RIP rockymtnchief - Page 3

**Bwana** · 11-08-2021, 08:25 AM

I was going to wait on this a few days, but under the circumstances, I decided to post this up now. Wes, AKA Hondo passed away late Saturday night. He was like a brother and this one hits pretty hard.
I had a nice talk with his sister yesterday about everything. He was one tough guy and he hung in there for several months longer than the doctor's claimed was possible.

We shared a lot of shooting, beer's ATV rides, and a love of the Chiefs over the years. He was the kind of guy that if he liked you, he would give you the shirt off his back. (In this case literally, I learned he left me all his Chiefs gear) Hondo was the kind of guy to put everyone else first.

I'll have to double check the area for snow level. I'd like to take one last wheeling trip up Bridger Creek this year, dodge the grizzly's that are out trying to get their last meal and stash a bottle of Pendleton at a place on top of the mountain where we used to stop and just BS. I will hoist a shot to the heavens, say a few words and toast him, every time I head up there.

I'll post more stories along with some pictures in the the thread as it moves along.

RIP my brother, you were one of a kind and you will be deeply missed.

**BigRichard** · 11-08-2021, 09:57 AM

So sorry to hear this Bwana... I didn't know or meet him but saw posts on here by him. He definitely sounds like a class act and was loved. Hopefully everyone is finding some peace with his passing.

**2112** · 11-08-2021, 09:59 AM

RIP, sorry for your loss. I’ve had 3 of my friends pass away in the last 3 months. This is a bad bad year.

rabblerouser · 11-08-2021, 10:00 AM

I'm sorry for this news. RIP

**digger** · 11-08-2021, 10:02 AM

RIP, sorry for your loss.

bringbackmarty · 11-08-2021, 10:03 AM

Rip, sounds like he was a hell of a guy.

**PHOG** · 11-08-2021, 10:05 AM

Condolences to family and friends. RIP

**Bwana** · 11-08-2021, 10:09 AM

Another shot from Bridger Creek.

scho63 · 11-08-2021, 10:14 AM

This has been a punishing last 6-9 months around here.

So sorry to hear Bwana.

threebag · 11-08-2021, 10:20 AM

RIP rockymtnchief

prayers to family, friends and loved ones...

**Bwana** · 11-08-2021, 10:37 AM

Hondo up by Cooke City at long Lake. He had bought his .500 Smith & Wesson Grizzly whisper, after shooting mine and liking it. We put a lot of lead through those hand cannons.

**Bwana** · 11-08-2021, 10:40 AM

Bridger Creek, one of our shooting areas.

**srvy** · 11-08-2021, 10:41 AM

Such sad news that another old guard CP'er has passed. I never met RockyMTNChief but through his posts here I liked him instantly. Just know cancer is going to hell and Wes Hondo RockyMTNChief is on his way to heaven.

In this life but few things matter
In this short time that we have here
Leaving nothing behind but our honor
The thing we hold most dear

RIP Wes

**Bwana** · 11-08-2021, 10:45 AM

At one time he spent a lot of time riding bulls. He had some great stories of those days.

LiveSteam · 11-08-2021, 10:47 AM

RIP Wes.
Mountain ranges you traveled will never be the same.

Monty · 11-08-2021, 10:56 AM

Well done Bwana. This one hits pretty hard. Hondo was a hell of a guy and we've shared lots over the years as we connected on the Chiefs, telecom, the whole Wyoming/Montana thing, etc. I know he's in a better place now and the suffering is over.

Hondo, this is for you buddy.

11-08-2021, 08:25 AM
Bwana It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Billings, Montana Casino cash: $2137543647	RIP rockymtnchief I was going to wait on this a few days, but under the circumstances, I decided to post this up now. Wes, AKA Hondo passed away late Saturday night. He was like a brother and this one hits pretty hard. I had a nice talk with his sister yesterday about everything. He was one tough guy and he hung in there for several months longer than the doctor's claimed was possible. We shared a lot of shooting, beer's ATV rides, and a love of the Chiefs over the years. He was the kind of guy that if he liked you, he would give you the shirt off his back. (In this case literally, I learned he left me all his Chiefs gear) Hondo was the kind of guy to put everyone else first. I'll have to double check the area for snow level. I'd like to take one last wheeling trip up Bridger Creek this year, dodge the grizzly's that are out trying to get their last meal and stash a bottle of Pendleton at a place on top of the mountain where we used to stop and just BS. I will hoist a shot to the heavens, say a few words and toast him, every time I head up there. I'll post more stories along with some pictures in the the thread as it moves along. RIP my brother, you were one of a kind and you will be deeply missed.
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11-08-2021, 09:57 AM	#31
BigRichard Buddy Christ is a Chiefs fan Join Date: Nov 2008 Casino cash: $-110454	So sorry to hear this Bwana... I didn't know or meet him but saw posts on here by him. He definitely sounds like a class act and was loved. Hopefully everyone is finding some peace with his passing. __________________ "You know, they lay down with their ugly wives in front of their ugly children and just look at their loser lives and then they look at me and say, "I CAN'T PROCESS IT!" Well, no, and you never will. Stop trying. Just sit back and enjoy the show .... You know?" Carlos Irwin Estevez
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11-08-2021, 10:00 AM	#33
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11-08-2021, 10:02 AM	#34
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11-08-2021, 10:05 AM	#36
PHOG Dazed and Confused Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Somewhere Out There Casino cash: $-39500	Condolences to family and friends. RIP
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scho63 Politically Incorrect Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Casino cash: $691110	This has been a punishing last 6-9 months around here. So sorry to hear Bwana. __________________ *"The only difference between sex for free and sex for money is that sex for free costs you a WHOLE LOT more!"* ~Redd Foxx~ ~~2018 2019 2020 20212022 2023~~ 2024 Adopt a Chief - Clark Hunt and Brett Veach "The men who drafted Patrick Mahomes"
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11-08-2021, 10:20 AM	#39
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11-08-2021, 10:37 AM	#40
Bwana It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Billings, Montana Casino cash: $2137543647	Hondo up by Cooke City at long Lake. He had bought his .500 Smith & Wesson Grizzly whisper, after shooting mine and liking it. We put a lot of lead through those hand cannons. __________________ Adventure is dangerous....but monotony can kill you.
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11-08-2021, 10:40 AM	#41
Bwana It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Billings, Montana Casino cash: $2137543647	Bridger Creek, one of our shooting areas. __________________ Adventure is dangerous....but monotony can kill you.
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11-08-2021, 10:41 AM	#42
srvy Fight, build, win! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: KC Casino cash: $-408750	Such sad news that another old guard CP'er has passed. I never met RockyMTNChief but through his posts here I liked him instantly. Just know cancer is going to hell and Wes Hondo RockyMTNChief is on his way to heaven. In this life but few things matter In this short time that we have here Leaving nothing behind but our honor The thing we hold most dear RIP Wes __________________ "The victim stance is a powerful one. The victim is always morally right, neither responsible nor accountable, and forever entitled to sympathy."
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11-08-2021, 10:45 AM	#43
Bwana It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Billings, Montana Casino cash: $2137543647	At one time he spent a lot of time riding bulls. He had some great stories of those days. __________________ Adventure is dangerous....but monotony can kill you.
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11-08-2021, 10:47 AM	#44
LiveSteam The Constitutional Choo choo Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: homeof43conferencetitles Casino cash: $135432	RIP Wes. Mountain ranges you traveled will never be the same. __________________ Progressivism.. The Politically Correct way of saying "I'm a Communist slash Nazi" depending on what the issue of the day is?
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11-08-2021, 10:56 AM	#45
Monty Award Winning Tailgater Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $721570	Well done Bwana. This one hits pretty hard. Hondo was a hell of a guy and we've shared lots over the years as we connected on the Chiefs, telecom, the whole Wyoming/Montana thing, etc. I know he's in a better place now and the suffering is over. Hondo, this is for you buddy.
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