pioneervato
Lunatic Member
No words can ever express for the loss and the impact he had here at AK! Rest In Peace, Jay!!
R.I.P. to jaymanaa you my friend will be missed forever
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dosmalo
T-Totaled
When I first washed up on shore here on AK, I always thought Jay's avatar was absolutely one of the coolest and I learned fairly quickly that when this avatar showed up in a post or thread there was either something worth learning, or at the very least something humorous well worth reading.I think we should respectfully ask that his avatar be forever retired with his passing.
Can we get an "Amen" for that?
Thank you, I know Jay would not want us to be all down in the mud, those photos are perfect to say, celebrate the life and have fun.
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Mister Pig
Pigamus Maximus
This thread caught me unaware. I don't believe I had any contact with Jay, but I certainly remember reading his posts and knowing that he was a driving force at AK.
Losing one of our own is shocking, and unsettling. I hope his wife and family can find peace through these difficult times. I know AK will miss Jay's contribution, that we are a bit smaller, our light slightly dimmer, and our strength diminished with this loss.
Jay will certainly be remembered and cherished by many people here. We miss you already Jay, but there will be a time when the gathering of AK will happen again. Please say hi to our departed members, and know in a blink of an eye we will be joining you again.
Regards
Mister Pig
Losing one of our own is shocking, and unsettling. I hope his wife and family can find peace through these difficult times. I know AK will miss Jay's contribution, that we are a bit smaller, our light slightly dimmer, and our strength diminished with this loss.
Jay will certainly be remembered and cherished by many people here. We miss you already Jay, but there will be a time when the gathering of AK will happen again. Please say hi to our departed members, and know in a blink of an eye we will be joining you again.
Regards
Mister Pig
Splatter Pak
High-End Scrounger
Sad news, but Jay left us with a legacy - he created the close-knit community of audiogeeks/nerds/fools in this area. Thank you, Jay, for that, and for many Twangfests!
toxcrusadr
Omelette au Fromage
Oh. My. God.
Just seeing this as I was on the road yesterday. Unbelievable.
Someone a few posts back said what I was thinking: so many of us in a radius from Gardner KS met each other and became a community because of Twangfest.
Jay, you ol' so-and-so, I can't believe ya done left us.
Just seeing this as I was on the road yesterday. Unbelievable.
Someone a few posts back said what I was thinking: so many of us in a radius from Gardner KS met each other and became a community because of Twangfest.
Jay, you ol' so-and-so, I can't believe ya done left us.
toxcrusadr
Omelette au Fromage
BTW, as for olsonjr's last pic...why didn't SOMEBODY SPACKLE THAT CRACK! 
He was, after all, a pipefitter and not a drywall guy, so accommodations must be made, but Lordy.
He was, after all, a pipefitter and not a drywall guy, so accommodations must be made, but Lordy.
I remember when I dropped into the 'tube' forum with an old Maggotbox amp175 way back when and Jay responded, "Welcome to the dark side". Too funny. Later on when I was looking for a tube tester he sent a BK 747 out from Kansas and would not take a dime. He even helped me fix a small problem with it. That was Jay Townley.
I'm going to miss the "fat kid" as he called himself, he was my friend and I don't have many of those. I hope they let you 'partake' up there. Puff, puff, pass.
Give our best to Kegger when you see him, brother.
I'm going to miss the "fat kid" as he called himself, he was my friend and I don't have many of those. I hope they let you 'partake' up there. Puff, puff, pass.
Give our best to Kegger when you see him, brother.
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Hi Frannie, here you go - Memorial contributions may be made to Prairie Paws Animal Shelter, Ottawa, KS. www.prairiepaws.org.
Andrew “Jay” Townley, 57, of Gardner, KS passed away Nov. 5, 2018. Visitation will be held 6:00-8:00 pm Mon., Nov. 12, 2018 with a Rosary at 8:00 pm all at Bruce Funeral Home, 106 S Center Gardner, KS (913) 856-7111. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 am Tue., Nov. 13, 2018 at Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 555 W. Main, Gardner, KS. Burial follows at St. Columbia Catholic Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Prairie Paws Animal Shelter, Ottawa, KS. www.prairiepaws.org. Condolences may be left at www.brucefuneralhome.com
Jay was born March 14, 1961, in Sparta, IL to AJ and Donia Townley. The youngest of 5 children, Jay would remember fondly all the mischief and fun he got into as a child. He would watch In the “Heat of the Night” and point out one of the homes he lived in right across from the train depot and remember where on those tracks his dog Train was buried. Jay was always interested in how things worked and would often get into trouble taking things apart and putting them back together. After high school, Jay moved to Louisiana where he decided to learn the refrigeration trade. It was here that he began his life’s work. He retired in August of 2015 from Pipefitter’s Local 533.
Jay met Suzie in 1993. They moved to Arizona so Suzie could go to ASU and returned a year later to be married at her father’s house north of Tonganoxie on July 2, 1994. That was one of two times Jay wore a suit willingly. They left on their “honeymoon” in a 1964 Buick GS they bought in and drove back from Arizona. They returned the next day to fish in his father-in-law’s pond. He loved cars, driving them and restoring them, fishing anywhere, hunting and dogs.
Jay had a profound love for animals. He once rescued a baby starling that had fallen from the eves of the house he and Suzie built. Without feathers or eyes yet open, he and Suzie fed the bird pieces of night crawlers every 15 minutes until it could hop around and look for them itself. “Fred” became a legend of sorts at Gardner Lake when he would land on the head of some unsuspecting visitor or some poor fisherman’s head trying to get the bait.
And music! Jay loved music! An extensive record and cd collection, Jay loved to restore, design and build vacuum tube amplifiers. He loved finding new uses for vacuum tubes that everyone else thought were just junk. And he loved listening to his music – from Eminem to Del McCoury. He loved blue grass, old country, Queen and AC/DC. Jay had a heart as big as the ocean. He would do anything for anyone. He would say that he could fix just about anything except an S-10 radio and a broken heart. He was an excellent mechanic taking every chance he could get to learn from his mentors or go to a school. He always prayed that his knowledge wouldn’t die with him and he found many young pipefitters to share it with. Jay will be missed by so many family and friends.
Jay was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Deborah Townley. He is survived by his wife, Suzie, of the home; siblings: Ed and wife Debra Townley, FL, Fred and wife Sherry Townley, MO, Sharon and husband Keith Butler, Sparta, IL; 2 daughters, Darcy Hutchison and Kerry Jay Townley; 12 nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and nephews.
https://brucefuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/3648875/Townley-Andrew-Jay/obituary.php
Jay was born March 14, 1961, in Sparta, IL to AJ and Donia Townley. The youngest of 5 children, Jay would remember fondly all the mischief and fun he got into as a child. He would watch In the “Heat of the Night” and point out one of the homes he lived in right across from the train depot and remember where on those tracks his dog Train was buried. Jay was always interested in how things worked and would often get into trouble taking things apart and putting them back together. After high school, Jay moved to Louisiana where he decided to learn the refrigeration trade. It was here that he began his life’s work. He retired in August of 2015 from Pipefitter’s Local 533.
Jay met Suzie in 1993. They moved to Arizona so Suzie could go to ASU and returned a year later to be married at her father’s house north of Tonganoxie on July 2, 1994. That was one of two times Jay wore a suit willingly. They left on their “honeymoon” in a 1964 Buick GS they bought in and drove back from Arizona. They returned the next day to fish in his father-in-law’s pond. He loved cars, driving them and restoring them, fishing anywhere, hunting and dogs.
Jay had a profound love for animals. He once rescued a baby starling that had fallen from the eves of the house he and Suzie built. Without feathers or eyes yet open, he and Suzie fed the bird pieces of night crawlers every 15 minutes until it could hop around and look for them itself. “Fred” became a legend of sorts at Gardner Lake when he would land on the head of some unsuspecting visitor or some poor fisherman’s head trying to get the bait.
And music! Jay loved music! An extensive record and cd collection, Jay loved to restore, design and build vacuum tube amplifiers. He loved finding new uses for vacuum tubes that everyone else thought were just junk. And he loved listening to his music – from Eminem to Del McCoury. He loved blue grass, old country, Queen and AC/DC. Jay had a heart as big as the ocean. He would do anything for anyone. He would say that he could fix just about anything except an S-10 radio and a broken heart. He was an excellent mechanic taking every chance he could get to learn from his mentors or go to a school. He always prayed that his knowledge wouldn’t die with him and he found many young pipefitters to share it with. Jay will be missed by so many family and friends.
Jay was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Deborah Townley. He is survived by his wife, Suzie, of the home; siblings: Ed and wife Debra Townley, FL, Fred and wife Sherry Townley, MO, Sharon and husband Keith Butler, Sparta, IL; 2 daughters, Darcy Hutchison and Kerry Jay Townley; 12 nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and nephews.
https://brucefuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/3648875/Townley-Andrew-Jay/obituary.php
One of the greats around here. As much as he will be missed on AK, I truely feel for his family and loved ones. He is gone too soon.
diamondsouled
Recycle belly button lint!
RIP Jay. Gone too soon.
My thoughts with Suzie, your family and friends.
My thoughts with Suzie, your family and friends.
