Donald Robert Rummler

I can honestly say that I would not be the person that I am today had it not been for some amazing mentors, and Mr. Rummler is surely near the top of that list.

I remember our long hours spent in the “tunnel” on Langley working on my science fair projects and how Mr. Rummler taught me about ballistics, measuring shot groups, and just how important it was to buy the expensive ammunition. The fact that Mr. Rummler would take me under his wing in an effort to explain physics to a...

It is seems increasingly rare to find a man so dedicated and passionate to the coaching and mentoring of today’s youth to spend the amount of time Mr. Rummler did on the ranges of Langley. So many young men and woman were transformed in life by his endless effort to volunteer. I am one of the lucky ones who had the opportunity to be coached by this fine man, and it has forever changed my life. Mr. Rummler showed me how to dedicate to a goal, how to never quit, and how to keep a calm head...

I’ve been thinking a lot about Don for the past two days since the “other” Don, Don Ridenour, called to tell me of his passing.

I’ve thought about when I first met Don in Chino, California. He was a frequent volunteer at rifle matches and somehow he and I got paired as a scoring team. It isn’t often one has the opportunity to meet a real ‘rocket scientist.’ He was so unassuming, and FUNNY, that I would’ve never guessed his occupation. He was a camilleon of communication with a...