Farewell Tink
by Mike on Oct.25, 2010, under Miscellaneous
When I married my lovely and vivacious wife Jenny, I was a city kid (suburbs really) joining a family of farmers. I sure had a lot to learn, and much of it I learned from Jenny’s Granddad, Elton “Tink” Lane. He was a great old guy to hang out with – he’d take us hunting to all the best spots, he had an opinion on everything and he’d gladly share it with us, and there wasn’t anything mechanical he couldn’t fix. I had a lot of memorable times with Tink.
Probably my most vivid memory was one morning Tink and I went out hunting for deer. We were driving around in his old white truck looking for muleys in the pre-dawn mist when he spotted a few grazing on some wheat and pointed them out to me. He asked me if I thought I could shoot one through his window. That would have put the muzzle of my 30-06 about 6 inches in front of his face and ears, which I didn’t think was a good idea so I quietly climbed out of truck and layed across the hood and bagged one of those rascals – a six point buck if I remember correctly.
Tink died today. I’m tearing up as I think about him being gone, but as I focus instead on the great man he was and the wonderful time we spent together, the tears go away. Tink – you are a great husband, father, granddad and great-granddad and I am proud to be part of your family. You will be missed.
