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Rex Olsen
In Memory of
Rex Mack
Olsen
1953 - 2017
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Rex and I were'nt best friends but heck, he was a friend to so many he couldn't be best friends with all of us. But on one magical night, when we were probably just 8 or 9 years old, Rex and I went out together on Halloween night to get all the candy a young boy could carry. I know we covered every house possible between 3rd Avenue and 12 Avenue, on foot, no parents keepng watch on us. I was so tired at the end of the night. I can remember we finally ended up at one his brothers house on 8th Street, along the railroad tracks, probably because by then it was at least 9 o'clock and everyone else had their lights turned off. Later in life I was fortunate to reaqiuaint myself in 2010, the incredible journey of Aravaipa Canyon. Most of us hadn't seen each other for many, many years which meant that the night before the hike, we all stayed up way past prime time enjoying more aqua vitae than we should have, especially the night before a long hike. Anyway, as we got ready early in the morning, I can remember the friends Rex was carpooling with waiting a while longer as it seems he might have overslept. He wasn't left behind. I haven't gone a hike like it since......age and bad knees be damned, but I'm going to have to go on one more I think per Rex's good memories. We who knew Rex were blessed to know him. Bless his wife, children and loved ones with good fortune and happier days.

Posted by Tom Green
Monday July 31, 2017 at 5:45 pm
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