maurice verheye..dies 93yr

[Guest strapper]

last week, legend in racing.

[bewted]

last week, legend in racing.

 

he had some very good pigeons in his time,i remember him well in the early 80`s

[tom corrie]

one of the best family of birds i ever raced 50 miles to 500

[Guest shadow]

brilliant pigeons in their day

[tom corrie]

who has them now the rainstorm line very gay pieds a felow member once told me they were hawk meat much to his demise

[OLDYELLOW]

think kirky has the rainstorm line

[kirky]

think kirky has the rainstorm line

 

thats right mark I still have a son off the mr&mrs osbourne cock you lent me to pair to the daughter I had off champion lone ranger, just looking at the pedigree all the best of m. verheyes champs were in the breeding, and as you know the children & g,children are still comming well,

[OLDYELLOW]

were and still are good honest birds

[jverheye]

As the oldest grandson of Maurice it is very fullfilling to see that his love for pigeons and the ability to get the best out of them, has touched and influenced so many people.  I thank you for your kind words and will pass them on to the rest of the family.

 

Thank you,

 

Jurgen Verheye

[OLDYELLOW]

Welcome to the site Jurgen , he was a living legend , i offer my condolences to you and your family at this time , mark

[bewted]

jurgen,,welcome to pigeonbasics,,,,read a lot about him back in the 1980`s,had put up real impressive performances with his pigeons !!!

 

my condolences to you and all your family at this sad time,  ted !!

[ChrisMaidment08]

as im sure we all do having owned son rainstorm one of best pieds ever owned my wishes are with you and family

[ChrisMaidment08]

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[Lennut Tar]

As the oldest grandson of Maurice it is very fullfilling to see that his love for pigeons and the ability to get the best out of them, has touched and influenced so many people.  I thank you for your kind words and will pass them on to the rest of the family.

 

Thank you,

 

Jurgen Verheye

 

My deepest smypathy to you Jurgen & all your family on the loss/death of Maurice. A true icon of our sport etc by my understanding to many people, & his fame spread far & wide. Even down here   ;) to the land down under  ;D ;D ;D & the first imported pigeon I ever bought etc back in 1994 (only bought 4) was a Rainstorm Verheye & he was a ripper of a cock, for what he bred me.

Enjoy.

 

 

[kirky]

his breed of birds will always have a place in my loft.

[tom corrie]

they told me they were  fair weather pigeons sprint to middle distance they would never do in scotland i have lost count of the number of federation tickets those birds won for us even topped the federation from 500 miles in an north east wind to win the top federation trophy which is the best avarage old bird & young birds they were fantastic birds

[mark]

his breed of birds will always have a place in my loft.

 

he was a class flyer ans sadly missed.

[jverheye]

Thank you all once again. I cannot tell how amazing and in a way comforting i find it he is so well known and respected. I am sure he will live on because of his dedication and love for pigeon keeping.

[OLDYELLOW]

im sure Maurice Verheyes name will be mentioned many years to come he certainly made his mark and his birds are still going strong in lofts today . Credit where credits due he was a remarkable stocksman and racer , and his decication to his hobby was second to none . Im glad you find comfort from reading the kind words we offer all the best im sure he'll always be there in your memorys god bless Mark

[T_T]

So sad to hear news of this nature, I can only offer my condolences.  I remember in our town in the 80's the Maurice Verheyes, were ripping us apart with their performances and no matter what distance or what the weather, they were so difficult to beat, even with the great Busschaerts. I myself have only one pair of stock birds left here and they will see their time out in peace.

[nagid]

maurice verheye fantastic pigeons i had them in the early 90s had one flew 2600 mls one season scoring 19th open s.n.f.c sartilly in the final race.wish i had some like it now.the mans a legend never be forgotten.

[jimmy white]

allways sad when you here news like that,, maurice verheye , will still be spoken about many ,many years from now, a fantastic racer and breeder of pigeons ,and ive no doubt many a winner, even yet to come, will contain the "maurice verheye" blood lines.... im in no doubt his pigeons will pay tribute to him for many a year to come.  

[jverheye]

Dear All,

 

The funeral for M. Verheye will be tomorrow. I want to thank anyone that contributed to this thread for their sympathy and condolences. These will be shown to the rest of the family. I am sure it will be very much appreciated.

 

I want to ask the moderators to close this thread in a couple of days and wish anyone that is playing the Verheye strains a lot of succes in the future.  

 

Best Regards,

 

Jurgen Verheye