Category Archives: Departed Friends

Bill Peak – Fly Tier and Fly Plate Craftsman – Passes

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Dan Blanton

Bill Peak 1932 – 2014 By Craig Gittings and Dean Lewis Bill Peak enjoying a meal at his fly fishing club outting No one announces his or her own departure from this earth.  By the time I met BillPeak, he … Continue reading →

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Frank Bertaina – I’ll Miss You Pal…

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Dan Blanton

Frank Bertaina – April 14, 1944 – March 3, 2010 By Dan Blanton Like many of Frank Bertaina’s friends and family, I cried last night at word of his passing. I tried not to but I just couldn’t help it … Continue reading →

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Bob Nauheim 1934 – 2005

Posted on September 23, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Renowned fly fisherman and long time Santa Rosa resident, Robert Milton Nauheim, 71, died Friday, September 9, 2005 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho after a valiant fight with prostate cancer. He was born Feb. 9, 1934 in San Francisco to Milton … Continue reading →

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