Terry 'ACL' Hammond (11/19/2010)

Re: Terry 'ACL' Remembered

Terry posted this over on Medicine Bear's memorial thread but it's probably appropriate here, too.....

Austin city limits said:
Here is a poem that came to me in church one Sunday and I was almost made,,, to write it down... This is the exact words I wrote on the back of my program that day...

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We all know someone,,, Who No Longer Rides With the Wind?

It may be their Decision,,, or it was Death that Brought the Riding to an End?

Because of the Curves you shared,,, or the Sunsets you both took in,,, just take a Moment and Remember that they now Ride only Within?

When you are Standing at the Summit of Montana?s Glacier Park?

Enjoying the Curves of the Blue Ridge Parkway?s Smoky Beauty as the fog rolls into itself?

Or when you smell the Ocean Breeze on Highway # 1 along the California Coast?

Just know where ever you are they Too,,, are Riding Along With the Wind?

Our lives are just as long as a Blink,,, in the Big Cosmic Time-line Thing?

We all can strive that we make a difference in others Lives and that we bring Happiness to them?

So when our time is over,,, and we are not riding anymore?

We all can just hope to be carried along,,, to again,,, Ride along with the Wind...

Terry Hammond,,, aka,,, Austin city limits...

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As much as I'll miss Terry.....:(

Little Debbie is probably a bit relieved given he won their recent free year's supply contest.....
;)


(Actually, he didn't win, I was joking, but I just heard that Little Debbie stock has plummeted to an all-time low.....)



(still in shock - it's just unbelievable that he's gone......I keep expecting to see his big-font self jumping in and giving us all a good laugh....)
 
I had the opportunity to meet Terry at the Spearfish STOC the last two years. He was a gentleman’s gentleman. He was always pleasant with a warm hello and greeting, sharing his thoughts of the day. I take this as a reminder of just how fragile life can be. We need to be thankful for our health, families and especially for our children. We need to tell them that we love them and hug them whenever we can. I offered my condolences to TLC, daughter and Terry’s extended family. How about Moonshine as a yearly memorial? Terry & Putt would be sitting on a tree limb, taking it all in. Dave B. Denver
 
My first response on seeing the thread title isn't fit for a public board, much less a thread honoring ACL. As with so many others, I never met him yet he managed to touch me. He was a clown, in the very best sense of the word, gifted by God to be a conduit of joy to others, a calling he lived out in full.

Joy I say, joyyyy,,,,,,,
 
Brian texted this to me last night. Shock is an understatement..

RIP My friend...The world has lost another good one.:(
 
I read the notice two minutes after Mellow posted and his description of "in a fog" is so appropriate. I rode 3 hours today, it was overcast, a bit down, matched my mood. I just can't imagine the family's grief.
 
Stunned, shocked, saddened... you name it. That's the way I felt when I first learned from Curts email earlier this morning. I read the note at least a dozen times to get past the sur-real-ness of Terry's passing.
I have waited for at least several hours before I can say anything that would make any sense.
Then it struck me... I feel sooo furtunate to have met and gotten to know a person like Terry Hammond. The first thoughts in my mind were...
HOW HE MADE ME LAUGH!!!!!
The stories he told of his adventures, and more over, his mis-adventures made my eyes bleed from laughter! I must of heard the one about the time he rear ended a Lincoln in Wisconsin at least three times. He went through the rear wind shield, and came out of it without nearly a scratch!! And, there were about 8 family members in the Lincoln!! Each time I heard him telling the story, I was reduced to uncontrollable hysterical laughter! And mind you, I was not alone!! While I can easily take the obvious rode and be saddened with our loss for Terry, it will be over-shadowed by the good fortune of having known one of the most unique characters in life I have ever known.
Terry, you will be missed, and for so many good reasons!!
 
What a terrific guy. I was lucky enough to meet Terry at the 2010 April Moonshine lunch run. He impressed me as the kind of guy that would give you the shirt off his back, if you asked. He will be missed. Ride on...
 
I never met Terry but knew if I ever did he would be one of those individuals I would never forget. So many of his posts made me laugh. The poison sumac story will always be remembered. My prayers and sympathy to his family and to all of you that knew him personally.
 
Re: Terry 'ACL' Remembered

A lot of the stories got me thinking of who ACL was and his affect on the people around him. He definitely made everyone feel like family.......he made us feel welcomed......... If I may, there are always a few new members every week who have posted an introduction here on ST-owners..... please take a moment to pop into a few of them and make them feel welcomed like ACL would/has done for us........
 
Like many, never meet Terry in person, but felt I knew him by way of the flickering screen.

My condolences to family and friends.

Just remember that it is not the dates that define a life, but rather that little dash in between that is truly where we live, and pack in our life's experiences. From what I have garnered from this forum, Terry's dash was full to overflowing, and that is all anyone can ask for.
 
I have just read every post in this thread and clearly he has touched everybody's heart.

I never met him in person but it seemed like I knew him very well.

RIP My friend.
 
Wow!... I just saw this! Stunned is an understatement. It's like the social center of gravity of STO has been ripped away.

I Never met him but will certainly miss his presence. RIP Terry.
 
Re: Terry 'ACL' Remembered

I know this is an Elvis thing... but, the words speak to me as Terry...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrx6H8HDNCQ&feature=related"]YouTube - My Way Elvis Presley live
 
I have never met him...wish I had. Enjoyed all his post. I feel the loss none the less. I read this first thing this morning, and it has taken me most of the day to write something. He blessed all of us with his spirit. God Bless his family. God must have called him home so Terry could be closer to him. We will miss him.
 
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