doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Sorry to Announce the Passing of Tony Treadwell...

So young; prayers for the family

All of us, and I especially will miss Tony's contributions to the shotgun world and this forum. RIP

It's really disturbing to see someone so young and so skilled and generous, go like this. My condolences to his family, whose grief I'm sure is mollified by the knowledge of how much he loved them, prepared them for this, and the example he gave.

I recall a friend, a hunting and fishing buddy when we were teenagers, who died suddenly while we we were both in college. Every time I go fishing or hunting, at some point my mind turns to him and wishing he could be there sharing the experience. I suppose in memory he is but the conversation is a bit one-sided.

I hardly knew Tony, other than from his posts here, but I suspect he would have been a lot of fun to hunt with. He'll be going along into the grouse woods come fall.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Treadwell family.

Yes Tony was brilliant to be with.
He came on one of our Black Hand Gang outings last season just gone and we all had a brilliant day, he shot his Pape's with aplomb ably assisted by his loader and friend Andrew, who to give you a measure of the fun we had will always henceforth be known as 'Baldrick', that was the day that the Parson's came into our lives.
Never worry Tony will be with me on every adventure forever.
Salopian.

I was very sad hear the news. The loss of this good and kindly young Man is a tragedy. My Thoughts and best wishes are with his Family. It was obvious that he loved and was loved by them , His wonderful restorations continue to pay tribute to his talent and passion.

Condolences to family and friends...may he RIP

In a recent post, Tony let us know that he had been advised by the doctors that there was nothing else they could do; although one would never know this bad news affected his outlook or attitude, as he continued posting pics of projects underway and enthusiastically describing events in which he was presently involved. I never knew, or met Tony personally, but I always enjoyed and looked forward to his informative posts; and especially the always positive nature of those posts. In my mind Tony was one of those rare individuals with a natural charm and personally that appealed to everyone; and as I reflect on what seems to us as an untimely passing, I recall these words that we've all heard at some point in our own lives; it matters not how long a man may live on this earth, but rather what a man does with his life while he is here. It seems that Tony was a blessing to everyone who knew or met him; and even to those of us who did not have that privilege, but were still inspired by his example. Let us all strive to emulate Tony's positive example; and may God bless and comfort his family as they adjust to his loss.

I just echo what the others have so eloquently expressrd. God rest his soul. God speed Tony!

God, this is devastating. He seemed so strong, working on a hundred things at once. I honestly began to think he'd get a few more years somehow. Can't believe it, and yes, I know it was expected, but still........God watch over his beautiful family. My head is shutting down in a torrent of remembered emails and images.