Memorial Pens for a missed friend

[Bobby McCarley]

Once again I took on the sad task of making some memorial pens for a close friend of mine. These are simular to the ones I did for his father a couple of years ago. My friend fought a long and hard battle against Melanoma cancer. He was a member of the Army Rangers so was awarded full military honors and these are some of the casings from the salute. He was also a proud Texan through and through and loved working with his horses and hunting. His casket was escorted by a riderless horse with his saddle and chaps draped across it and his boots were reversed in the stirrups. It was one of the most stirring tributes that I have ever seen and one I will cherrish for the rest of my life. Being a Texan, I again felt that the perfect choice of wood for the boxes was Mesquite with a Texas concho of a praying cowboy on it enlayed on the top. For the top of the pens I used deer antler which will be laser engraved with a deer head.

I miss my friend very much, but I will cherrish the memories of our friendship forever.

Bobby
Louisiana

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Beautiful work and tribute to your friend Bobby!

My condolences to you and his family.

[Jerry Gerard]

You did a wonderful job on those boxes and pens . The actually castings from the service are a very nice and thoughtful touch . Excellent thinking on your part to save them . I'm sorry for the loss of your friend , sounds like he picked a good friend in you .

Regards
Jerry

[Steve Schlumpf]

Bobby - my condolences to you and his family! Outstanding work on what I am sure will be cherished mementos of your friend!

[Dave Halter]

Bobby - Beautiful work. I'm sure your friend would be proud that you honored him by making those.

Dave

[Bernie Weishapl]

Bobby my condolences. Great looking pens and nice tribute to your friend.

[Kirk Miller]

Bobby,
You did an incredible job on the pens and boxes. The thought and craftsmanship that went into those show what dear friends you were. My condolences to you and his family Your friend will be smiling on you for quite some time.

Kirk

[Billy Tallant]

My condolences to you and his family! Very outstanding work on what I'm sure will be treasured mememtos through time to reflect back on your wonderful friendship with your friend.

[michael gallagher]

My condolences to you, and what a great way to honor him. Very nice looking work.

[Jarrod McGehee]

That is truly beautiful and too bad for your friend and his father