Ray Edward Milstead Jr.

Dear Dad , I will always apreicate and remember all the great moments that you shared with me. You will always be in my heart and my prayers. Both you and Joan will always be in my heart for your generosity. And I also want to thank Judy, Barbra for sharing their dad with me, the fond memories, will guide me all the days of my life! Danelle Carnessali

Sorry for your lost ray & tom was great fence company missed Joan also

Some of the great memories I have of my father involved fishing. I remember him taking me and my brother to Pine Lake and catching a basket full of Crappie that we later had a fish fry with our neighbors. I will always remember the fun we all had as a family living on a house boat on Dale Hollow Lake in Tennessee. Fishing Lake Erie for Walleye and catching Stripped Bass in Chesapeake Bay was also a great time I shared with my Dad. I will never forget the great times we had on Lake Kipawa in Canada living of the grid catching Lake Trout and Walleye. I was lucky to return the favor when my Dad came to visit me in Texas; we fished the bayous and bays catching Redfish and Speckled Trout. But the most awesome memory I have of my Dad was the time we were fishing Sebastian Inlet in Florida. My Dad and I were fishing from the south Jetties when a school of Tarpon entered the inlet chasing Mullet. We both hooked up immediately and the fight was on. I hooked several but was unable to slow them down and eventually they keep breaking my line. I remember standing back and watching my Dad maneuvering around the uneven rocks like a cat as the waves crashed over him as he fought this 100+ pound Tarpon. He somehow worked the fish around the Jetties and landed the fish on the beach. There is nobody I would rather be fishing with then my Father. We had some great times fishing together and I will really miss that part of my life. I love you Dad.