It is with heavy hearts that the family of Fox Haas announces his peaceful passing at his home, surrounded by those he loved most. Mr. Haas, affectionately known as Mr. Fox, died with his wife Evelyn by his side, along with their three children, Shurley, Toxey, and Nina, marking a quiet and deeply meaningful farewell to a life defined by purpose and devotion.
Until his final days, Mr. Fox’s home was filled with family, including children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, a testament to the enduring bonds he nurtured throughout his life. Through his bedroom window, the familiar sights of turkeys and deer passing through his backyard hardwoods remained a constant—nature continuing its rhythm just as he had cherished it for decades.
While loved ones continue to find the right words to fully honor his remarkable life and legacy, they return again and again to Mr. Fox’s own reflections, which so clearly captured the values he lived by:
“I believe it’s important to take care of the things we love. My friends ask me what a man my age is doing planting hardwoods. I believe the good that men do will live long after they’re gone.”
That belief now stands as his legacy. Through his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; through Mossy Oak; throughout West Point; in the woods and across the hunting world, the good Mr. Fox did continues to live on. His influence remains rooted in the land he cared for, the community he shaped, and the generations who carry his values forward.
As family and friends reflect on his life, they find comfort in scripture that echoes the harmony Mr. Fox shared with creation:
“Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches… the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.”
— Psalm 104:12–13
Mr. Fox leaves behind a legacy of stewardship, faith, and love—one that will endure long after his passing, as surely as the hardwoods he planted and the lives he touched.
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