RIP, Rick Courtright

By Joe Berk

One of the problems with getting old is that you lose friends along the way.  I’m not as good as I should be staying in touch with people, and I recently learned that Rick Courtright, one of the guys I’d sent a few emails to without receiving responses passed away a couple of years ago.  I was sad when I learned of Rick’s passing.

I first met Rick through the Internet on the Ruger forum.  I had posted something (I can’t remember what), Rick responded, and we started sending messages back and forth.  I learned that Rick lived only a few towns over, and I invited him to our monthly military surplus rifle matches.  We became friends.

Rick impressed me with his complete lack of pretentiousness and his willingness to share whatever he knew about shooting and reloading.  I enjoyed his friendship and I can still hear his voice.  A rabbi once told me that folks we’ve lost live on in our minds, and I guess that’s true.

I found a few photos of Rick at our informal West End Gun Club milsurp matches, and I thought I’d share them here.  Those were fun matches and fun days.  The matches were always followed up by lunch at a favorite local Mexican restaurant.  Good times, those were.  Rest in peace, Rick.  You are missed.

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