David Wharton one of the pioneers of the sport and 11 Time Classic Qualifier has passed away at 59. Truly a loss of a legend.

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/tournaments/classic/news/story?id=3914056

Yep it is sad. I posted it in the central region section also.

Wow one of my old running buddies in Houston is married to his cousin, met him on several occasions; my fishing partner Pat & I were talking about him yesterday.

Guys, that is terrible.

So sorry for his family and the local fishing industry.

Only 59.  Way too young to die.

My family physician is ordering heart scans to check calcium deposits and innards scans to find internal problems along with other tests since us Baby Boomers grew up on a high fat diet.

This news really shakes me up.

Prayers to family over the loss.

That is a loss.  He was far too young.