A Great Outfitter, Person and Friend Lon Denny Has Passed

[russ473]

Condolences to Liesl and family, RIP Lon

 

[Shootist43]

I never met Lon, but he was my "kinda" guy. Almost 10 years ago I was looking for the cheapest way to get a 404 Jeffery. Lon contacted me via PM and said, "I got just what you are looking for." He was RIGHT. I still have it and will most likely pass it on to my youngest grandson. RIP Lon, we all miss you.

 

[gillettehunter]

RIP Lon. A loss to all who read on this site. We'll miss him.
Bruce

 

[Scott CWO]

RIP Lon! You passed with the great respect of many. A lot to be proud of. A life fully lived.

Godspeed to his family and loved ones.

 

[Pablo]

My condolences to his family and to all of you guys here at AH. I always liked reading his matter of fact posts, he told it like it was.

 

[Spearhead]

My condolences. Always great of to chat with.

 

[Doubleplay]

Rest in Peace and condolences to the family.

 

[Bullhunter]

I hunted with/by Lon. I was in his camp in Simbabwe.
Without an sucsess, but had great days, great nights at the campfire, pp.

He was an man by the word.
I liked him.

R.i.P.

 

[Bullhunter]

What a wealth of knowledge is out there, thank you.
To many died to soon, shame.
Lon

His last post here in the forum...
Only some days before...

 

[Mark Henderson]

I am so very sad to be reading this. I just hunted with Tokoloshe last month and got to meet Lon, Liesl and staff. My sincerest condolences to his family and friends. I enjoyed the times I got to set with him and visit and I will treasure the axe he gave me to take home to display with my elephant. I got to be part of his birthday party and video the songs and love showered on him by family and friends. He will be missed…Africa has lost one of her best!

 

[Bullhunter]

I will treasure the axe he gave me to take home
He give me one (an original one from the "african tribe" of this area) also...

 

[Wheels]

Sad to read this news. Lon was a quality individual who lived his dream. Condolences to Liesl and the family. RIP.


Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will

This be the verse you grave for me:
Here he lies where he longed to be;
Home is the sailor, home from sea,
And the hunter home from the hill.

Robert Lewis Stevenson

 

[Tex .416]

Sad news. His posts always were interesting, carried the weight of experience, and offered with the grace of a kind soul and a gentleman.

Condolences to his wife.

 

[VertigoBE]

My sincere condolences to Liesl and to Liesl and Lon’s family and friends.

Unfortunately, I did not have the pleasure to meet him or even hunt with him. He was by all accounts a true gentleman, straight with his words and always calm and willing to help anyone with a question.

His extended family on AH, myself included will miss him dearly. He put up a good fight till the end and I’m sure he’s out chasing buffalo in the eternal hunting fields.

Take good care Liesl

 

[rookhawk]

We're going to miss you, Lon.

Counterclockwise from right - Liesl Denney, Lon Denney, Lou Hallamore at Binga camp.

 

[Badger81]

Thank you all for your condolences messages he was truly a legend

 

[Bullhunter]

Lon has the best weapons I have ever seen by an PH.
Here his very rare and expensive Rigby (with the original, big mauser system) and the Georg Gibbs double.

 

[Bullhunter]

Lon had so mutch expirience, that he do repaires normaly on his own.
Als you see here also "the best tools I have ever seen in Africa" (handmade, 400 US Dollar the set)

 

[Bullhunter]

Lon was not only an hunter, outfitter and PH.
He had an good and fair contact to the native people in his space (around the camp, in his hunting area, pp.).
Here he teach an class of students (I think they had made an course in acra-education at an university or so..) He do this for free, share his amasing knowledge and give hin own money in this projects (drinks, time, camp, snaks, pp.)

 

[TOBY458]

RIP Sir. You’ll be missed by many.
I always respected everything he posted on AH. A wealth of information no longer with us.