Category: Obituaries
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A poem for those we’ve lost
You may want to take the time to read this poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, one traditionally read at the funeral for a sailor. REQUIEM by Robert Louis Stevenson Under the wide and starry sky,Dig the grave and let me lie.Glad did I live and gladly die,And I laid me down with a will This…
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Charles (Chick) Gallagher 1924-2013
Photographer, Filmmaker Charles ‘Chick’ Gallagher Dies at 88 Putnam County News & Recorder – April 24, 2013 Charles Edward Gallagher of Cold Spring, a decorated World War II combat photographer best known as “Chick” Gallagher, who went on to a long career as a documentary filmmaker, died of cancer at his home Sunday, April 14.…
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Stephanie Gallagher 1944-2013
World City America President Stephanie Gallagher Dies June 10 The Highland Current – June 22, 2013 Stephanie Sclater Gallagher of Cold Spring, president of the World City America cruise ship venture, died of heart failure at her home June 10. She was 68. Gallagher was a founding partner in World City America, an initiative to…
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Bill Bacon #93
1955-2023 Bill Bacon’s Obituary By the New Haven Register, June 23, 2023 Wilson (Bill) J. Bacon, 68, of St. Thomas, USVI and New Haven, CT, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 after a brief illness. Bill was born on January 19, 1955 in New Haven, CT to the late Thomas and Ann (Winn) Bacon…
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Nancy Graham #91
1956-2010 NANCY GRAHAM OBITUARY By Dallas Morning News Our hearts are saddened as we share the loss of our beloved sister, and friend to many. Born May 3, 1956 in LaGrange, IL and died March 20, 2010 in Plano, TX…Nancy was an adoring aunt to four nephews and one niece. She sailed around the world at…
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Steve Kovacik #26
1957-2009 Stephen John Kovacik III, of Pepper Pike, a published photographer and accomplished artist died unexpectedly Sunday of a pulmonary embolism at the Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Stephen was with his mother, Landa P. Kovacik. Kovacik was born in Cleveland, OH. on November 6, 1957. He attended boarding school in Chasieres, Switzerland…
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Mary Leeder #42
1955-2008 Mary M. Hockel’s Obituary Bozeman Daily Chronicle Mary Margaret (Leeder) Hockel passed away peacefully on Oct. 25, 2008. She was born Oct. 9, 1955, in Madison, Wis. After graduating from Minnetonka High School, Mary’s adventurous spirit led her abroad across Europe, South America where she served in the Peace Corps in Honduras, and Africa,…
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Otto Pletten – Sergeant
1920-2014 Otto Pletten was a Norwegian war veteran and resistance fighter who served with distinction in the clandestine “Shetland Bus” operation during World War II. He made numerous dangerous crossings of the North Sea to support the Norwegian resistance movement and transport agents and supplies. At great risk, Otto Pletten made 16 trips across the North Sea during…
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Arturo Rivera – Teacher
1947-1986 Arturo Rivera was a teacher on board the Statsraad Lehmkuhl during the 1972-73 school year. He was born on June 12, 1947 in Ponce, Puerto Rico and was living in New York City when he joined Oceanics. Arturo, an accomplished pianist and classical guitarist, taught Spanish, French and Psychology for the Oceanics School. Arturo…
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Lucy Rodgers #41
1954-2011 Lucille Seyler’s Obituary By Reading Eagle Lucille (Lucy) H. (Brynan) Seyler, 58, of Schuylkill Haven, passed Thursday, September 22, 2011 while in Steamboat, Colo. She passed, after many years of illness, in a location dear to her heart. Born in Pottstown, Pa., she was the wife, for 28 years, of Timothy Seyler, and the daughter…
Statsraad Lehmkuhl Oceanics 1972-73 