Don will be sorely missed at TF and was always a class act. In Ft. Pierce, he gained the reputation of being the ladies' man. Here are a few pics of Don in action to prove it!
If it wasn't for Don and Larry M's efforts, there would have been no TF Rendezvous in Ft. Pierce. Don and I enjoyed a fun friendship and I'll miss his interesting and entertaining posts. I still have my Tennessee Squire documentation from Jack Daniels that Don sent me years ago.
Don was so excited about the surprise guests he had showing up at the 2019 Ft. Pierce gathering! He wouldn't give me a clue of who it was despite my badgering. The guests of honor, Olivier and Pilou came from France to join in the fun!! It was a most memorable evening together!!
Thanks for the great memories, Don. I will always cherish the times we were able to spend together. Prayers and Cheers, my friend!!
Thanks Al, I was looking for my pics of Don on the couch with at least 7 or 8 ladies all around. Class act all the way.
For the first TF SE Get together, I remember trying to talk him down at West Marine from spending a bundle on gag gifts for the final night. Told him better off with a more cool stuff that people probably wouldn't buy themselves. Not like anyone at the get together was hard up for good boat stuff, plus when we first started talking about a get together, we had no idea if anyone was really going to come until people started responding. That never deterred him...almost like he knew....lets do it and they will come.
I forget when the Moonstruck T shirt came into being.... a highly prized item at give away time...
For those interested in the first TF Rendezvous, here's the thread with all its twists and turns:
https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s27/tf-southeast-florida-gathering-21484.html
Ted