I knew Mr. Voigt well enough to say hello, in passing. I saw him in several Major Matches over the years, but rarely had a speaking acquaintance with him.
Perhaps it sounds petty to mention that he never did me a wrong, but he served USPSA well as a President, and I cannot say as much for some other past presidents. He was an excellent competitive shooter, and I was incidentally squaded with him at a couple of major matches over the years.
Watching him shoot was like watching a butterfly in field of nectar; he floated from one target to the next, and on stages which caused me problems he set the example. Everyone who ever squaded with Mr. Voigt wanted to be Just Like Him ... so we shot too fast, and never minded that we didn't get the A-zone hits as regularly as he did; he Set The Bar higher than we could ever hope to match.
A Gentleman, he would chat with a lowly C-class shooter as readily as the Grand-Masters with whom he was accustomed to meet in his squad.
The competitive shooting world has diminished a bit with his passing.
2 comments:
Well said.
May he RIP, he will be missed.
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