It's taken me a day to start this. I still don't know if I'll get my thoughts straight.
I got the call that Mike Yaciuk passed away, apparently in his sleep. Mike was one of the good guys. He loved to come out and play. It didn't matter if it was PPC, IPSC, or just plinking. He came out to play and socialize in equal parts, and that pretty much sums up his whole life.
Mike seems to have been able to go through life working hard, but always finding time to play hard. I started out as a friend, and wound up an employee for a while. When Mike found himself with more work than help, he gave me the opportunity to make extra cash when I'd been laid of to only part-time. Years later when he'd sold the business to his son Bob, he once again called to see If i could help out.
It was never dull working for his or his sons company. I lost track of the number of time that people would stop out of the blue and come looking for Mike when they saw the truck. It would seem Mike rarely had just customers. They all seemed to morph into friends. He was in business, but he always seemed to put the personal contact up front. He made sure the customer knew what was really going on, and made sure they were comfortable with the money they spent.
His son Bob would probably be both proud and embarassed to see how close to the mold he is from the old man.
I got the call that Mike Yaciuk passed away, apparently in his sleep. Mike was one of the good guys. He loved to come out and play. It didn't matter if it was PPC, IPSC, or just plinking. He came out to play and socialize in equal parts, and that pretty much sums up his whole life.
Mike seems to have been able to go through life working hard, but always finding time to play hard. I started out as a friend, and wound up an employee for a while. When Mike found himself with more work than help, he gave me the opportunity to make extra cash when I'd been laid of to only part-time. Years later when he'd sold the business to his son Bob, he once again called to see If i could help out.
It was never dull working for his or his sons company. I lost track of the number of time that people would stop out of the blue and come looking for Mike when they saw the truck. It would seem Mike rarely had just customers. They all seemed to morph into friends. He was in business, but he always seemed to put the personal contact up front. He made sure the customer knew what was really going on, and made sure they were comfortable with the money they spent.
His son Bob would probably be both proud and embarassed to see how close to the mold he is from the old man.
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