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#16 Blublood

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Posted 25 June 2005 - 03:36 PM

Happy B-Day Walter.....heres hoping that every day, from here on out ,above ground is a great and every day below water is better. See ya soon.
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Posted 25 June 2005 - 04:18 PM

Happy Birthday Walter. Have a great one! :birthday:
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Posted 25 June 2005 - 04:37 PM

Thanks for the wishes & thoughts, everyone.

Today I made the longest deepest dive ever to 42 feet that lasted only 12 minutes.

Today I dived, once again, with Roy Jensen. Roy is a dear friend. I met him several years ago when I joined the Volunteer Scientific Research Team. As members of the team, we dived regularly together in the Gulf conducting fish counts off Lee County. We'd also head out on Roy's boat from time to time to put a few fish on the table. Roy loves to laugh, Roy laughs easily, Roy laughs often. Roy laughs at himself as easily as he laughs at the rest of us. Once after spearing a Mangrove Snapper, he grabbed it by the lip. About 30 minutes later we were able to pry its teeth out of the bone of his thumb. Every time he told the story, he laughed. Every time I told him, "there's a reason they call them snapper," he laughed.

Ever the rascal, he once help me show a dive buddy from Pittsburgh some good diving in the Gulf. Kelly had never even seen a mango before, so Roy brought along a couple off his tree. Roy explained how to eat them. Peel it with your teeth and eat it like an apple. Kelly loved it, but by the time she was finished, she had more mango on her than in her. At that point we were both rolling. Roy's good cheer was contagious and soon Kelly was laughing at herself as well.

Today, Tom and I dived with Roy once again. We took Roy down on the Edison Reef and left him there. Today is Roy's last dive. Cancer took Roy from us two weeks ago at age 57. Today began his longest dive ever. I'm truly glad Roy is my friend and dive buddy. I'm sorry the dives together will be no more.

Roy is sitting at 42 feet under a portion of the bridge rubble, he is surrounded by the life he loves - Jewfish, Gag Grouper, Mangrove Snapper, Tomtates, Belted Sandfish, Tunicates, Sponges........................
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Posted 25 June 2005 - 04:50 PM

Happy birthday, my dear, dear friend. I am glad that you spent it diving but saddened by the reason for the dive.

Oh, and Walter? Number Ten!
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Posted 25 June 2005 - 06:29 PM

Hey Walter....you are so cool...have a great day! And I KNOW you are diving! -ww

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Posted 26 June 2005 - 06:23 AM

Happy Bitrhday Walter!!!!!!!!!! I hope that it was great!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool2: :teeth: :teeth:
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Posted 26 June 2005 - 08:06 AM

Happy belated birthday Walter... Hopefully you're still sleeping it off! :cool2:

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Posted 26 June 2005 - 08:48 AM

What a (bitter)sweet story, Walter. And what a nice thing for you and Tom to do.

You'll have a wonderful memory of your friend on every birthday to follow.

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Posted 26 June 2005 - 02:45 PM

:birthday: Hope you have a wonderful birthday! :birthday:

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Posted 26 June 2005 - 02:59 PM

:birthday: :birthday: :birthday: :birthday: :birthday:

Happy belated Walter! Sorry I am late!

BTW, thanks for sharing the story of your friend.
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Posted 26 June 2005 - 04:07 PM

:birthday: Happy Birthday Walter! See ya in a couple weeks.

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Posted 26 June 2005 - 05:15 PM

Hope you had a :birthday: Walter! I was doing my first Gulf dives off Venice on Saturday. Sorry your dive was not a happy one, but he now rest with the things he loved.
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Posted 26 June 2005 - 07:30 PM

Walter, I can't think of a more noble way to spend a birthday than to use the time showing how much you care for others. You are a good man, and I wish you well on your special day.
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Posted 26 June 2005 - 10:12 PM

Walter, Happy Birthday! Sorry I missed it...

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Posted 27 June 2005 - 07:14 AM

Walter! I can't believe I missed it! I'll take you out to dinner next time I see you to make up for it!

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