Viggo G. Dereng's 83rd Birthday

John Sabato · 04-18-2008, 09:54 AM

For the other oldtimer members of this board like me, just a note that today is Viggo's 83rd Birthday...

I haven't heard from him since May of last year... and I suspect that he has gone to his final reward... he was in very poor health back then...

I would love to have him surprise me and reply to this thread... but whether he does or not, I wish him the very best on his birthday...

He was a WW2 vet, and a kind and gentle man... and master craftsman and machinist who made signifcant contributions to our space program while working for NASA...

For you new guys on the forum, you can see the extent of Viggo's skills by visiting the Members Gallery and looking up the exact duplicate of an Ideal Holster that he created with his own hands...

God Bless you Viggo...

Ron Smith · 04-18-2008, 10:16 AM

I had several e-mail conversations with Viggo. A very knowledgeable and exemplary Gentleman.

Best wishes to you Viggo...

Went Blakely · 04-18-2008, 11:20 AM

WOW, i have just finished looking up said thread, and i am utterly speechless! Words cannot describe the time and ingenuity that would have gone into that project. AMAZING, doesn't even begin to describe it!
Wish you all the best Viggo, and thank you for your service, a true master craftsman indeed!

Edward Tinker · 04-18-2008, 11:23 AM

Viggo passed away early last summer; I posted a thread on him in the hospice, but I was never sure he had died. I did a search in the fall and never found an obituary; when I called his wife after I got home (the phone number was on my main computer not my laptop), the number was disconnected.

Last PM to me on 5/20/2007

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...threadid=17124

and my tracking notes shows this:

ViggoG Last online:
02:46 PM 06-16-2007

He would have contacted me if he could.

He was a good friend of mine and I still have his PM's here on the forum because I can't convince myself to delete them...

Ed

John Sabato · 04-18-2008, 11:53 AM

Ed, thanks for the update... Viggo and I had many long talks... especially about his Ideal holster project... and with another late mutual friend of ours, Bob Spitzer (schwob), collaborated by lending his original Ideal Holster Stock to Viggo... to use as his model for that project.

About a year before he passed on, Viggo sent me two matching wooden Luger magazine bottoms he had made himself to put on the magazines my own father had brought home from WW2... I had casually mentioned during one our conversations that both of the original bottoms had been broken or severely chipped... He sent them as a gift to my Dad.

He was one heck of a guy... I haven't deleted his PM's to me either...

A.Mifsin · 04-18-2008, 03:18 PM

John, First I am very sorry to hear that this gentleman by the name of Viggo passed away even that I never had the pleasure to know him. It seems that I missed a lot of knowledge that I could have learned from him.
May God give him eternal rest.
I tried to find the members gallery to look at his work, but I can't even find the members gallery

Alf

the gunman · 04-18-2008, 03:30 PM

R.I.P. Viggo Im sure your in God's blessed hands.

Edward Tinker · 04-18-2008, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by A.Mifsin

I tried to find the members gallery to look at his work, but I can't even find the members gallery
Alf

http://www.lugerforum.com/

Then look on the left

Ed

A.Mifsin · 04-18-2008, 04:17 PM

Thanks
Alf

04-18-2008, 09:54 AM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Viggo G. Dereng's 83rd Birthday For the other oldtimer members of this board like me, just a note that today is Viggo's 83rd Birthday... I haven't heard from him since May of last year... and I suspect that he has gone to his final reward... he was in very poor health back then... I would love to have him surprise me and reply to this thread... but whether he does or not, I wish him the very best on his birthday... He was a WW2 vet, and a kind and gentle man... and master craftsman and machinist who made signifcant contributions to our space program while working for NASA... For you new guys on the forum, you can see the extent of Viggo's skills by visiting the Members Gallery and looking up the exact duplicate of an Ideal Holster that he created with his own hands... God Bless you Viggo... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

04-18-2008, 10:16 AM	#2
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	I had several e-mail conversations with Viggo. A very knowledgeable and exemplary Gentleman. Best wishes to you Viggo... __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

04-18-2008, 11:20 AM	#3
Went Blakely User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 231 Thanks: 4 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	WOW, i have just finished looking up said thread, and i am utterly speechless! Words cannot describe the time and ingenuity that would have gone into that project. AMAZING, doesn't even begin to describe it! Wish you all the best Viggo, and thank you for your service, a true master craftsman indeed! __________________ Went Blakely

04-18-2008, 11:53 AM	#5
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Ed, thanks for the update... Viggo and I had many long talks... especially about his Ideal holster project... and with another late mutual friend of ours, Bob Spitzer (schwob), collaborated by lending his original Ideal Holster Stock to Viggo... to use as his model for that project. About a year before he passed on, Viggo sent me two matching wooden Luger magazine bottoms he had made himself to put on the magazines my own father had brought home from WW2... I had casually mentioned during one our conversations that both of the original bottoms had been broken or severely chipped... He sent them as a gift to my Dad. He was one heck of a guy... I haven't deleted his PM's to me either... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

04-18-2008, 03:18 PM	#6
A.Mifsin User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Malta Posts: 570 Thanks: 74 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	John, First I am very sorry to hear that this gentleman by the name of Viggo passed away even that I never had the pleasure to know him. It seems that I missed a lot of knowledge that I could have learned from him. May God give him eternal rest. I tried to find the members gallery to look at his work, but I can't even find the members gallery Alf __________________ I prefer a Luger

04-18-2008, 11:23 AM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,960 Thanks: 2,062 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	Viggo passed away early last summer; I posted a thread on him in the hospice, but I was never sure he had died. I did a search in the fall and never found an obituary; when I called his wife after I got home (the phone number was on my main computer not my laptop), the number was disconnected. Last PM to me on 5/20/2007 http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...threadid=17124 and my tracking notes shows this: ViggoG Last online: 02:46 PM 06-16-2007 He would have contacted me if he could. He was a good friend of mine and I still have his PM's here on the forum because I can't convince myself to delete them... Ed

04-18-2008, 03:30 PM	#7
the gunman User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Leland NC 28451 Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	R.I.P. Viggo Im sure your in God's blessed hands.

04-18-2008, 04:17 PM	#9
A.Mifsin User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Malta Posts: 570 Thanks: 74 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Thanks Alf __________________ I prefer a Luger