David Starbuck You Will Be Missed
September 4, 2007 Posted by Al Castle
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It’s been a really long day. Early this afternoon I received a depressing knock at my door. My daughters maternal grandfather, David Starbuck died when his fishing boat, Papa George suddenly sank about 12 miles off the coast of Long Island, WASH. The details have been slowly pouring in all day as I spoke with various people involved in the investigation and fishing industry.
Immediate family was the first people I spoke to and my home quickly filled with relatives I’ve never even met before. The day was spent on the phone trying to notify family members that haven’t been spoken to in years. It’s a shame it takes something like this to bring people together. We watched the local news and hearing about the death was a bit unnerving. When you listen to these little sound bites of tragic news its always happening to someone else.
I really don’t want to go into much detail in a blog, other than to say that I hope the end was quick and painless for him. Many people have said this is how he wanted to go, while on his boat, fishing in the ocean. David was a man who lived a life like each day was his last.
I asked my daughter if she understood what we were all talking about. She’s had a few fish that have died, and is always very concerned about the naughty kitties and puppies that didn’t listen to their mothers and try to cross the road. She said that, “This means I’ll never see Grandpa David again right?”. She’s a smart little thing, and I know she understands the concept of death, I just hope she manages to keep the memories alive of the times she spent with him as she grows older.
