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RoggenfeldGSPs1
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Hi,
On my way home to VT from the NSS I stopped in NC to visit with Paul
Fairfield (Wentworth GSPs). We should all be in such great shape at
the age of 94! He is living at the Memory Center in Twin Lakes
retirement community. I didn't ask, but I think he and Eleanor moved
from their retirement home into the center because she needed it before
she died last year. Paul stayed on there afterward. He uses a walker
with a seat, but otherwise seems fine. I took Joni in with me, and
when he saw us he was very excited to see a shorthair, and told all his
friends that was the kind of dogs he raised. He was part of a group
that had just come out of morning chapel, and they then all sat in a
circle (me included) to do limbering exercises. Before they started,
they asked me to do a little "show" demo, and then she was allowed to
visit with all the residents in the circle. She did very well,
considering she isn't trained as a therapy dog. Paul and I then spent
about an hour chatting about the "old days" and who was still around,
and all the time he just kept stroking and petting Joni. It was sad to
see how much he missed not having a GSP around anymore.
After the group broke up, we went to his room, which is very nice, as
is the whole facility which is only 2 years old. On the wall he has
pictures of his deceased son, his other son & daughter-in-law, and
the middle picture is of "Pearl Girl", who I believe was a daughter of
Ben (Wentworth's Benchmark). If my memory is right Ben was a DC, and
solid liver at that. Getting a bench championship on a solid (no
patches or ticking on feet or chest) was not easy in the 70's.
He was sad to see us leave, and said I had "made his day -- no, week,
-- no month!" If anyone is interested in sending him a card or letter,
or even visiting if you are in the area, the address is Paul Fairfield,
c/o Memory Center, 3801 Wade Coble Drive, Burlington, NC 27215
Pam Parshall
Roggenfeld Shorthairs
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shomberg2
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Pam,
So very glad that you were able to visit with Paul on your way home from the Nationals. I can only imagine how happy he was to see you and have a Shorthair spend some time with him. Wish that we might have been able to stop as well but I had to be back home to judge the DC Weimaraner Club's sweepstakes held with their own NSS and so time was not on our side. We do stay in touch with Paul and he is amazing. Losing El last year was just something that had to be unimaginably difficult but Paul is as stoic and brave as anyone I have ever known and so he continues on; albeit a bit more lonely. I am sure that Paul was thrilled to see you and how thoughtful of you to stop in to see him. What a kind gesture.
We have descendants of Benchmark who was a very handsome and talented dog in his own right. He never became a Dual though Paul & El had pursued it at one time.
They stopped by here for a few days after going to NY to get Ben back from a very notable and well known field handler in GSPs at the time. It cost them a great deal of money and more than a few tears to have him returned to good health as he had been chained to a barrel, was infested with parasites and was in generally poor condition overall. That pretty much ended their pursuit of a dual title as you might imagine because no title was worth the condition they had found their dog to be in upon their arrival at the handler's home .
It was just sad to see Ben in that condition but it was very good that Paul & El went for him when they did or the outcome might not have been positive.
"Pearl Girl" was a bitch bred by Donna Liberto ( Legacy GSPs) and she was out of Cynthia Weaver's Ch.Guten Morgen Frosch Von Grief and Donna's champion bitch, Frieda.
She was their last GSP and they adored her. In recent years they often spoke of Pearl Girl and her loss affected them deeply.
Pearl was the dog who came after Ben's untimely loss and I have no doubt she helped to heal their hearts in so many ways.
Thanks for sharing your visit with all of us and it is helpful to know that Paul is doing well. We owe him a call and you reminded me of it and so I am appreciative.
Sincerely,
Sharon
"Shomberg", AKC Reg.
Multiple Best In Show & National Award Winning German Shorthaired Pointers
Shomberg2@aol.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Parshall
To: gsp-l
Sent: Sat, May 22, 2010 3:00 pm
Subject: [gsp-l] visit with Paul Fairfield
Hi,
On my way home to VT from the NSS I stopped in NC to visit with Paul
Fairfield (Wentworth GSPs). We should all be in such great shape at
the age of 94! He is living at the Memory Center in Twin Lakes
retirement community. I didn't ask, but I think he and Eleanor moved
from their retirement home into the center because she needed it before
she died last year. Paul stayed on there afterward. He uses a walker
with a seat, but otherwise seems fine. I took Joni in with me, and
when he saw us he was very excited to see a shorthair, and told all his
friends that was the kind of dogs he raised. He was part of a group
that had just come out of morning chapel, and they then all sat in a
circle (me included) to do limbering exercises. Before they started,
they asked me to do a little "show" demo, and then she was allowed to
visit with all the residents in the circle. She did very well,
considering she isn't trained as a therapy dog. Paul and I then spent
about an hour chatting about the "old days" and who was still around,
and all the time he just kept stroking and petting Joni. It was sad to
see how much he missed not having a GSP around anymore.
After the group broke up, we went to his room, which is very nice, as
is the whole facility which is only 2 years old. On the wall he has
pictures of his deceased son, his other son & daughter-in-law, and
the middle picture is of "Pearl Girl", who I believe was a daughter of
Ben (Wentworth's Benchmark). If my memory is right Ben was a DC, and
solid liver at that. Getting a bench championship on a solid (no
patches or ticking on feet or chest) was not easy in the 70's.
He was sad to see us leave, and said I had "made his day -- no, week,
-- no month!" If anyone is interested in sending him a card or letter,
or even visiting if you are in the area, the address is Paul Fairfield,
c/o Memory Center, 3801 Wade Coble Drive, Burlington, NC 27215
Pam Parshall
Roggenfeld Shorthairs
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cjgalbraith
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Pam, how wonderful to share this with all of us. What say each
of us rounds of a photo to send along with a little note, maybe just a comment
or two about the silly things our dogs love to do with ‘their people’…
C.J. Galbraith
Boulder, CO
Winterburn GSPs
Int’l Nat’l UKC AKC CH GDR UnWillyn Firebird SH “Jack”
Int’l UKC AKC CH BurrDee Winterburn MayaKarma MH “Maya”
From: gsp-l-request@shorthairs.net
[mailto:gsp-l-request@shorthairs.net] On Behalf Of Pam Parshall
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 1:00 PM
To: gsp-l
Subject: [gsp-l] visit with Paul Fairfield
Hi,
On my way home to VT from the NSS I stopped in NC to visit with Paul
Fairfield (Wentworth GSPs). We should all be in such great shape at the
age of 94! He is living at the Memory Center in Twin Lakes retirement
community. I didn't ask, but I think he and Eleanor moved from their
retirement home into the center because she needed it before she died last
year. Paul stayed on there afterward. He uses a walker with a seat,
but otherwise seems fine. I took Joni in with me, and when he saw us he
was very excited to see a shorthair, and told all his friends that was the kind
of dogs he raised. He was part of a group that had just come out of
morning chapel, and they then all sat in a circle (me included) to do limbering
exercises. Before they started, they asked me to do a little
"show" demo, and then she was allowed to visit with all the residents
in the circle. She did very well, considering she isn't trained as a
therapy dog. Paul and I then spent about an hour chatting about the
"old days" and who was still around, and all the time he just kept
stroking and petting Joni. It was sad to see how much he missed not
having a GSP around anymore.
After the group broke up, we went to his room, which is very nice, as is
the whole facility which is only 2 years old. On the wall he has pictures
of his deceased son, his other son & daughter-in-law, and the middle
picture is of "Pearl Girl", who I believe was a daughter of Ben
(Wentworth's Benchmark). If my memory is right Ben was a DC, and solid
liver at that. Getting a bench championship on a solid (no patches or ticking
on feet or chest) was not easy in the 70's.
He was sad to see us leave, and said I had "made his day -- no,
week, -- no month!" If anyone is interested in sending him a card or
letter, or even visiting if you are in the area, the address is Paul Fairfield,
c/o Memory Center, 3801 Wade Coble Drive, Burlington, NC 27215
Pam Parshall
Roggenfeld Shorthairs
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legacykennels1
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Posts:221
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Pam: gosh..im so glad you posted this. I thought that Paul had passed away as well, but I probl. got confused with Gene Ellis passing, who was down there with them i believe. Oh my gosh..I bred "Pearl Girl"...I cant believe he still has a picture of her. She was not a Ben daughter. She was out of my Monarchs Mein Grievous Angel aka "Molly Booger"...the sire was Cynthia Weavers "Kermit"..Ch. Guten Morgens Frosh v Greif. He did breed her to Ben I think at one time. I still have the letters that Eleanor and Paul would write from Pearl telling me of her adventures going to live with them in VT and her life there. I treasure them. As far as Ben..they did quite a lot with that "liver dog" for back then, but he was a good one. He was a combo of Fieldfine and Wentworth (Jim/June Burns). I have pics of Paul and Eleanor with Steve and Sharon Dattilio at our A frame house
in the country playing with puppies and picking out the Pearl....oh my how time flys as that was back in the mid 80's I believe. I will drop him a note for sure. Im glad to hear that he seems to be in good health for his age. Thanks for visiting with him, and sharing your story with all of us. I wish there more of us who remember dear sweet Paul and El....Donna
--- On Sat, 5/22/10, Pam Parshall wrote:
From: Pam Parshall
Subject: [gsp-l] visit with Paul Fairfield
To: "gsp-l"
Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 3:00 PM
Hi,
On my way home to VT from the NSS I stopped in NC to visit with Paul Fairfield (Wentworth GSPs). We should all be in such great shape at the age of 94! He is living at the Memory Center in Twin Lakes retirement community. I didn't ask, but I think he and Eleanor moved from their retirement home into the center because she needed it before she died last year. Paul stayed on there afterward. He uses a walker with a seat, but otherwise seems fine. I took Joni in with me, and when he saw us he was very excited to see a shorthair, and told all his friends that was the kind of dogs he raised. He was part of a group that had just come out of morning chapel, and they then all sat in a circle (me included) to do limbering exercises. Before they started, they asked me to do a little "show" demo, and then she was allowed to visit with all the residents in the circle. She did
very well, considering she isn't trained as a therapy dog. Paul and I then spent about an hour chatting about the "old days" and who was still around, and all the time he just kept stroking and petting Joni. It was sad to see how much he missed not having a GSP around anymore.
After the group broke up, we went to his room, which is very nice, as is the whole facility which is only 2 years old. On the wall he has pictures of his deceased son, his other son & daughter-in-law, and the middle picture is of "Pearl Girl", who I believe was a daughter of Ben (Wentworth's Benchmark). If my memory is right Ben was a DC, and solid liver at that. Getting a bench championship on a solid (no patches or ticking on feet or chest) was not easy in the 70's.
He was sad to see us leave, and said I had "made his day -- no, week, -- no month!" If anyone is interested in sending him a card or letter, or even visiting if
you are in the area, the address is Paul Fairfield, c/o Memory Center, 3801 Wade Coble Drive, Burlington, NC 27215
Pam Parshall
Roggenfeld Shorthairs
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singltrak
Las Cruces, NM
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Thanks for sharing, Pam. I'll plan to go visit him on my way to NC and VA in October.
Phyllis McNall
Phyllis McNall***Singltrak Shorthairs
Las Cruces, New Mexico
"Look To The Past, Breed For The Future"
--- On Sat, 5/22/10, Pam Parshall wrote:
From: Pam Parshall
Subject: [gsp-l] visit with Paul Fairfield
To: "gsp-l"
Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 1:00 PM
He was sad to see us leave, and said I had "made his day -- no, week, -- no month!" If anyone is interested in sending him a card or letter, or even visiting if you are in the area, the address is Paul Fairfield, c/o Memory Center, 3801 Wade Coble Drive, Burlington, NC 27215
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dkhand
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Yes what a GREAT idea !!
From: gsp-l-request@shorthairs.net
[mailto:gsp-l-request@shorthairs.net] On Behalf Of CJ Galbraith
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 4:00 PM
To: gsp-l@shorthairs.net
Subject: RE: [gsp-l] visit with Paul Fairfield
Pam, how wonderful to share this with all of us. What say
each of us rounds of a photo to send along with a little note, maybe just a
comment or two about the silly things our dogs love to do with ‘their people’…
C.J. Galbraith
Boulder, CO
Winterburn GSPs
Int’l Nat’l UKC AKC CH GDR UnWillyn Firebird SH “Jack”
Int’l UKC AKC CH BurrDee Winterburn MayaKarma MH “Maya”
From: gsp-l-request@shorthairs.net
[mailto:gsp-l-request@shorthairs.net] On Behalf Of Pam Parshall
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 1:00 PM
To: gsp-l
Subject: [gsp-l] visit with Paul Fairfield
Hi,
On my way home to VT from the NSS I stopped in NC to visit with Paul
Fairfield (Wentworth GSPs). We should all be in such great shape at the
age of 94! He is living at the Memory Center in Twin Lakes retirement
community. I didn't ask, but I think he and Eleanor moved from their
retirement home into the center because she needed it before she died last
year. Paul stayed on there afterward. He uses a walker with a seat,
but otherwise seems fine. I took Joni in with me, and when he saw us he
was very excited to see a shorthair, and told all his friends that was the kind
of dogs he raised. He was part of a group that had just come out of
morning chapel, and they then all sat in a circle (me included) to do limbering
exercises. Before they started, they asked me to do a little
"show" demo, and then she was allowed to visit with all the residents
in the circle. She did very well, considering she isn't trained as a
therapy dog. Paul and I then spent about an hour chatting about the
"old days" and who was still around, and all the time he just kept
stroking and petting Joni. It was sad to see how much he missed not
having a GSP around anymore.
After the group broke up, we went to his room, which is very nice, as is
the whole facility which is only 2 years old. On the wall he has pictures
of his deceased son, his other son & daughter-in-law, and the middle
picture is of "Pearl Girl", who I believe was a daughter of Ben
(Wentworth's Benchmark). If my memory is right Ben was a DC, and solid
liver at that. Getting a bench championship on a solid (no patches or ticking
on feet or chest) was not easy in the 70's.
He was sad to see us leave, and said I had "made his day -- no,
week, -- no month!" If anyone is interested in sending him a card or
letter, or even visiting if you are in the area, the address is Paul Fairfield,
c/o Memory Center, 3801 Wade Coble Drive, Burlington, NC 27215
Pam Parshall
Roggenfeld Shorthairs
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legacykennels1
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Sharon: thanks for the note about Paul and Pearl..I wanted to breed Frieda to Kermit, but I think you and Cynthia talked me into using her mother Molly instead. We did breed Frieda to your wonderful boy Ruger after that. Im so glad to her about Paul and Pearl. It makes me feel good to know she gave them some love and joy. Donna
--- On Sat, 5/22/10, Sharon wrote:
From: Sharon
Subject: Re: [gsp-l] visit with Paul Fairfield
To: gsp-l@shorthairs.net
Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 3:50 PM
Pam,
So very glad that you were able to visit with Paul on your way home from the Nationals. I can only imagine how happy he was to see you and have a Shorthair spend some time with him. Wish that we might have been able to stop as well but I had to be back home to judge the DC Weimaraner Club's sweepstakes held with their own NSS and so time was not on our side. We do stay in touch with Paul and he is amazing. Losing El last year was just something that had to be unimaginably difficult but Paul is as stoic and brave as anyone I have ever known and so he continues on; albeit a bit more lonely. I am sure that Paul was thrilled to see you and how thoughtful of you to stop in to see him. What a kind gesture.
We have descendants of Benchmark who was a very handsome and talented dog in his own right. He never became a Dual though Paul & El had pursued it at one time.
They stopped by
here for a few days after going to NY to get Ben back from a very notable and well known field handler in GSPs at the time. It cost them a great deal of money and more than a few tears to have him returned to good health as he had been chained to a barrel, was infested with parasites and was in generally poor condition overall. That pretty much ended their pursuit of a dual title as you might imagine because no title was worth the condition they had found their dog to be in upon their arrival at the handler's home .
It was just sad to see Ben in that condition but it was very good that Paul & El went for him when they did or the outcome might not have been positive.
"Pearl Girl" was a bitch bred by Donna Liberto ( Legacy GSPs) and she was out of Cynthia Weaver's Ch.Guten Morgen Frosch Von Grief and Donna's champion bitch, Frieda.
She was their last GSP and they adored her. In recent years they often spoke of Pearl Girl and her loss
affected them deeply.
Pearl was the dog who came after Ben's untimely loss and I have no doubt she helped to heal their hearts in so many ways.
Thanks for sharing your visit with all of us and it is helpful to know that Paul is doing well. We owe him a call and you reminded me of it and so I am appreciative.
Sincerely,
Sharon
"Shomberg", AKC Reg.
Multiple Best In Show & National Award Winning German Shorthaired Pointers
Shomberg2@aol.com
-----Original Message----- From: Pam Parshall
To: gsp-l
Sent: Sat, May 22, 2010 3:00 pm
Subject: [gsp-l] visit with Paul Fairfield
Hi,
On my way home to VT from the NSS I stopped in NC to visit with Paul Fairfield (Wentworth GSPs). We should all be in such great shape at the age of 94! He is living at the Memory Center in Twin Lakes retirement community. I didn't ask, but I think he and Eleanor moved from their retirement home into the center because she needed it before she died last year. Paul stayed on there afterward. He uses a walker with a seat, but otherwise seems fine. I took Joni in with me, and when he saw us he was very excited to see a shorthair, and told all his friends that was the kind of dogs he raised. He was part of a group that had just come out of morning chapel, and they then all sat in a circle (me included) to do limbering exercises. Before they started, they asked me to do a little "show" demo, and then she was allowed to visit with all the
residents in the circle. She did very well, considering she isn't trained as a therapy dog. Paul and I then spent about an hour chatting about the "old days" and who was still around, and all the time he just kept stroking and petting Joni. It was sad to see how much he missed not having a GSP around anymore.
After the group broke up, we went to his room, which is very nice, as is the whole facility which is only 2 years old. On the wall he has pictures of his deceased son, his other son & daughter-in-law, and the middle picture is of "Pearl Girl", who I believe was a daughter of Ben (Wentworth's Benchmark). If my memory is right Ben was a DC, and solid liver at that. Getting a bench championship on a solid (no patches or ticking on feet or chest) was not easy in the 70's.
He was sad to see us leave, and said I had "made his day -- no, week, -- no month!" If anyone is interested in sending him
a card or letter, or even visiting if you are in the area, the address is Paul Fairfield, c/o Memory Center, 3801 Wade Coble Drive, Burlington, NC 27215
Pam Parshall
Roggenfeld Shorthairs
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dkhand
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Yes Thank
you so much Pam for sharing this with us as I too though paul had passed
away …… I know my sister Denine will be so happy to hear this
as well because she was like a daughter to Paul & Ell years agoJ
For those
who may not know Denine showed Benchmark for them as he was a son of our
foundation Dog Am/Can Ch.Fieldfines Count Rambard ..Benchmark was to my
knowledge the first liver dog to ever receive a group placement and my sister
was the one who was honored to finish and special this wonderful dog !
Donna thank
you so much for having such a great memory as I was a little girl then and I do
not remember much but I do have lots of photos ( Including that wonderful A
Framed House) J Indeed how time flies……
Its great
to know that he is doing well .I am sure my sister & I will now plan a visit
very soon .
Dorothea
Vooris-Hand
Fieldfine
Kennels Reg .
From:
gsp-l-request@shorthairs.net [mailto:gsp-l-request@shorthairs.net] On Behalf
Of legacykennels1@verizon.net
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 4:24 PM
To: gsp-l@shorthairs.net
Subject: Re: [gsp-l] visit with Paul Fairfield
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Pam: gosh..im so glad you posted this. I thought that Paul
had passed away as well, but I probl. got confused with Gene Ellis passing,
who was down there with them i believe. Oh my gosh..I bred "Pearl
Girl"...I cant believe he still has a picture of her. She was not a Ben
daughter. She was out of my Monarchs Mein Grievous Angel aka "Molly
Booger"...the sire was Cynthia Weavers "Kermit"..Ch. Guten
Morgens Frosh v Greif. He did breed her to Ben I think at one time. I still
have the letters that Eleanor and Paul would write from Pearl telling me of
her adventures going to live with them in VT and her life there. I treasure
them. As far as Ben..they did quite a lot with that "liver dog" for
back then, but he was a good one. He was a combo of Fieldfine and Wentworth
(Jim/June Burns). I have pics of Paul and Eleanor with Steve and Sharon Dattilio
at our A frame house in the country playing with puppies and picking out the
Pearl....oh my how time flys as that was back in the mid 80's I believe. I
will drop him a note for sure. Im glad to hear that he seems to be in good
health for his age. Thanks for visiting with him, and sharing your story with
all of us. I wish there more of us who remember dear sweet Paul and
El....Donna
--- On Sat, 5/22/10, Pam Parshall
wrote:
From: Pam Parshall
Subject: [gsp-l] visit with Paul Fairfield
To: "gsp-l"
Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 3:00 PM
Hi,
On my way home to VT from the NSS I stopped in NC to visit with Paul
Fairfield (Wentworth GSPs). We should all be in such great shape at the
age of 94! He is living at the Memory Center in Twin Lakes retirement
community. I didn't ask, but I think he and Eleanor moved from their
retirement home into the center because she needed it before she died last
year. Paul stayed on there afterward. He uses a walker with a
seat, but otherwise seems fine. I took Joni in with me, and when he saw
us he was very excited to see a shorthair, and told all his friends that was
the kind of dogs he raised. He was part of a group that had just come
out of morning chapel, and they then all sat in a circle (me included) to do
limbering exercises. Before they started, they asked me to do a little
"show" demo, and then she was allowed to visit with all the
residents in the circle. She did very well, considering she isn't
trained as a therapy dog. Paul and I then spent about an hour chatting
about the "old days" and who was still around, and all the time he
just kept stroking and petting Joni. It was sad to see how much he
missed not having a GSP around anymore.
After the group broke up, we went to his room, which is very nice, as
is the whole facility which is only 2 years old. On the wall he has
pictures of his deceased son, his other son & daughter-in-law, and the middle
picture is of "Pearl Girl", who I believe was a daughter of Ben
(Wentworth's Benchmark). If my memory is right Ben was a DC, and solid
liver at that. Getting a bench championship on a solid (no patches or ticking
on feet or chest) was not easy in the 70's.
He was sad to see us leave, and said I had "made his day -- no,
week, -- no month!" If anyone is interested in sending him a card
or letter, or even visiting if you are in the area, the address is Paul
Fairfield, c/o Memory Center, 3801 Wade Coble Drive, Burlington, NC
27215
Pam Parshall
Roggenfeld Shorthairs
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