he at one point lived an hour or less from me. I think he'd since moved out of Douglas County MO, but was still perhaps in Missouri.

What I will remember was how kind and encouraging he was to Melony, my then girlfriend. That was 20 years ago, btw. She had a difficult complex life, and Don kept very much in touch with her, offering her advice and encouragement. It helped.

I'm a fairly dark moody soul, but Mr Sikes was one of those folks you find from time to time, who was very much on the positive side. I appreciated him then, and I still do.

Don was a good'un.

I will just add his trademark "[grin]"......(sigh)......

Godspeed Don.

Not sure why as we were both in Missouri about the same time.

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Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.

I never met him in person, but he was a familiar 'face' on the board, and one of us.

I wasn’t always in agreement with him about things, but you would look long and hard to find a better man.

May his memory be eternal. That is said often after someone passes, in this case it will hold true for a long, long time.

Otony

We conversed back and forth several times. He sure was one of the good guys…

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We corresponded a few times, and he always struck me as a friendly, thoughtful gentleman.

May his memory be a blessing to his friends and family, and to all of us for fond recall of the good old Sixgunner days of yore.

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Sincerely,

Hobie

Don was a great guy, always up for a good chat and had a lot of wisdom to share. Back when we had a chatroom (that's been a few years), a group of us would gather there and have a grand old time talking gun's and life in general. What a sad loss of yet another one of our long time family here.

Rest in Peace Don.

Murphy

Sorry to hear this about Don He was a friend And I will miss him God Speed Don.