Old Skipper disembarked

  • Would you please half-mast your flag at all your snaikkas, krayers, cogs, and hulks?


    Richard/bizpro, the ancient mariner, disembarked April 16th, 2008. He suffered from pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife, and two daughters.


    This poem will be read at his funeral:



    Crossing the Bar

    Sunset and evening star,
    And one clear call for me!
    And may there be no moaning of the bar,
    When I put out to sea,
    But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
    Too full for sound and foam,
    When that which drew from out the boundless deep
    Turns again home.


    Twilight and evening bell,
    And after that the dark!
    And may there be no sadness of farewell,
    When I embark;
    For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
    The flood may bear me far,
    I hope to see my Pilot face to face
    When I have crost the bar.


    Alfred, Lord Tennyson



    Should you like to offer your condolences, please do so in this thread. I will forward your words to his family.


    Thank you,
    Charlotte

    "Wir sind verletzt, aber wir stehen wieder auf."


    Berlin - Breitscheidplatz, zum 19. Dezember 2016.


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