Edward Pratt

August 8th, 1927 - September 12th, 2008

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I served with Ed, both summers and winters, as crew for Friends Good Will. Ed was a tremendous resource for our program, but more importantly, a tremendous example of how shipmates should work together, teach each other and look out for one another. His rare sense of humor allowed him to laugh at himself first and join with others in laughter at every opportunity. Ed was an old salt in every positive sense of the word. He likely had forgotten more about seamanship and marlinspike skills than many of us will ever know and the manner in which he was always willing to take the time to teach, gently, softly, one step at a time, with the utmost patience and respect, was admirable. His departure over the bar will be a real loss to the program, even while our memories of Ed should serve as inspiration for us for the future. I am sure we all can imagine Ed, now standing at the starboard rail, waving back to us as we sail along without him aboard; with Ed finally enjoying a cruise for which there is, at last, no work for him as a member of a new crew. Fair winds, Ed. -Jim

Edward Pratt

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