'Oldman', aka John Rugh was an active member and Moderator on the old Morris Communications (American Angler, Fly Tyer and Saltwater Fly Fishing) magazines message board before it went defunct last summer. I just received an email from his son letting me know that John passed away this past week. John lived an hour or so west of Branson, Mo. and was as big into fly tying and fly fishing as much as one could possibly be.

John told me last summer his Dr's thought he was in early stages of Parkinson and he thought he also had a light stroke. At that point his symptoms were so bad, he was having having trouble tying flies.

More than few members on here I originally met on the Morris site. John was one of the few I had the privilege to meet in person. The most cordial of gentlemen and a wealth of fly fishing information. John will surely be missed.