DON SOUTHARD R.I.P

[paulus 26]

if anyone fancys organising a wreath or something from the site then please get in touch

[bigears 205]

RIP mr southard god bless

[Sirius 1,358]

A real shame! RIP

[Desmond 480]

Like most ive only ever heard storys about don and his dogs but he sounded like a real gent and a true sportsman to me....RIP!

[carp777 191]

Well I will be attending the funeral so if any body is interested in organizing a wreath then get in touch with Paul and we'll take it from there.

[inan 841]

RIP Don: and what a brave and sensible man to end things the way he wanted to. I remember many days on the fens with him over the years, and he was always courteous to all: I remember him saying to me of a pup I had at the time, that he'd never seen a dog 'learn' hares so fast. He had his quirks, but I think he'll go down as one of the true coursing men, who lived for his coursing.

P, I phoned R and gave him the sad news, .

[goldfinch2007 2,331]

r.i.p. my thoughts and prayers to his family also

[johnnylestershair 78]

rip don you was a true dog man and a credit to our hunting life god bless you and your famliy

[tommy.c 859]

very sad news, thoughts and prayers are with his family at this sad time, RIP DON

[robert bell 20]

rip DON top coursing man that loved the sport

[prebanpeter 146]

sorry to here of the passing of don i seen him at comps in uk he had some good fast type dogs rip

[baw 4,360]

Really really sad news. I poke fun at the fen guys but it loses its luster when real people are involved. I admire his decision to go out the way he wants with dignity and pride intact. I'd like to think I'd do the same but don't know if I'm brave enough if the time comes. Don proved he had what it takes both in life and the coursing world. I've had the pleasure of spending time with the man on 3 occasions. A true legend who will be sadly missed.

[Bosun11 537]

Like some of the others on here, I never met the man but his name and deeds have come up many times over the years and never a bad word, very sad, RIP Don.

[dytkos 17,598]

R.I.P. Don.

One of the old school, a proper fella.

[boyo 1,398]

r. i .p.sad news.