Cherokee Slim of the TN Marauders has passed away due to complications from the covid virus. A notification is on the forums of the Ocoee Rangers & TN Mountain Marauders.
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He served as a Marine from 1968-1972, and fought for his country in the Vietnam War. He married the love of his life, Ramona, a gorgeous redhead on 05/18/1969 and together they had two beautiful daughters, Sherry and Tasia. After he was discharged from the service, he served as a Tennessee State Trooper, and eventually he answered God's call to missionary service. He and Ramona dropped all the comforts of a life in the United States, packed up their children, and served as missionaries in Colombia, Peru, and Mexico. They carried the word of God to dark and intense places, led countless people to God's saving grace, and experienced everything from living in the rainforest, finding themselves being smuggled out of a country in the trunk of a car, eating snakes and guinea pigs, learning to dance traditional Latin American and Spanish dances, and loving on everyone they met. In his later years, Rich enjoyed teaching his grandchildren to shoot, bake bread, shooting SASS under the pseudonym Cherokee Slim, and singing in his church choir. His grandchildren will never forget the movie nights, meals, and wisdom he provided, or the delicious bread he baked. Some of their most precious memories include him officiating their weddings and being present at any and all sport/performance/graduations they might have had. He passed away 12/22/2020 due to complications from Covid-19. He is survived by his wife, Ramona Wagner, his daughter Sherry Dagnan and her husband, Michael, his grandchildren: Meagan Peck and her husband Nick, Kenneth Charles Shelton, Brandon Shelton, Rachel Timchak and her husband Jared, and Eric Ryan Pike.
Please find joy with us as we celebrate that one of God's good and faithful servants has gone home to be with his Lord. As a final thought, when you get to heaven, look in the choir. He will be there or out on the shooting range, it's a toss up which one.
