My name is Dave(Brookie) Brookman
about twelve years ago i had the pleasure of meeting a person that i feel quickly became a friend, his name was Fran Betters.
Many of you out there have eather met him or know of him.
Here in the Adirondacks and to all of us out there in the world of fly fishing he will be missed.
His friendly smile and eagerness to share a joke,a bit of information about his much loved home water the West branch of the Ausable River was always there to be had by all that walked threw the doors of his shop.
I was one of those that walked threw those doors, and i am so glad that i did.
To those choosen few that knew Fran and could be called his friend,I think Fran would say,( Get your gear together, I'll be scouting out the rivers and streams up here and we will meet again)
Fran, thanks for being a friend
Dave( Brookie) Brookman