Wednesday, March 19, 2008

From Maureen, our beach neighbor


photo by laric beckman

We used to check tentatively every spring for the arrival of your mom and dad to their beach house just in case something happened health wise to either of them over the winter months. But these last few years we began to take their return for granted. We will miss your dad terribly. Shadi and I have always felt we were treated like prized friends by your dad and relished in his passion for life, family, friends...and his ocean.


Shadi And I were deeply saddened to hear about George. We have come to expect that annual rite of passage to summer when we arrive at the beach house for the first time of the season to find you and George waving us over for happy hour-plus seeing all of the deck flags being raised.
(I'll never forget the time that the Greek flag was accidentally upside down, and Patsy said none of you wanted to tell to George.)

Words can not describe what you and George mean to us. We sincerely share your loss. In Shadi's words: George was one class act!

We will treasure every moment spent with him and look forward to keeping our collective memories of him alive in all our future gatherings.


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