The outdoor community lost one our best resources of information. Ray Sasser the long time outdoor sportswriter for the Dallas Morning News, who educated and entertained millions of readers over the decades died late last night from an illness that had plagued him for the past few years. Ray is survived by his wife Emilie, his son Zach, and his daughter. 

On a personal note, I fished with Ray a few times, including our last trip to Laneville Hidden Springs in April of 2017. His wife Emilie joined us catching a 7 lber while Ray boated 6 fish over 5 lbs including a 9 lber. We fished for just a few hours, but spent 3 hours catching up at the Cotton Patch Cafe in Henderson Tx. I found Ray and his wife Emilie to be transparent, interesting and engaging. But, the thing I most remember is how they loved to be around each other. Ray adored his wife and seemed to hang on her every word. He was kind, gentle and loving. A real love that you often don't see between a husband and wife who had been married 40+ years. 

so sad to hear.. thanks for the info Steve.. i had read his articles in the DMN for as long as i can remember, and had noticed his articles were missing lately.. DMN made no mention.. again thanks Steve

RIP Ray.

Pretty much for the entire decade of the 90s I read everything he wrote in the DMN.   Not a Thursday went by that I didn't read his fishing reports.  I was always disappointed when they weren't accompanied by a feature article by Ray.  I'm pretty certain it was a DMN article on PWF that turned me on to the club.

Condolences to his family and friends.

I remember grabbing the sports section and looking for the "Outdoors" page every Thursday and Sunday for many years. Ray always had a great spin on things and before the internet age came along was a wealth of information. Sounds like he was a great guy in person and could put the hurt on the bass too. Thanks for all the column's Ray and RIP.