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Colene
MWirwicki:
For those that ever had the great privilege of meeting, Colene. She passed away last night. I never knew her last name until today but, she was the only Colene, I ever knew. She made damned sure you didn't call her "Colleen".
Colene Simmons, lived in the mountains of Tennessee. She was an accomplished flint knapper, leatherworker and an outstanding archer. She could string up a broom handle, sharpen the end of a stick and beat most anyone on the course with the pair. I met her about 25 years ago, I believe at the shoot in Cloverdale, IN. I think again at the old Kentucky Classic in Pulaski County, KY. Then more recent at the Tennessee Classic In Chapmansboro, TN. She was the kind of person that remembered your name even after several years. She was very knowing of primitive skills, natural healings and doing things the old way. She was very skilled, yet not boastful. Firm, but kind. Rough, yet gentle. I am deeply saddened; this world just lost a very special person.
mullet:
That is terrible, very sad to hear this, Matt. I was just asking someone on Facebook last week if they had seen her and they told me they had. Rough around the edges but a very nice person once you got to know her. I heard said that she had been a pilot in the Marine Corp.
MWirwicki:
I believe that to be true, Eddie. I believe she was at the Classic, last year. You missed last year, I recall. My wife and Colene sat and talked for hours.
Otis:
Sad to hear. She was a giving person also. She gave my grandson a couple of gifts at the IBO shoot the last time Twin Oaks hosted it.
David
Pat B:
I'm saddened by this news. Colene was a special person. You might not have thought so if you just met her but once you got to know her and her you she was a special person. Generous and one of the funniest people I ever met. I'll miss seeing her and Jack her 3 legged dog.
Matt, do you have contact info for her family?
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