Dean Grua

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Dean Grua

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I just saw on another forum that Dean Grua has passed away.
Prayers for the family
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I'm saddened to hear this. RIP Dean.
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I haven't seen Dean in a couple years. I knew he had some health problems but didn't know what they were specifically. My condolences to his family.
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Very sad news - my sincere condolences to his friends and family !
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Re: Dean Grua

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He was diagnosed with Lymphoma about a month ago and only given a short time to live.
He passed away yesterday, I think.
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Re: Dean Grua

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So sad to learn of Dean's passing. I had the pleasure of meeting Dean during my trips to the USA at the Crittenden Range in Kentucky. Dean was always so helpful with his knowledge.
The sport will miss him on the line. My sympathy to his family. Rest in Peace Dean.
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Prayers for the family!! RIP!!
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Sad news. Condolences to the families.
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Re: Dean Grua

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Dean will indeed be missed. He was a fantastic small bore shooter and a super nice guy. He also wrote about the best introduction to shooting silhouettes ever. I asked him if I could repost his silhouette intro and he said, Yes absolutely.
RIP Dean.
Prayers to his family.
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Re: Dean Grua

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Hey folks, Marilyn sent me the following information:

This is the link to Dean’s Obituary that’s listed on (at) the funeral home. It was put up today: https://www.linnemannfuneralhomes.com/o ... omas-grua/

The Memorial Service will be next Thursday. The link for this is also up, but won’t air until December 17, 2020 at 5:50 pm, when you can click it then and watch it as it is happening that night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn0Zankrnp0

Regards, Ron
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