What a glorious tribute! Alan M/V SIGMACHI On Wed, May 5, 2021, 10:31 PM writerfred--- via Great-Loop < great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: writerfred@aol.com > To: "great-loop@lists.trawlering.com" <great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 02:22:34 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: GL: Re: Great Loop List To Be Shut Down > Georgs . . . . . > Not until after I had stopped publishing the CruiseGuides for the > Tennessee, Cumberland, and Tenn-Tom did I realize how gratifying if not > important it is to leave a wake. Not the kind left after the passing of a > boat, but the kind a person is leaving all through life. No matter what > kind or the size of wake we make, it eventually reaches a shore to affect > the lives of others in ways we will never know and with a power we will > never be able to measure. > To me, Georgs, over the years you've left a wake that could be a model for > all of us. It was you who through Trawlerfest and later these forums, > provided a way for all of us to contribute to others as we leave our own > wakes. > Far from being limited to practical matters, what everyone contributes > also encompasses what we are as human beings. We cruise the waters and see > sights that remind us not only of what we are, but also what we should be. > Sunsets, sunrises, storms, fog, they all have a magnificence that causes us > to pause and think of what life is all about. > On a more personal note, it was you, Georgs, who invited me to be a > presenter at Trawlerfest. That was a highlight for me because it validated > what I was attempting to do -- help cruisers have a safer and more > enjoyable time on the rivers I came to know so well. > Maybe this is neither the time nor place to say these things. I'll let you > be the judge, but I've learned to act whenever the spirit moves. And upon > reading about the shutting down of the loop forum, it did move, so here I > am. > Thank you Georgs, for all you've done and continue to do for so many > people on the water. I congratulate you. > Fred Myers > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: writerfred--- via Great-Loop <great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> > To: "great-loop@lists.trawlering.com" <great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 02:22:34 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: GL: Re: Great Loop List To Be Shut Down > _______________________________________________ > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com >