I just found about Ted's passing last night (Sept 17).
I knew him for 40 years, since I was 18. He was a close friend.
We shot at the CHAS range together, ate meals together, hung out at gun shops, and I visited his home in Calder many times, along with other friends.
I could always find Ted at a gun show. I just stopped and turned my head from side to side and listened. His voice would always resonate from one corner of the room or another.
He was the glue that held us all together in the CHAS tribe.
I phoned him at least once a week, like many others. He was the hub of a great wheel of shooters and collectors.
He had no blood family, but his extended family of friends was huge.
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