P.F. 0 #1 February 7, 2007 It is with a sad heart that I bring the news to the skydiving world that we have lost one of our own. Jim (Ripcord) Poulson Hellfish #4, D-427 passed away yesterday morning. Anybody that has ever hung out at the Hellfish tent during Rantoul or ever jumped the bridge at bridge day is sure to have met Ripcord and his son Marty. Some of the best skydiving stories ever told were when Ripcord and Bob Sinclair would sit around and talk about the old days of skydiving. We will miss Ripcord, he was a great friend and a Great Hellfish. Please remember Marty and Jims family in your prayers. Services for Ripcord will be held at : 2/9/07 @ 4:00Pm Church of Christ 505 W.Highway Alta, IA 51002http://home.comcast.net/~thefishwrapper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoBob 0 #2 February 7, 2007 Blue Skies Brother."I'm not a gynecologist but I will take a look at it" RB #1295, Smokey Sister #1, HellFish #658, Dirty Sanchez #194, Muff Brothers #3834, POPS #9614, Orfun Foster-Parent?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 221 #3 February 7, 2007 QuoteBlue Skies Brother. #407 Fly Free!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soberamprat 0 #4 February 7, 2007 Very sad about Ripcords passing. Met him many moons ago late 70s early 80s. He and Bob always had the best stories. RIP Ripcord http://www.swoopstudios.com/videos/videos-rex.php Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #5 February 7, 2007 Blue skies bro... sucks to hear it!!! CReW Skies, bubbles"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #6 February 7, 2007 QuoteQuoteBlue Skies Brother. #407 Fly Free!Umm isnt that me BLUE sKies RipcordYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #7 February 7, 2007 Blue Skies Macca HF: 502Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
padalcek 9 #8 February 7, 2007 damn...Padalcek - CCO, HF-17 http://www.theflyinghellfish.com I'm not a real skydiver - but I do play one on dz.com. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 67 #9 February 7, 2007 fly free RipcordYou can't be drunk all day if you don't start early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skysporto655 0 #10 February 7, 2007 You were a good friend my brother, it will just not be the same at the convention or Bridge day. Blue Skies BASE 655~Hellfish 69 EMBRACE HUMAN FLIGHT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 221 #11 February 7, 2007 DOH! Yeah - I'm 408.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #12 February 7, 2007 Condolences to friends and family. Bluer skies above.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pre7117 0 #13 February 7, 2007 PeaceHELLFISH 429 POPS 11113 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilDevil 2 #14 February 8, 2007 Blue skies HF#671``````````````````````````````````` " Cant keep a good woman down " Angels have wings, but devils can fly ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base428 1 #15 February 8, 2007 Man, this has been a tough year already. We've now lost two great Bridge Day jumpers (Johnny Gates and now Jim). I'll never forget how nervous it made us to see Jim pulling a ripcord on a BASE jump. But he had done it for MANY years and quite a few BASE jumpers only knew him as "Ripcord Man". He is a legend at Bridge Day. Fortunately, I had the pleasure of spending some valuable time with him after Bridge Day 2006. He gave me some OLD photos of him wearing a custom wingsuit many, many years ago. I'll see if I can scan them in, as I'm sure many of you will enjoy them (if that's OK?) I could always count on Jim's phone call shortly after July 1st each year in order to register for Bridge Day. I am definately going to miss him. Hang in there Marty. Your dad was one of the best.(c)2010 Vertical Visions. No unauthorized duplication permitted. <==For the media only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #16 February 8, 2007 Oh hell. That's terrible. Ripcord was a legend and I will never forget him. Sadly I will not make the service. If anyone has contact information for Pullout, aka Marty, please send it to me. I would very much like to get in touch with him. Also, if anyone has current contact info for Bubba I would like to get in touch with him too. Hugs to my fellow Hellfish! That's rough. Eternal blue skies Ripcord. We will miss you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martymac11 0 #17 February 8, 2007 Hey where have you been? Joe is already in Alta for the Memorial Service tomorrow. I'm heading out in an hour to be there around 1:00 PM tomorrow. The Service is at 4:00 PM. Joe (Bubba) Phillips can be reached at xxx-xxx-xxxx Marty Paulson can be reached @ xxx-xxx-xxxx. For those who didn't know, Jim was one of the original eight who made up the Flynig Hellfish. He is Hellfish #4. The photo that Jason Bell mentioned of Jim in his wingsuit is on the main page of "theflyinghellfish.com". Our group has lost some of it's heart with Jim's passing. Marty MacDonald - Hellfish #2 Posted edited to remove phone numbers. Please PM this poster if you need phone numbers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #18 February 8, 2007 Hey hey Marty Mac! What's up man? Bummer of a loss. I will be sure to give Bubba and Pullout a call. Thanks for the info. (you may want to edit the numbers out of your post so they don't get any random calls - just a thought) Please give everyone my love tomorrow. You guys are in my thoughts and prayers. Wish I could be there too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lsm 0 #19 February 8, 2007 Oh man, I liked that guy ! RIP !--------------------------------------- Luck beef four Yule heap ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badenhop 0 #20 February 8, 2007 Godspeed. Avery Flying Hellfish #35================================== I've got all I need, Jesus and gravity. Dolly Parton http://www.AveryBadenhop.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZegeunerLeben 0 #21 February 9, 2007 >>My condolences my friend Flying Hellfish #587 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rasmack 0 #22 February 14, 2007 Sad news indeed. Whenever I think of Ripcord I will always have this picture in mind. I s'pose we'll have to have commemorative thunderstorms at the WFFC every year now...HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
