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Jeffery Douglas "Okeepa" Hager passed from this earth today, may peace be with his soul. 1970-2010.
Okeepa is a long time dear friend of mine and the trail community, whom I met via the trail and he will be surely missed.
HAIRNT !!!
RAT
so young!! so sad. my condolences
Thanks Lilred.
Posted some pics on hairnt.com. Click on 'gallery' and then on 'Okeepa'.
Lone Wolf
09-28-2010, 23:55
true hiker trash. a hobo bro.
Lone Wolf
09-29-2010, 00:05
Jeffery Douglas "Okeepa" Hager passed from this earth today, may peace be with his soul. 1970-2010.
Okeepa is a long time dear friend of mine and the trail community, whom I met via the trail and he will be surely missed.
HAIRNT !!!
RAT
http://web.archive.org/web/20011223074304/hobocentral.com/images/traildaze01/dinner1rsz.jpg
Thanks Wolf. Definitely true hikertrash and a hobo brother.
4eyedbuzzard
09-29-2010, 08:22
so young!! so sad. my condolences
Indeed, so young. Kind of a reality check for all of us over 40 (and then some). Be grateful for every day. RIP.
Blissful
09-29-2010, 09:04
Very sad to hear.
Low Rider
10-02-2010, 02:51
Okeepa rocks!!!!! and his memory lives on!!!! I made some memorial stickers in his honor, email me if you'd like me to send you one/some. HAIRNT!!!!
Low Rider
Here's his obituary (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyprogress/obituary.aspx?n=jeffrey-douglas-hager&pid=145711397). Sounds like an amazing guy.
Rest in Peace.
Low Rider
10-02-2010, 11:33
thanks Spokes! I hadn't seen that yet. take care!
jbrecon2
06-11-2012, 22:11
Jeffery Douglas "Okeepa" Hager passed from this earth today, may peace be with his soul. 1970-2010.
Okeepa is a long time dear friend of mine and the trail community, whom I met via the trail and he will be surely missed.
HAIRNT !!!
RAThttp://trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=331998
O keepas mother picked me up on my thru hike, and i wrote a story about it. I hope that i had gotten all the details right......this story was published in a collection of stories about the AT from stackpole books