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August Westergaard
Mar 4th, 2008 at 12:29pm
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August Westergaard died recently, "Auggie" was the son of well known old time schuetzen shooter Chris Westergaard, and was a champion in his own right. Auggie was the only man I knew who could actually remember the old Schuetzen matches and who once knew many of the old shooters.  Cry

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Re: August Westergaard
Reply #1 - Mar 4th, 2008 at 1:21pm
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He will be missed...a real gentleman!   Cry

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Reply #2 - Mar 5th, 2008 at 11:32am
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I have a photo of Auggie coaching his grandaughter Amy at the 1989
Coors Schuetzenfest. At that time he was 67 and I wondered how such an old chap could shoot. Now I'm a few months from 73! A few years back leg problems forced him to shoot benchrest only, something he did
not really like.

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Reply #3 - Mar 5th, 2008 at 1:34pm
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But it was just a couple of years ago, when winning a match at Eau Claire, WI, that he commented that it was the 72nd anniversary of his first shooting medal!   

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Reply #4 - Mar 5th, 2008 at 10:12pm
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Augie was a true gentleman as well as a fine shooter. I remember one of his "clinics" when Coors moved to Raton that went well past our bedtime. 

Many of our younger shooters may not be aware the Augie was a member of several US shooting teams, including the '52 Olympics.

May he rest in peace.
  
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Re: August Westergaard
Reply #5 - Mar 6th, 2008 at 12:00am
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If anyone would like to read about Augie. 


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