Catfish Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 From Arthur/CTRPC: It is with great sorrow that I must announce the passing of Bob Jung on Wednesday Nov 28th.. Bob was a mainstay of our sport in Central Texas and state wide. He will be greatly missed. If you never got the opportunity to shoot with Bob, you really missed out. You never would have guessed he was in his 80s!! Bob was always helping with the matches in Waco and if you were lucky enough to squad with him at the local matches his sense of humor and positive attitude were impossible to ignore. I know the guys at Waco will miss him, as will we all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwmiket Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Big +1. I always said I wanted to shoot that well if I ever made it to 85 yrs. old. Waco will always feel a little emptier now without him. -Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 At 85, he was still out there setting matches up, and blasting away... We'll miss you, Bob... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegirl Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Shooting with Bob was a pleasure - he always had a big smile and a great story to tell. He will definitely be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan W Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Bob had incredible energy and was certainly an inspiration. Always had a smile on his face too. He will be missed by many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huston in Austin Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I always enjoyed shooting with Bob. He was fun to shoot with and great to just talk with. He will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Bob was awesome. A great guy and tremendously active-- the first guy to get tearing down and the last to leave the range, at an age most of us would be happy to even get out of bed. Somebody that was there has to write up the story of his open gun. That had to be one of the coolest things ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huston in Austin Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Bob was awesome. A great guy and tremendously active-- the first guy to get tearing down and the last to leave the range, at an age most of us would be happy to even get out of bed.Somebody that was there has to write up the story of his open gun. That had to be one of the coolest things ever. Bob's son and the CTRPC club members purchased the parts to build an open gun. The frame had a custom serial number that was Bob's birthdate. Dave Dawson contributed the labor and build a Signature Series Mini-gun Stroker and had it hard chromed. The next match Dawson shows up with the pistol. Dave asked Bob to shoot the gun in the match because it needed to be broken in. Bob does as Dave asked and shot very well. After the match Bob goes to give the pistol back. Dave takes it, looks at the serial number and says that STI got the serial number wrong and hands the pistol back to Bob and tells him he might as well keep it. That is the short and dirty version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revchuck Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 (edited) This came through from a guy who sends out match announcements in the Austin/San Antonio area: We're sad to hear of the passing of Bob Jung, the Waco shooter who hailed from a German family in Fredericksburg, TX. We're sad, but also comfortable in the knowledge that he truly enjoyed life up to the end. Bob was eighty-five years old, and yea, he moved pretty slow -- until that timer went off, which made him pert like a sixteen year old. He could tear up stages with the best of them, and usually beat half of the competitors! Many people become stagnant as they age, often planting themselves in front of the TV. So it's exhilarating to watch super seniors (or in Bob's case, a super-duper senior) enjoy themselves out on the range -- especially when they shoot as well as he did. But Bob also worked his tail off for that club. Even in his eighties, he moved the steel into the shed by himself. And he was very much loved by his fellow IPSC shooters in Central Texas, so it was fitting when the guys up there gathered their spare gun parts and pooled them to quietly build Bob that Open gun he always wanted. It was a great surprise. Dawson donated his time to built it, and went to Waco to deliver the gun himself. "Bob, I built this gun for someone and I need to make sure that it runs. Want to test it at this match?" Bob was excited to get to shoot an Open gun, and happily accepted the invitation. After the match, he reported that the gun ran beautifully, and he tried to return it to Dawson. "No, you just hang onto to it." Bob laughed, then he tried to return it again. And again. And finally said, "Dave, quit screwing around. Take your gun." Dawson told him "It's not mine, it's yours, Bob. ... No really, look at the serial number." By now everyone had gathered around. As Bob studied the numbers, he realized that the serial number on the new gun was his own birth date. Bob looked around at all of his friends as they laughed, and when he began to grasp the fact that this beautiful gun was a gift, he started to cry. ... So did every other shooter there on the range who surrounded him. Bob was a wonderful part of our shooting community, and we're damn proud to have been associated with him. His funeral is this Saturday,10 a.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church in Waco. If this celebration of his life encompasses the joy he gleaned every day, even into his maturity -- it will not be a sad occasion. ............................................. Edited November 30, 2007 by revchuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Thanks for posting that RevChuck. It's sad how quickly Bob's health turned, and he left us. Life is fragile. Live it to the fullest like Bob did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJPoLo Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 -Chet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 nice, Chet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan W Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Thanks for sharing the photo Chet - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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