JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com wrote: > > Many thanks to the folks who sent the refs on the death of Captain Tom > Hancock, USN (Ret.), in a sea kayaking accident on Lake Erie. "Rhino" Hancock > did not have any trouble earning his nickname, and, looking at him, you'd > suspect he was a Marine --- as the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. He wasn't. > He spent 35 years in the Navy, actually, although I'm sure he'd take the > Semper Fi reference as a compliment. He was a good friend and a good > shipmate. > > There was a follow-on article in Monday's paper, but it said little more than > the Sunday article; > <www.cleveland.com.news/pdnews/metro/monday/cdrown31.phtml>. The telling item > was the statement of Petty Officer Mike Reilley, the Coast Guard spokesman; > "he had on a dry suit that would have protected him," he said, but he added > that the suit was open. Water temperature was about 50 F., same as the Bay > yesterday. Yup, stuff happens. > > The way the stories were developing, it's likely that the coroner will publish > the cause of death today. Strange how statistics work when you know the > victim. Put "The Rhino" in your book for me, Chuck. > > Jack Martin Jack, I'm sorry to see you lose an old shipmate. Thanksgiving weekend 1998 has left us with a little less to be thankful for. Keep the faith. ralph -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Dec 01 1998 - 21:02:43 PST
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