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General Discussion => General Forum => Topic started by: allaboutshooting on February 06, 2015, 11:47:54 AM

Title: Colonel Tom Kelly
Post by: allaboutshooting on February 06, 2015, 11:47:54 AM
I know that several folks have asked about Tom Kelly lately. Here's the latest from his newsletter:


"Greetings TENTH LEGION members. Colonel Kelly has made it through a 33 day radiation treatment program with excellent results. He is looking forward to attending the 39th National Wild Turkey Federation's convention and trade show this coming week. Tom and his crew will be in booth 1113 selling books, audio books and his DVD collection. Come by say hello, get your book personalized by the "poet laureate of Wild Turkey literature."


Thanks,
Clark
Title: Re: Colonel Tom Kelly
Post by: ElkTurkMan on February 06, 2015, 12:34:08 PM
That is great news I am glad to read this.   
Title: Re: Colonel Tom Kelly
Post by: tha bugman on February 06, 2015, 02:25:28 PM
Amen!
Title: Re: Colonel Tom Kelly
Post by: silvestris on February 06, 2015, 05:22:03 PM
I met the Colonel around 1975 when he was a judge at the Louisiana State Turkey Calling Championship. I had already read "Tenth Legion" at that time and was still trying to digest all of the knowledge contained in the book.  I read the book every year before turkey season and I am still trying to digest its knowledge.  He has always been one of the handful of people that I consider my turkey heroes.  My heart and prayers are with him.  He is truly a gift to the turkey hunting community.  Although I have read "The Wild Turkey And Its Hunting" by E.A. McIlhenny (from the notes of Charles Jordan) as many times as I have read "Tenth Legion", the Colonel's admonition to the would be turkey hunter to read pages 188-212 of that book is probably the most important thing that the Colonel has written, and he has written words of great importance.  If you see him in Nashville, Clark, please tell him so for me.
Title: Re: Colonel Tom Kelly
Post by: GSLAM95 on February 06, 2015, 05:39:03 PM
Glad to read that Mr Kelly is doing good after the treatments.
Title: Re: Colonel Tom Kelly
Post by: tomstopper on February 06, 2015, 06:56:06 PM
Quote from: ElkTurkMan on February 06, 2015, 12:34:08 PM
That is great news I am glad to read this.
:agreed:
Title: Re: Colonel Tom Kelly
Post by: Bigspurs68 on February 06, 2015, 07:28:51 PM
That's encouraging to hear. I hope he fights with the same energy he has put into hunting turkeys.
Title: Re: Colonel Tom Kelly
Post by: Izzyjoe on February 06, 2015, 09:13:23 PM
Glad to hear he's doing good, I'm new here so I didn't know he was ill, I just finished reading The Season, it was a good book, a little hard for me to read and comprehend at times, but still good! He will be in my prayers!
Title: Re: Colonel Tom Kelly
Post by: allaboutshooting on February 06, 2015, 10:49:14 PM
QuoteIf you see him in Nashville, Clark, please tell him so for me.

I will see him and I will do that.

Thanks,
Clark
Title: Re: Colonel Tom Kelly
Post by: mgm1955 on February 06, 2015, 11:10:06 PM
Good news!
Title: Re: Colonel Tom Kelly
Post by: allaboutshooting on February 07, 2015, 04:31:18 PM
Quote from: mgm1955 on February 06, 2015, 11:10:06 PM
Good news!
Indeed.

Thanks,
Clark
Title: Re: Colonel Tom Kelly
Post by: Dr Juice on March 12, 2015, 06:59:11 PM
Hooah COL Kelly. Best regards.  :turkey2:
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