[image: Image result for mike martinek] Don O this is my favorite picture of Mike. I believe this photo was taken at the Holland Fly Fair and it really shows Mike's fun side. I will always choose to remember him this way. He was a true character and I had the privilege of being invited to his home in Massachusetts for a couple of his private fly tying classes. I'm sorry to hear he passed. I will always treasure his flies and the lessons I learned from watching him tie. Deb
Monday, January 21, 2019 at 11:24:58 AM UTC-7, DonO wrote: > > I met Mike when we tied at the Holland Flyfair in ‘98. We hit it off and > spent a lot of time together while there in Holland, as he was experienced > in Europe do’s and don’t. He was quite the character and had a > larger-than-life but rough personality. We became good friends and met up > again a few times over the years at fly shows. > > He had a great sense of warped humor so he loved the Baits Hotel. We tied > at a table together in Denver years ago and he got to relieve me on breaks, > doing the Baits Hotel routine (which he had learned over the years) and had > a blast with his own showmanship. > > My Mike Martinek Jr. Streamer Hooks now go into my collector’s box for > safe keeping. > > When I tied my streamers for Darren’s 365 project, Mike was the high mark > to shoot for. > > Will miss him. > > DonO > > *From:* Ron Boutin <javascript:> > *Sent:* Monday, January 21, 2019 5:20 AM > *To:* vfb-...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Mike Martinek > > Mike was not a VFB member but a well known tyer. He specialized in > streamers and knew all about their history. I think he may even authored a > book on the subject. He tyed at many of the shows. I watched him tie a few > times, > > Ron > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jan 20, 2019, at 7:34 PM, Chuck Alexander <chuckal...@centurylink.net > <javascript:>> wrote: > > Peggy: Who are you talking about. Mike Martinek?? I’ve been in this group > 14 yrs (I think LOL) now and don’t remember ever seeing that name here. Was > he a lurker?? Go by another name etc etc?? Chuck > > > > *From:* vfb-...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> <vfb-...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>> *On Behalf Of *ladyflytyer > *Sent:* Sunday, January 20, 2019 5:59 PM > *To:* 'KP' via VFB Mail <vfb-...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> > *Subject:* [VFB] Mike Martinek > > > > For those who knew him from the shows he passed a week or so ago at 72. He > had lived in assisted living for the past 5 years unable to get around, > life in the e fast lane caught up. > > > > Peggy B > > > > > > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab® S > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
