Many years ago at a PBS Banquet I was sitting at a booth with Jay Massey when Glenn St Charles stopped by to say hello. After some small talk Glenn said to me, "if you've got a minute of two I'd like to talk to you". I was surprised and honored that he wanted to talk to ME, so I said I've got time right now.
Glenn had me follow him to a quiet place in the lobby with a comfortable couch where we sat while I listened to his thoughts about a traditional record keeping organization. The idea took me by surprise, especially coming from the man that had founded the Pope & Young Club.
I had mixed thoughts at first but then I saw the wisdom of it. It was basically starting a record keeping organization much like P&Y was when it first started....before it kind of got away from the original intent. Like it or not, bow hunters today are divided into two camps modern and traditional and there are some aspects of the sport that the two mix about like oil and water.
Glenn was a visionary who had the ability to look past the next curve in the road. The Compton Traditional Bowhunters and the Compton Archives are/were Glenns vision. Because of his relentless pursuit of this vision along with his urging and guidance those goals were finely met.
We just lost this great man but thank God he lived long enough to lead us to this point. Now it's up to us to hold onto it.
Topic: Thank you Glenn St Charles (Read 659 times)
