Fisherman's Prayer I pray that I may live to fish Until my dying day. And when it comes to my last cast, I then most humbly pray: When in the Lord's great landing net And peacefully asleep That in His mercy I be judged Big enough to keep. |
There's another memorial tournament for Johnny in Rockport, Texas...a gar tournament. Gar fishing was one of Johnny's favorite things to do...so in 2011 the Tournament Director, Albert Mills decided to re-name it the John Uhr Memorial Gar Angler Round-Up. |
Capt. John Uhr |
BENEFITING |
Capt. John Uhr II of Rockport, Texas passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010. He was born in El Paso, Texas on Jan 2, 1962 and developed a love for the outdoors the minute he met it. |
He was known to many as "Little John", "Johnny Bastante", "Johnny Longhorn", "Hot Johnny" and...well...with countless friends around the world...there are most likely more names not listed here. His humorous personality and love for life lead him in to the hearts of just about anybody that ever met him. |
He was just a few days shy of 49 years on this earth when he passed and often spoke of what a wonderful life he'd had. He was happy fishing and hunting, so that's exactly what he did his entire life. |
He was most well known for his passion for sportfishing. He began chasing marlin around the world at a very early age and competed in countless national and international tournaments for most of his life. He was recognized as one of the top-ranking professional boat captains in the world throughout the sportfishing community. Among the list of boats he captained are "La Cosa Real", "Bastante", "Chupacabra" and most recently, "Seay Goddess". Along with many tournament wins and other great fishing accomplishments, he was also inducted to the Texas Maritime Museum's Wall of Fame. He could catch just about anything that swam, whether it be a speckled trout in the bays of his hometown of Rockport, Texas or a giant marlin in seas far and wide. His very first offshore boat was called the "Bastante" and friends he grew up with quickly nicknamed him "Johnny Bastante"...which is why the John Uhr Memorial Billfish tournament was promptly named Bastante. Bastante is the Spanish word for "a lot"...or "more than enough"...so we made sure the Bastante Tournament is just that...in honor of Capt. Johnny. |
When he wasn't fishing, he was hunting. He grew up spending his time away from boats at his family ranch in Beeville, Texas and also traveled the world enjoying as much time in the woods as he could before returning to the high seas in search of the "big one" year after year. His wife, Cindy shared the same love and passion for the outdoors and was often by his side on his many adventures. |
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He was considered a "living legend" by some and countless stories shared by family and friends will surely be handed down through many generations.He was truly"the outdoorsman's outdoorsman"and lived his lifedoing what he loved. John was preceded in death by mother, Mary Clare, Stepmother, Patricia and brother, Bill. He is survived by his wife, Cindy and their son, Jackson of Rockport; his father John Uhr (Nelda), brother Mark Uhr (Ann) of Rockport; Nephews Marshall, Carson, Hunter Uhr and Niece Lauren; Mother and Father-in-Law Audrey and Bob Brunelle of Windsor, Canada. |
He was definitely "one of a kind" and will live on in the hearts of so many who knew and loved him forever. |
Many more photos of Capt. Johnny can be found in photo albums on Bastante's Facebook Page |
by Robert Arrington |