CALLING SEAOAT

Hard to know what to think. I just hope that he's not in pain and suffering... one way or the other.

Mr. Seaoat passed on June 16th with my daughter and myself by his side. He was declining the last two months rapidly and tried to access the discussion group, but was not able to concentrate or type. He wanted me to post his passing. We talked about the discussions and all of you, and how much he enjoyed the banter.

Here is some background about my man. Eagle scout, master's degree, law degree, and the greatest husband and father ever. Yes, he factory work, inventory control, he did have a Bobcat, campground, and ideas that exhausted me. Always a goal. He devoted his life to help youth athletics in the park district and local school district. Seaoat was always there to help a friend, family, or client in need. I remember his effort through the blogs to get the baseball park in Pensacola. He once visited the park and talked with someone, who remember "Seaoat" from his posts. He housed 27 people from Biloxi for two months in a rental unit we had in Navarre after Hurricane Katrina.

He did receive the PRRT treatment, which gave him another year of life, but there was not much quality after the last treatment in December. He still pushed on with his motorized scooter to visit the casino and especially watch his oldest granddaughter prove to be a darn good basketball player. He loved his four grandchildren so much and they were the focus of his life.

I know you all will miss him. I will try to check in, and may be mess with you as he did. Love, Judy(Mrs. Seaoat)

Judy, thank you so very much for letting us know about your dear husband's passing, and please accept what I'm sure are the heartfelt condolences of all the regular participants here on your great loss.  There are tears on the Gulf Coast tonight.

You're darned right we're going to miss our amazing Seaoat; he gave a special life to this board (and its predecessor, the PNJ forums) that can never be replaced. I'm sure I speak for the others in saying we'd be delighted and privileged to have you stop in whenever you can, no matter how much you may mess with us. lol   Just seeing "2seaoat" posting through his beloved wife will be a comfort to many, I'm sure.

I don't want to wax too soppy here and make you uncomfortable, but feel compelled to let you know that, through Seaoat we learned what a special person you are, a phenomenally strong and capable woman with a devotion to husband and family unmatched by anything many of had ever witnessed.  

So please keep in touch when you can and by all means let us know, via Private Message or otherwise, if there's ever anything we can do to help you, especially if/when you visit our area again on business or otherwise.

Wishing you peace,
Linda

R.I.P. Seaoat.

Thank you Judy. My sincere condolences.

May I join the others in wishing Judy the strength to continue to live her life with the memory of Mr. Oats' devotion to her, what a fine man!

Sorry for your loss Mrs Seaoat.

Thank you for posting, Mrs. Seaoat! My condolences to you and your family.
Your dear husband will be greatly missed but never forgotten.

RIP Oatie and condolences to you, Ms. Seaoat. He will be missed greatly here. Is there an obituary for him? He always said he would let us know who he was when he passed.

I believe I found Oatie's obituary. He was a lawyer for 38 years.

Do you have a link to the obituary? I know many of us would like to read it.

Very sorry about your loss Mrs Oats. I always loved Seaoat's posts because he was never mean spirited and always knew what he was talking about. He was a good man. But you already know that, and I know you realize how fortunate and blessed you have been to have had him with you to share your life with.
Godspeed Mr Seaoat.

I would rather Ms. Seaoat gave permission before I did that but it is definitely him.

Very sorry for your (and our) loss. I didn't get to spend as much time on the board with him as most here did, but he was one of the people I read when I was still a lurker who made me want to join. I was very impressed by his spirit and attitude toward dealing with misery that would put a lot of lesser people down. I remember one of the posts that made me decide to sign up -- he was undergoing some terrible procedure but rather than dwell on that he was posting about how much fun he was having watching some old All In The Family and Sanford and Son re-runs on TV. And I thought, "Any guy who can take joy in simple things like that in the middle of misery is a guy I want to share some forum space with, while I can." Fortunately, he lived a lot longer than that. Few people beat that kind of cancer, but he sure cheated the hell out of it and got a lot more time and happiness than it was trying to give him. It was an honor to agree with him, and an honor to argue with him (he was tenacious! but fair). We'll miss him, and I know you'll miss him far more. He's not going to be forgotten. Thanks for taking the time to tell us what happened.

My thoughts are with you, Judy. I've been lurking daily on these forums for 2 years since my dad passed just to keep up with Sea. My dad would have wanted to know how he was doing, and l ended up learning a lot from him unexpectedly. What started as a way to feel connected to my dad turned out to be an extension of the fond feelings my dad had for your husband. Occasionally, I got to hear stories about my father on the forums from your Sea, and that was a real comfort.

I wish you comfort and peace in the coming weeks and days, Mrs. Sea.

This is for Seaoat, who I believe lived by it:



Happy trails, Sea. You live in all our hearts.

Floridatexan wrote:
This is for Seaoat, who I believe lived by it:



Happy trails, Sea.  You live in all our hearts.

Just discovered this. Very sorry to hear. 2seaoat has legendary status in this group without a doubt.