Foghorn Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 As several of you members of the Ozark Anglers forum family know, Laker 67 (aka Rick Osborn) has been very ill. It was with much sadness that his wife ,Sandy sent out a group text yesterday informing us that Rick had passed away. Rick was a wonderful family man, husband, friend and fisherman. He was a frequent contributor to posts on this Forum and at one time held the Missouri state record for brown trout at somewhere in the neighborhood of 27# 10 oz. That's quite an achievement considering he caught it on a fly rod. Those of us lucky enough to call him "friend" truly will miss his goodness and generosity. Prayers for Sandy, their sons Kevin and Brad along with their spouses and grandson Quin. Greasy B, FishnDave, JestersHK and 17 others 13 6 1
BilletHead Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 11 minutes ago, Foghorn said: As several of you members of the Ozark Anglers forum family know, Laker 67 (aka Rick Osborn) has been very ill. It was with much sadness that his wife ,Sandy sent out a group text yesterday informing us that Rick had passed away. Rick was a wonderful family man, husband, friend and fisherman. He was a frequent contributor to posts on this Forum and at one time held the Missouri state record for brown trout at somewhere in the neighborhood of 27# 10 oz. That's quite an achievement considering he caught it on a fly rod. Those of us lucky enough to call him "friend" truly will miss his goodness and generosity. Prayers for Sandy, their sons Kevin and Brad along with their spouses and grandson Quin. Thank you Jeff for sharing this with us. Rip Rick and may God Bless you Sandy from Pat and I. Johnsfolly, FishnDave, Harv and 1 other 4 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Ryan Miloshewski Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 This is such horrible news. He was such a good man. Duane ended up putting me in touch with Rick 6 or so years ago and he ended up teaching me so much about fishing, and life. I am very sad to hear this. May he rest in peace. Johnsfolly, trythisonemv, nomolites and 4 others 7 “To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold
FishnDave Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 I only knew him from here...he sure could catch nice fish! Keep fishing, Rick! 🐟 dpitt, BilletHead, laker67 and 2 others 5
Members Harv Posted April 29, 2022 Members Posted April 29, 2022 53 minutes ago, Foghorn said: As several of you members of the Ozark Anglers forum family know, Laker 67 (aka Rick Osborn) has been very ill. It was with much sadness that his wife ,Sandy sent out a group text yesterday informing us that Rick had passed away. Rick was a wonderful family man, husband, friend and fisherman. He was a frequent contributor to posts on this Forum and at one time held the Missouri state record for brown trout at somewhere in the neighborhood of 27# 10 oz. That's quite an achievement considering he caught it on a fly rod. Those of us lucky enough to call him "friend" truly will miss his goodness and generosity. Prayers for Sandy, their sons Kevin and Brad along with their spouses and grandson Quin. Well said Jeff, I was one of the lucky ones to call him my friend. Prayers for Sandy and all the family 🙏 Johnsfolly, BilletHead, laker67 and 1 other 4
Quillback Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 Sorry to hear this, I always enjoyed reading his posts. laker67, Harv, Johnsfolly and 1 other 4
ollie Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 RIP. Never met him, but enjoyed his posts. Johnsfolly, laker67, trythisonemv and 2 others 5 "you can always beat the keeper, but you can never beat the post" There are only three things in life that are certain : death, taxes, and the wind blowing at Capps Creek!
fshndoug Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 I have had the pleasure of knowing Rick and Sandy for close to 30 years. How time flies. I am saddened that we will never share another moment standing next to another talking about our families, fishing and life in general. Rick was a master at fooling big trout. He taught me quite a bit on how to do it. He was a master at sight fishing. As good as he was at trout fishing he was even better as a person. He and Sandy are as genuine as anyone you will ever meet. He and his wife will always be in my thoughts and prayers. I will always think of him as I am trying to fool a big fish. God Bless him and his family. BilletHead, nomolites, trythisonemv and 4 others 7
Smalliebigs Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 Man what a bummer Rick actually took the time to message me here about something and he was an extremely knowledgeable dude!!! He’s up there mending a line waiting on his scud to fall in front of a hawg Godspeed Rick Seth, laker67, nomolites and 5 others 8
trythisonemv Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 Rick was a fantastic person who I looked up too my whole life. He was a great father and a great uncle. I loved spending summers at him and sandys house playing with the boys. Him and dad fished alot when I was little and it was always a treat to see him. I will miss him. Stop by plateau in springfield if you ever want to see that brownie. Its a sight Foghorn, dpitt, Daryk Campbell Sr and 4 others 7
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