My Friend Tedd
by Jim Taylor
Yesterday a long-time friend died. He was a good man .. a gentle man … an artist at making grips for pistols. He was a man who loved his country. He was honest and trustworthy, faithful, and kind. He had major physical issues most of his life and faced them without complaining or becoming bitter. He was determined to live life and he embarked on adventures that many a man without his issues would hesitate to undertake. Life is gonna seem more empty than ever without him.
Say everything that needs to be said with your friends and loved ones today! Forgive those who have hurt you and ask forgiveness where you know you have made mistakes. None of us are assured of tomorrow and it is best to live without as many regrets as we can.
I am going to miss Tedd. His humor. His wisdom. His unique character and personality. I have hope that he is enjoying a reunion with all those friends and family who have gone before him. And I hope he is keeping coffee hot on a fire by the big gate so that on the day I arrive, we will share a cup and pick up where we were interrupted.
08/12/21
Sad news. Tedd Adamovich passed away this morning with complications from Covid.
Tedd was a good, good man, a fine grip maker and long time Shootist. He gave us so much over the years, including his wisdom. I will miss his humor, his politics and his intelligence. Some of him lives on in the books that he wrote.
But not enough. He was my friend.
Tedd took over ‘Bear Hug Grips’ when Kermit ‘Deacon’ Deason passed away back in 1994, renaming them ‘Blu Magnum Grips’.