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I was so sad to hear of the demise of the "Old Man." My wife and I were fortunate enough to see him just once, in 2000. Needless to say, he made quite an impression on us. I collect every New Hampshire quarter that bears his likeness. He was the centerpiece of the beauty of New Hampshire and we mourn his passing with you.
We encourage you to rebuild him if at all possible, and I'll be sending my financial contribution to assist in that effort. We'd like to be there for the memorial service to be held May 10 but that's just not possible. We'll get back up there as soon as possible to take in the beauty that the Old Man overlooked from his perch on the mountain. It just won't be quite the same without him.
Your friends in Texas, Jim & Beverly Kirkendall
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Photo taken April 12, 2003
Submitted by JR Crossett, Bethel, Vermont |
I am in the state of VA and have lived in NH for more than 37 years. I was so heart broken to hear of his collapse today at work. My family would go there often for picnics, and I was there 2 years ago on my Harley showing friends this awesome mountain man. I will be forever saddened when I go home to visit and no longer can go see my Old Man of the Mountain.
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I can't believe that he actually fell, but I don't think he should be rebuilt because it just wouldn't be the same. I remember going up north to the Basin to walk the trails and then I would always go to see the Old Man before I would go home. We will all miss him but I think it's just time to let him go and move on.
Stacy, Laconia, New Hampshire
So sorry He is gone.
As a kid, I was awestruck by the Old Man, while camping/hiking the area on summer family vacation. I always thought of Him as a national monument.
Cynthia Hains, Pennsylvania
It was in 1965 that I first visited the Old Man of the Mountain. I am from Canada, but my uncle lived in NH and while visiting him he drove a friend and myself up to see the "Old Man." My next trip was in 1976 with my husband, sister and her husband. We were travelling in our truck camper and visited my uncle again, who to us was known as the "Old Man of the Mountain." We returned home by way of the White Mountains and visited the Old Man again. For the past nine years I have spent my Autumn vacations with my relatives from Rhode Island visiting in the White Mountain region and never missed a chance to drive past or visit the Old Man. On my next trip it will be sad not to see him, but I will always cherish the memories.
My deepest condolences - Linda Hiscoe, Nova Scotia
Looking up at the Old Man was always a wonderful thing.... no matter the weather, there he'd be, strong as ever. As a Vermonter who's been in the west for years, I almost cried when I heard the news.... and I heard it from the BBC World News Service! He will be missed by so many, but never forgotten.
Mary LaMoy, Boise, Idaho
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It was a very sad moment when I turned on the news and heard the "Old Man" had passed away. My husband and I have been vacationing in the White Mountains since we started dating in 1987. In fact, my husband proposed to me at The Flume. We made it a point to see the Old Man every time we visited New Hampshire. It will be sad to go back this year and not see him overlooking things. It was like losing an old friend.
Wendy Andrews, Clinton, CT
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