Thinking of Trimbleman reminds me of our ol' buddy from Arkansas, Jim Petty, alleged operator of The Roadkill Cafe. He had worked with him at some time and referred to him as "De-rail".
Met up with Jim in Fayatteville when we each had a daughter attending the U. of A., home of the Razorbacks.
Sad to hear that Deral Paulk is gone.
He would truly help anybody.
Good nurtured, and hard working.
N
So sorry to hear that news. Life is so funny, Deral did so much good for his buddy suffering from cancer, and we all came together for that. As a cancer survivor myself, let me just add Cancer Sucks!
Here's my interesting story about Trimbleman.. I never got to meet him, but he may have gotten married because of me. (Not that I want to be responsible, 😉 but he met a lady (from comments on my fb page) that was my Facebook friend from my hometown in Illinois. (whom I had also never met in person).... They hit it off and I believe she was the reason he went to Kentucky. There was discussion of a beach wedding on Sanibel where I was going to give her away. Over the years we drifted apart in the busy online life and I haven't been in contact with either of them for quite a while. So I don't know the end of that story, but it was a modern romance for sure.
Has anyone been able to find an obituary for Edward Deral Paulk, Jr. ?
My wife and I did share a meal with Deral When he visited our State Conference (Oregon) many years ago and have stayed in touch. I think the chemo treatments took him out.
He will be missed.
Joe and Jean
wow, I didn't realize he hasn't posted here in a decade. I think that's when he moved to Kentucky.
So sorry to hear that news. Life is so funny, Deral did so much good for his buddy suffering from cancer, and we all came together for that. As a cancer survivor myself, let me just add Cancer Sucks!
Here's my interesting story about Trimbleman.. I never got to meet him, but he may have gotten married because of me. (Not that I want to be responsible, 😉 but he met a lady (from comments on my fb page) that was my Facebook friend from my hometown in Illinois. (whom I had also never met in person).... They hit it off and I believe she was the reason he went to Kentucky. There was discussion of a beach wedding on Sanibel where I was going to give her away. Over the years we drifted apart in the busy online life and I haven't been in contact with either of them for quite a while. So I don't know the end of that story, but it was a modern romance for sure.
That relationship ended. I know no details.
@tommy-young I figured... but it's still a good story. There's always hope!
Very sad news indeed. Heaven now has one more surveyor.
That’s a shame, he dates back to when the POB forum was going big.
I recall that Deral's earliest posts were as "Topconman".
Then he got a paying job.
I recall that Deral's earliest posts were as "Topconman".
Then he got a paying job.
Yes, then he went by "TM" so it covered both!
That is very sad news-he was "one of the greats" in my book. Condolences to his friends and family.
RIP Deral
