YouTube firearms professional Paul Harrell introduced his dying Tuesday in a pre-recorded video.
“He everybody, let me get proper to the purpose, Harrell mentioned within the opening of the video posted to his YouTube channel, which he mentioned was made on Dec. 20.
“I’m recording this and giving Brad directions to publish it upon my dying, so should you’re watching me, I’m lifeless,” he mentioned, referring to Brad Nelson, his supervisor.
“Now a couple of months in the past I sat right here on this log, and instructed you I’d been recognized with pancreatic most cancers and I instructed you we caught it early and we had been going to be right here for a while. Nicely, we did catch it early however not as early as I had thought and it has unfold quicker than I believed,” he mentioned.
“You will have seen me not too long ago utilizing this crutch once I instructed you I broke my hip. Nicely, I did break my hip, however it wasn’t as a result of I used to be in any form of accident, it was as a result of the most cancers unfold to my bones,” he mentioned.
“The bones simply crumbled and my hip fractured and I fell down,” he mentioned.
Harrell famous that “My purpose in doing all of this was, sure, to have enjoyable, do some issues that had been enjoyable, however primarily to place out helpful data. Or if not helpful a minimum of attention-grabbing data.
“And what I actually hope is that, as you’re watching me, you’ve seen some issues which have made you say, ‘Oh I get it, OK,’” he mentioned.
“The ultimate I might wish to say is, my honest apologies. I had hoped that I might proceed on this format for the subsequent 10 and even 15 years. And even as soon as I used to be recognized I had hoped we’d be right here two or three extra years, and it’s turned out to solely be a couple of extra months. And my apologies for that. It actually makes me really feel like I’ve let everyone down,” he mentioned.
“I suppose the ultimate line, I’ve not likely rehearsed this, is that I’m actually glad to have had the chance to do the entire stuff that we’ve executed,” he mentioned.
“I actually hope it’s been useful and I actually admire you watching, commenting and taking part, and I’ve in all probability only a few regrets in what we’ve executed right here,” he mentioned.
“So, as all the time, don’t do this at house and thanks for watching,” he mentioned as his a part of the video ended.
I simply discovered and was given permission to share that Paul has handed. A real lion of males, a paragon of integrity, the gun dad of the web, and a job mannequin for us all. Could he proceed encourage and name us to be higher and do extra. Relaxation in peace. #paulharrell #2ndamendment pic.twitter.com/uGE2gIFchx
— Tom Grieve (@AttyTomGrieve) September 3, 2024
Paul Harrell’s brother Roy mentioned the channel will endure with out his brother.
“It was his want that I preserve his legacy by way of this channel. He’ll stay an inspiration to us all,” Roy Harrell mentioned.
The channel had 1.2 million subscribers. As of Friday, the video had been considered greater than 4 million occasions.
In response to an obituary on legacy.com, Paul Harrell was 58, and was a veteran who served within the Marine Corps and the Military.
This text appeared initially on The Western Journal.
