Geoff Tindall

TINDALL Geoff Tindall passed on into God's backcountry after a prolonged illness. Geoff was born in Indiana, and after working construction in Alaska became a building contractor in Crested Butte, Colorado where he honed his skills with the fly rod. One of the original "trout bums" of the 70's, he explored western fisheries such as the Clark Fork and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. In Colorado he met and married wife Cheri moving shortly thereafter to Islamorada, where they raised their son, Charlie. He became a real estate agent and tournament winning fishing guide. His prowess with the long rod was legendary as was his warning "duck or bleed". "There isn't a cast I can't make" was pretty much the way he looked at it. And, if you happened to be in the way, you had been warned. His incredible physical strength was reflected in his will to live as evidenced by his courageous struggle with a long and debilitating condition. His acerbic sense of humor was intelligent; and being a gentleman, his conversation was not vulgar. He's now where the tarpon are high and happy, the bonefish are tailing, and way up in the hills a cutthroat is sipping dries. Geoff was a wonderful man faithful to friend and family. He is survived by his wife Cheri, son Charlie, sisters Sissy Tindall and Betsy Tindall (Chuck Colip), brother John Tindall, nieces Ashley Tindall and Leslie Colip and nephew Charlie Colip. Friends are welcome to gather for a memorial service on June 6, 2015 at 4:00pm at the Lorelei.