Letters to Our Moms

Below our Pro-Staff team writes letters to their mothers to express their love and gratitude for Mother’s Day. Some are funny, some are tragic, all are heartwarming. Show your own mom your love and appreciation this Mother’s Day, and take 10% off your CollegiateCamo order at checkout using promo code MOTHER during the entire month of May. Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there.

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Dear Mom,

I know this isn’t much, but I just want to personally thank you for everything you have done for me throughout these past 23 years!  Without your wisdom, encouragement, and guidance I would not be the person I am today.  I hope you have a great Mothers day and many more to come! My mom has always been there for me, in every situation.  Whether it was coming to every one of my baseball games from t-ball through high school, or continuing to believe in me and encourage me with my current endeavors, my mom is simply the best.  I wish my mother, as well as every mother, a Happy Mothers Day, and to know that you are all loved by your sons.  Even though, at times we may stray, we will always love you. Thank you.

Love,
Matt Truesdale

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Growing up my mother was my best friend.  In my youth my family went through some very hard times and rarely had any money to go around yet somehow she always found a way to provide for me and my sister. She was also very influential in my shooting career. When I was about 10 I started cutting grass for family and neighbors to save up enough money for my first gun. When I had finally saved up enough cash from my entrepreneurial venture she bought me my first rifle; a remington 597 .22 that I still have. Not long after this my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was in stage 0 (the earliest stage) and we were all very optimistic of her recovery. However not long after this some problems arose in my family and a separation occurred. Due to some circumstances out of my control and too complicated to discuss I did not see her for several years. When we finally were allowed to see each other again we discovered that her cancer, which had been in remission, had metastasized to her lungs and was in stage 4 (the final stage). I cherished the last few months I had with her until she passed away during my senior year of high school. She was 54 years old. I will always remember her as a best friend and caring mom. Happy Mother’s Day, mom – Mary Elizabeth Kelly.

Ryan Mason

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I’m very lucky to have such a great relationship with my mom. I can’t ever express enough how much her love and support over the years has meant to me. I owe a lot of my love of the great outdoors to her, spending countless hours with me brim fishing off the pier on False River, paddle boating around in the afternoons and swimming my summers away. We both appreciate the simpler facets of life, and I’ll never forget the Mother’s Day that she wanted to watch NASCAR at a sports bar with a plate full of hot wings! This year I’m proud to wish my biggest fan, my pillar of support, my mom, a Happy Mother’s Day!

Neal Rohrbach

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My mom, Kristi, is so very special to me! Being a nurse, she is the most nurturing person in the world. I didn’t realize just how much I appreciated that nurturing quality until the first time I got sick in college. I always hate being sick, but when I am sick; the person I want around most is my mom. My mom has a beautiful heart and is willing to do whatever is necessary to help people, even if that means putting her life on hold for a while to help someone out. As I’ve become an adult, I’ve grown to have a deeper understanding of how much my mom means to me and how much she has done to make me the person I am. I can only hope that I have learned the ever-loving, nurturing qualities that make my mom the amazing person that she is!

Paige Woodruff

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Mrs. Marie Kruger is a curious critter, she doesn’t hunt or fish, and really doesn’t even enjoy being outside all that often but has always enjoyed watching me grow up in the outdoors and encouraged me to follow my passion.  If there was ever a story to tell about her and the great outdoors, it would probably have to be about the great Christmas fiasco of 2007, when a person thinks of a squirrel they would think cute and cuddly, but my mom sees them as evil thieving vermin.  After spending hours in the kitchen toiling over a batch of eggnog, it was time to add her final ingredient and put it outside to cool and set.  Little did the squirrels know as they came one by one from around the block to chew off the lid of the concoction and drink its entirety that the final ingredient was a hefty dose of rum that could make a grown man woozy with a single glass.  Needless to say when my mom went outside to grab her drink, she didn’t find any eggnog but she did find 5 drunken squirrels stumbling away, one climbed up the tree over our driveway and proceeded to pass out and land on our family van, never before have I seen a that woman so eager to hunt down an animal, I guess I know where my passion comes from now!

Kurt Kruger

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My momma, Karla, is one of the biggest influences in my life and has taught me many life lessons that I will hold onto tight for eternity. I am fortunate to be her daughter and to have a close bond with her. The miles we’ve traveled, fits of giggles and the tears that we’ve shared has created a bond with us that doesn’t always need words. She has always been a strong foundation and has had continuous for my brother and me. She has stuck out the frigid cold and endured wicked weather and was a trooper in extreme heat to always be my number one fan during competitions. She taught me the meaning of hard work, unconditional love and the fact that there’s always something new to learn. She always encouraged me to be outside, whether it was riding my horses, playing with the neighbor kids, or bonding with my dad and brother.  While there are many memories that I love to reminisce over, I look forward to all the new ones to be made. The greatest gift from her is not something you can put value on, but is all the priceless lessons and memories she has unselfishly given me. Happy Mother’s Day to a woman that can never be replaced and that will be forever in my heart.  You’ll always be my hero and role model, I love you momma!

Jenny Romanin

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