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Ten Things
Aug. 9th, 2005 04:31 pmTen Things about my uncle:
1. He was a sailor's sailor. He taught at the SUNY Maritime Academy, coached sailing at the Naval Academy, coached two America's Cup teams and spent most of his life not just enjoying the wind and the waves, but encouraging the love of sailing in others as well.
2. The biggest part of his 'estate' was two cabinets full of silver cups from races won as far back as grade school.
3. For all his wins and his teams' wins, he was very modest about it. It was all about the sailing for him.
4. He spent the last year of his life taking care of his parents, and then being cared for by his children. And those last couple of months, never a day went by without some visit from a sailing buddy or acquaintance in the sailing community.
5. He wasn't the greatest husband. His first wife divorced him (for what bone-headed stunt, I don't know, but I consider it his biggest mistake to lose her regard) and his second wife is a screaming harpy bitch (stupid sailor, marring a power-boat kind of girl.)
6. That's ok - he did a good job with his daughters - after the divorce, he lived next door to give them the stability they needed through high school, and his two stepkids think he was the greatest thing since sliced cheese.
7. He thought his grandson was the neatest kid ever.
8. He was bald from his late 20's, but made it look good.
9. He always had a smile or a laugh ready, and a gentle, dry sense of humor.
10. He wanted to be cremated, said "I spent enough time on top of the East River, a little time in it won't hurt me."
Rest in peace, Uncle Graham - you'll be missed.
1. He was a sailor's sailor. He taught at the SUNY Maritime Academy, coached sailing at the Naval Academy, coached two America's Cup teams and spent most of his life not just enjoying the wind and the waves, but encouraging the love of sailing in others as well.
2. The biggest part of his 'estate' was two cabinets full of silver cups from races won as far back as grade school.
3. For all his wins and his teams' wins, he was very modest about it. It was all about the sailing for him.
4. He spent the last year of his life taking care of his parents, and then being cared for by his children. And those last couple of months, never a day went by without some visit from a sailing buddy or acquaintance in the sailing community.
5. He wasn't the greatest husband. His first wife divorced him (for what bone-headed stunt, I don't know, but I consider it his biggest mistake to lose her regard) and his second wife is a screaming harpy bitch (stupid sailor, marring a power-boat kind of girl.)
6. That's ok - he did a good job with his daughters - after the divorce, he lived next door to give them the stability they needed through high school, and his two stepkids think he was the greatest thing since sliced cheese.
7. He thought his grandson was the neatest kid ever.
8. He was bald from his late 20's, but made it look good.
9. He always had a smile or a laugh ready, and a gentle, dry sense of humor.
10. He wanted to be cremated, said "I spent enough time on top of the East River, a little time in it won't hurt me."
Rest in peace, Uncle Graham - you'll be missed.
