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Ric

Posted 2019-08-30 10:21 AM (#95760)

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Subject: Tim "T" Spoon

Patti has just informed me that Tim has passed away.
No details at this time.

R.I.P.
Hand Salute!
Two!

Sewer Pipe Snipe

Posted 2019-08-30 10:28 AM (#95761 - in reply to #95760)

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Posts: 1796

Location: Albany, GA.

Subject: RE: Tim "T" Spoon

For the many times he has said it for others, it hardly seems appropriate to express the loss.

"Sailor rest your oars, others have the watch!"

Gil

Posted 2019-08-30 11:07 AM (#95762 - in reply to #95760)

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Subject: RE: Tim "T" Spoon

I will miss our e mail conversations at the early morning bizarre times.

PaulR

Posted 2019-08-30 11:09 AM (#95763 - in reply to #95760)

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Location: Hopewell Junction NY

Subject: RE: Tim "T" Spoon

HAND SALUTE SHIPMATE, we'll miss your insight and wit here. My condolences to your family & friends. You will surely be missed by all.

SAILOR,REST YOUR OAR

Doc Gardner

Posted 2019-08-30 3:07 PM (#95764 - in reply to #95762)

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Subject: RE: Tim "T" Spoon

Very sad news.

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Sid Harrison

Posted 2019-08-30 6:08 PM (#95765 - in reply to #95760)

Great Sage of the Sea

Posts: 590

Location: Colton, NY

Subject: RE: Tim "T" Spoon

GoingHome byGeorges Schreiber - Watercolor, 1943

Farewell Shipmate

Pedro

Posted 2019-08-30 8:12 PM (#95766 - in reply to #95765)

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Location: Liverpool, England

Subject: RE: Tim "T" Spoon

T-Spoon was like everyone on this board with the exception of Blue who I personally met, being a submariner I only came to know via the internet. For me, his exchanges and humour on this BBS ticked all the boxes required to make him the kind of man I would want and appreciate as a true shipmate ever given that opportunity. He was a genuine example of those real characters both our navies went to such lengths to socially engineer from the service to their own great detriment. Accordingly, I am most saddened at his passing and extend my sincere condolences and sympathy to his family and friends on their sad loss. Wishing you fair winds and following seas sailor, on your last patrol to the Promised Land.

Pedro

Ric

Posted 2019-08-30 8:50 PM (#95767 - in reply to #95766)

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Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map.

Subject: RE: Tim "T" Spoon

I last saw and talked with Tim at the Reno convention. We ran across each other in the social room. This was just after my heart bypass and he was still recovering from something, sadly I can't remember what it was right now but might be related to this latest incident. We sat and talked for about an hour. A truly nice man and shipmate! We'll meet on Fiddlers Green.

Holland Club

Posted 2019-08-31 4:51 AM (#95768 - in reply to #95766)

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Location: East Coast of Wisconsin

Subject: RE: Tim "T" Spoon

I would love to second your kind sentiments. Thank you, I'm sure the family appreciates them.

Ralph Luther

Posted 2019-08-31 6:17 AM (#95769 - in reply to #95760)

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Posts: 6180

Location: Summerville, SC

Subject: RE: Tim "T" Spoon

Our condolences to the entire family

geno

Posted 2019-08-31 8:08 AM (#95770 - in reply to #95760)

Old Salt

Posts: 272

Location: Vista, Ca.

Subject: RE: Tim "T" Spoon

To paraphrase John Locke - the death of any man diminishes us all - particularly a boat sailing brother. Farewell and following seas, shipmate.

Runner485

Posted 2019-08-31 8:51 AM (#95771 - in reply to #95760)

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Posts: 2672

Location: New Jersey

Subject: RE: Tim "T" Spoon

Fair Winds and smooth seas Tim. My condolences to his family.

Hand Salute.

steamboat

Posted 2019-08-31 1:34 PM (#95773 - in reply to #95760)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1814

Location: Boydton, Virginia

Subject: RE: Tim "T" Spoon

A sad farewell to a fellow Balao Shipmate. Perhaps our time at the Bash at the Ranch was a taste of what Fiddlers Green is like, listening to the smooth sounds of the Sons of the San Juaquin at sunset?
Lay up to the cigarette deck and have a coffee and smoke. I will be along later.
We have the Watch, Shipmate,
Steamboat sends

Don Gentry

Posted 2019-09-01 10:20 AM (#95776 - in reply to #95773)

Admin

Posts: 2297

Location: Renton, WA

Subject: RE: Tim "T" Spoon

Like you John, Tim always takes me back to the Bash - great stories that never ended. Always enjoyed the Balao stories and his Pampanito docent stories as well.

This passage is an especially painful one!

Fair winds Tim...

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