionally. Now we just wait until his body has no fight left. Soon he'll be catching all the smallies he ever wanted" Our thought's and prayers go out to Norm and his family. bfishn, Greasy B, Daryk Campbell Sr and 1 other 4 "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
SplitG2 Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 35 minutes ago, jdmidwest said: Found this on Illinoissmallmouthalliance forum. It was from his wife 3 days ago. Long time ISA Member Norm Minas, has been dealing with cancer for a while now. Recently, his wife posted this update on Norm's health. "This is so hard. This is Norm's wife....winner of all arguements and the one that gets sh*t done. Unfortunately Norm's cancer has spread to his lung. Had it not been for me argueing with the docs, they would not have sent him to the hospital. There they discovered he had pnuemnia blood clots and fluid surronding his lung. That's when the found the cancer has spread. He is now in a nursing home being made comfortable. And if that wasn't bad enough, he is suffering from dementia. That came out of nowhere. So in a matter of 3 yes 3 weeks he has gone from the love of my life to a bag of bones who doesn't remember his children and me occasionally. Now we just wait until his body has no fight left. Soon he'll be catching all the smallies he ever wanted" Our thought's and prayers go out to Norm and his family. Amen
Greasy B Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 I loved Norms reports. He taught anyone willing to pay attention about his wonderful river up north. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974
jdmidwest Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 I also saw they are going to start a fund for his wife, she will not be eligible for his retirement benefits for a few more years. If I see more, I will post it. This really scares the hell out of me. The docs have all talked about side effects, but have never mentioned fatal. They have always led me to believe it was easily curable with a high success rate. They also let me believe that it was a slow growing cancer. This makes me think otherwise and opens up a whole new conversation dialog with my docs. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
jdmidwest Posted December 28, 2017 Posted December 28, 2017 https://www.gofundme.com/4fzunp-norm-minas "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
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