Remembering "The Cripple" Terry Yocum

Never met him personally. But was thinking the other day how this site is not the same without him.

thank you for finding cripps old posts, had some great days of fishing on spring creek & at my camp, never made it to erie with him but he sure talked about it while on spring creek again thanks

There was only one Terry, "The Crip" and these boards will never be the same without him. His love for his family, most people, hunting dogs, 'the chromedome' and all the great outdoors was second to none. His physical condition gave him a different slant on how he viewed the world and that world is a a bit more lonely without him.
I was just thinking, the other day, how I used to look forward every night to read his posts and laugh my****off. I visited him in the hospital right before he passed and realized that I had never met anyone like Terry and that I really was going to miss that dude.
If Queenie or Terry's Marine is reading this God Bless you both.
Proud to be a FOT

Miss the guy a lot.  The boards haven't been the same with out him.   He posted some pictures of me, Medik and himself on the old board of one of our fishing trips.  I tried to retrieve them but was unsuccessful.  I think about him all the time.

very nice pictures.. thank you

sure is good to see all you fisherie vets posting on the same thread again.  times have changed, haven't they?  i still slip back to the old boards at times.  sure do have a lot of mia's. 

I wish the buck was still silver, it was back when the country was strong

This is weird. I replied to Tims post on rant, and mentioned Terry and how I came about meeting him. I did not page down far enough to see this thread befor doing so. I was surprised to see the heading for this thread when I scrolled down. Strange how some things happen.

Crip in "05"  Weeks after they cut the top half of his foot off.
One tough SOB.
Fish On !!!!!!
 

 
Thanks for posting Mossy, pghmarty. kewl beans.
I sure do miss da Crip.

KEEP ON KEEPIN ON TERRY IF YOU CAN HEAR US!

Great thread guys.
 
Had a lot of great times with Terry . I miss him greatly and think of him quite a bit.
 
He introduced me to a lot of the great people I know on this boards. Everyone on here that knew him enriched his life in one way or another, and he enriched theirs.
 
Was at 20 mile the Friday before the One Fly and knew he was watching us fish. Another Day in the Chrome Dome with the Cripp.
 
Has anyone spoken to Lori recently? Just wondering how she and the boys are doing.
 
 
Bug
 
 

Even though i never knew,or met terry,i feel like ive known him all my life after reading all your posts and veiwing the pictures you shared.You also opened up my minds memory bank of some my most cherished times fishing with my grandfather,who past away in 1969.He used to take us grandkids on an all nite catfishing trip at the mouth of elk creek(when we were allowed to camp out there).We would fish for a day or so,then he would take us for ice cream at the now closed,little ice cream store next to erie community park.When we got to his house,we would fill the bathtub and throw all the catfish in.When grandma woke up the next morning she would freak out seeing all those fish in her bathtub.lol........These are memories i cant replace.Even though it hurt for a long time when he passed,i learned at an early age to cherish the good times becase they far outweighed the greif i felt when he passed.Even now,as i write this,ive got a tear in my eye and a smile on my face.Thank you all for sharing terry with me....Now get out there and fish,cause you'll be making more memories..........btw,i do plan on making a trip up from my brookville area home in a coupla weeks....Im in need of a steelie fix lol

I miss the late night chat sessions, he could keep me up all night, just chatting away. I always liked his stories about the Jem and how everything was kewl beans. A most unique fellow, with a zest for life I have never seen before. Through the internet and and fishusa.com, Terry was able to forge special bonds with many people. He is still making an impact on this board. Thanks Terry

saw the pulled pork thread and remembered reading stuff over the last year about him... couldnt help it but...


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