rxscram
spending too much on rocks
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Post by rxscram on Sept 18, 2014 2:20:27 GMT -5
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Post by fantastic5 on Sept 18, 2014 8:05:10 GMT -5
Terry Ledford was an icon here in the south east. Had the pleasure of meeting him on a few occasions.He will be greatly missed.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 18, 2014 9:09:20 GMT -5
Sad situation.......Prayers going to his family and friends!!!
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 18, 2014 9:12:32 GMT -5
Very sad, indeed. RIP
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Post by mohs on Sept 18, 2014 10:26:08 GMT -5
sad I had read about one of those occurrences a few months ago
Rock In Peace
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QuailRiver
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by QuailRiver on Sept 18, 2014 11:39:12 GMT -5
When I first read your link I thought of Hiddenite. There have been a lot of Rockhounds die at Hiddenite from the walls of holes collapsing. But when I clicked on the link I was stunned to read that Terry Ledford was the man killed. Very sad! Terry's dad used to have a rock shop up at Spruce Pines, NC (Ledford's Rocks) and was one of the nicest men you'd ever meet! His dad also used to own the Crabtree Emerald mine in Little Switzerland, NC. If I remember correctly after their dad passed away Terry and his brother Daryl continued to operate the Crabtree Emerald mine for several years and had a Rock Shop of their own at Spruce Pines. I didn't know Terry as well as I had known his dad but Terry always seemed like a good guy to me. Prayers for his family and friends! Larry C.
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 18, 2014 14:45:18 GMT -5
When I first read your link I thought of Hiddenite. There have been a lot of Rockhounds die at Hiddenite from the walls of holes collapsing. But when I clicked on the link I was stunned to read that Terry Ledford was the man killed. Very sad! Terry's dad used to have a rock shop up at Spruce Pines, NC (Ledford's Rocks) and was one of the nicest men you'd ever meet! His dad also used to own the Crabtree Emerald mine in Little Switzerland, NC. If I remember correctly after their dad passed away Terry and his brother Daryl continued to operate the Crabtree Emerald mine for several years and had a Rock Shop of their own at Spruce Pines. I didn't know Terry as well as I had known his dad but Terry always seemed like a good guy to me. Prayers for his family and friends! Larry C. I knew I knew his name from somewhere... now I know. Thank you. He and his father put that area on the map, so to speak. They really spread the love of rockhounding.
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 18, 2014 17:03:17 GMT -5
Very sad news and sending prayers to his family and friends. I never met him, but read about him.
Didn't Terry own Jackson Crossroads mine?
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QuailRiver
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by QuailRiver on Sept 18, 2014 20:11:01 GMT -5
Very sad news and sending prayers to his family and friends. I never met him, but read about him. Didn't Terry own Jackson Crossroads mine? Yes, I believe he did. Seems I had heard he sold the Jackson Crossroads mine recently or that he had put it up for sale. Larry C.
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Post by kap on Sept 18, 2014 20:14:28 GMT -5
I knew Terry a long time he will be missed! He could find the Purple and the Green!
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spiritstone
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Post by spiritstone on Sept 18, 2014 21:25:33 GMT -5
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