Passing of Gene Sanders

[CHENRYIV]

I just wanted to pass along that we lost a true ambassador of traditional archery in the State of Georgia this morning.  Gene was the owner of G & L Bows and know for his longbows and short recurves.  Gene had become a good friend in short period of time that I'd known him.

[Friend]

May God rest his soul.

[njloco]

Sorry to hear that we lost a good Trad guy.

[KentuckyTJ]

Sorry for the loss!

[Gen273]

I am sorry to hear that! Gene built me a little 52 inch Recurve a few years ago.

[Stump73]

Sorry to ahear about his passing.

[Caughtandhobble]

RIP

Prayers up for family and friends!

Bisch

[Matty]

:(  
Let's be thankful for his contributions. I'm sure he'll be missed.

[Leland]

Condolences to his family.
Leland

[Cyclic-Rivers]

RIP Gene. I will be hunting your Mantis Longbow again tomorrow as I have all season.

[Sixby]

I had one of his bows and it was a really nice bow, I gave it to a man that owned it before I did but had to sell it. I never met Gene but greatly admired his bow. God bless the family and loved ones and peace be unto them.

God bless you all, Steve

[Lewis Brookshire III]

I dont even know where to start.....I was building my first bow (a red oak board bow) years ago and needed a string for it and someone told me about Gene. I gave him a call and he invited me out to his shop. He graciously looked my little pathetic bow over and made me a string while I was there. I owned a Painting business at the time and ended up painting the indside and outside of his house and spent a lot of time with him. He offered to teach me how to build bows (a real one, lol) adn I spent the next year in his shop as much as I could learning from him. I ended up building a handful of bows during that time including my goto bow for the last 5+ years which is the bow in my avatar.

Unfortunatley over the last few years we lost contact as I travel more and more for work and bursitis in my shoulder has kept me from shooting bows. I unexpectedly ran into him at my physical therapist after working on my shoulder a few months ago and now looking back if I would have known that would have been the last time I would see him I would have said so much more.

Gene was a mountain of a man and I wish I could have spent more time with him over the last couple of years. I am glad that I was able to know him and call him a friend. The Trad archery world has lost a treasure, that is a fact.

[Jayrod]

GODBLESS bless his family and friends!

[RC]

A good Man. He will be missed.RC

[ron w]

 He made a good bow......RIP

[Wudstix]

RIP Gene, prayers for you and your family.

[Stone Knife]

Prayers sent for his family.

[Squirrel Bait]

Really good guy . He will be missed .

[Steve Jr]

RIP Gene and prayers for comfort to the family.