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Sad news
Capt. Frank Bourgeois
February 9, 2017
Hernando Beach - Saltwater Fishing Report
Copied from the fishing wire
So sorry about losing a good friend
Our Friend, T.J. Stallings
T.J. Stallings, 59, passed away earlier this month when he lost his battle with cancer. A past board member of AFC, he was well loved in the fishing world. True to his generous but humble nature, T.J. was a huge, behind the scenes, supporter of AFC's Hook Kids on Fishing. For fifteen years he provided thousands of Daiichi and Tru-Turn hooks that were tied to the lines of the Fish Florida's rods and reels handed to our youth!
T.J. grew up on Michigan Street on the east side of Orlando with his best friend, Ron, hanging out at their father's retail store, Tim's Tackle. T.J. did everything in Tim's Tackle: stocking shelves with hooks, leaders, sinkers and whatever his dad needed; dipping shiners and Missouri minnows; digging worms; but greeting customers was his favorite. He eventually moved to outdoors public relations, marketing, manufacturing and publishing.
His love for the fishing tackle industry and humble mannerism will live long in folks' memories as T.J. Stallings was a kind man with a kinder heart.
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