Another Vegas Light Goes Out But The Laughter Lives On
by Padraig Parkinson | Published: Jan 08, 21
A few days ago, I called my friend John Sheffield, better known as Vegas legend Scof. He told me he’d had an operation due to cancer. I panicked and asked if he was in hospital. When he asked if I had any more fucking stupid questions, I thought he’d probably be fine. Sadly, I was wrong and he left us a few days later.
Scof had been battling cancer and a dodgy heart for a decade without cooperating too much with the medical profession. One doctor told him that if he quit smoking, he could have two beers per day. Scof asked if he could have fourteen on Mondays instead. You get the idea.
Meeker resident, Kirk Womack, passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday afternoon. He was 68.
Kirk was born to Jack and Nyda Womack in April 1952. During his childhood he lived and attended schools in Lovington, Tatum, and Hobbs, New Mexico. He ran track and field, played football, soccer, baseball and was in the Boy Scouts. After high school, Kirk attended New Mexico Junior College for a while but left to begin an electrical apprenticeship in the oilfields of Texas and New Mexico. A year later he had earned his Journeyman’s license at the age of 22.
Kirk met the love of his life, Linda, in September 1975. They were married just weeks later, on Halloween. The couple had the honor of celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary this year. They raised three children together, and spent time in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. Kirk held multiple state Master Electrician licenses and worked exclusively in industrial construction.
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State Sens. Randy Feenstra, center, and Tim Kraayenbrink, second from right, tour downtown Fort Dodge to see how local businesses have benefitted from state and local grants and improved Central Avenue buildings.
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State Sens. Randy Feenstra, center, and Tim Kraayenbrink, second from right, tour downtown Fort Dodge to see how local businesses have benefitted from state and local grants and improved Central Avenue buildings.
Two lawmakers from Fort Dodge will lead key committees when the Iowa Legislature begins its 2021 session on Monday.
State Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink, a Republican, will be the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which writes spending bills.
Thereâs no denying that 2020 was a rough year for many reasons, but in the poker world, one of the biggest was in regards to those we lost. Unfortunately, the year was littered with unexpected deaths, from a Poker Hall of Famer to a Grammy winner, from regional grinders to old school vets.
Below,
PokerNews takes a look back at those we lost in 2020 and dives a bit into their poker accomplishments. For more on each, be sure to click their name to check out PokerNewsâ original write-up.
[URL= https://www.pokernews.com/news/2020/09/remembering-mike-sexton-37898.htm target= blank ]Mike Sexton (1947-2020)[/URL]
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