willie-pete Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Lee Hamel passed today. He and I belonged to the same gun club in Ohio. He was an IDPA shooter, Bullseye, Rifle and a retired police officer. We had a lot of fun at the range. You could not meet a nicer man. You may not know his name, but you have probably seen his work. He was an apprentice to Cecil Brooks and when Cecil became ill, Lee finished up the last two rifles that were presented under Cecil's name. After Cecil passed in 2007, Lee took over making the Presentation Rifles at the NRA Annual Banquet in his own name. This is Lee on the right with Cecil. And Lee making the presentation. This is one of the Cecil's rifles that Lee worked on. He was every bit as good as Cecil. RIP my friend 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Prayers for your friends family and you. Sent from my Jack boot using Copatalk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Prayers for the family and friends sounds like a cool dude gone . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 32 minutes ago, willie-pete said: RIP my friend RIP That is a piece of ART. Good lord, the craftsmanship, is unbelievable... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I'm sorry for your loss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy R Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 That's truly beautiful work. I'm sorry you lost your friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I'm sorry for your loss, Sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 my prayers and condolences to you and his family on your loss. God Bless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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