Monday, March 28, 2011

A moment for pause - Day 178 - Stuart, FL

Readers will recall that we had dinner with Dick and Kathy Hoffman at Prime One Twelve, a lovely restaurant in South Beach during the Miami Boat Show.  A fun filled evening that included taking our photo next to a bad-boy Rolls Royce and a slow cruise (the traffic was terrible) up Collins Ave to look at the beautiful people. 

Kathy, Dick, Les and Diana at Prime One Twelve



Bad-boy Rolls Royce
Diana and I had breakfast two days later with Dick and Kathy at the on Grove Isle.  This adventure included a dingy ride to view Vizcaya from the water.

Chatting at breakfast on Grove Isle
Dick and Kathy are Belmont Harbor boat neighbors who we have become friends with over the years.  They too own a 48 Sundancer (Sea Sharp) and attended our going away party thrown by Pam Rose for our Belmont Harbor friends along with Mike, Brad, Wendy, Mark, Laura and Bob.  They took our "official" departure photos from their boat.


Diana and Kodi on Sea Sharp as Guided Discovery departs (they joined me 3 days later)
Thursday, as we enjoyed another of our continuing lovely days, we learned that Kathy Hoffman had died in a tragic and bizarre (see link) automobile accident on Rand Road not far from her home.

http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/03/25/kathy-hoffman-hit-while-entering-her-car-at-car-wash-on-rand-rd-lake-zurich/

We were shocked and deeply saddened by this news.  Kathy was a lovely, intelligent and vibrant person with a warm smile and a good heart.  We are further saddened by the fact that we did not have more time to spend with her and Dick.  Kathy was 55.

Without question, this has been the only bump on what has been a fantastic journey.

Kathy's passing, so sudden in its nature, caused us reflect on life in general and the term "carpe diem" (seize the day) and the name on our friend's Darryl's and Sue's boat "Present Moment."  We were reminded that you only have the present moment and that there are no guarantees going forward.  So, seize the day.

Our hearts go out to the Hoffman family in their time of grief.

Kathy was beautiful person.  We will always remember her. 


Written by Les and Diana.
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  1. writerMarch 28, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    thank you so much for sharing these photos and stories. my past two posts (as i’m taking a break from blogging) have been about kathy as well if you’d like to see them. www.betsymeetsworld.com here’s to the spirit and truth she gave to her life as well as others’. and no piano will ever sound as beautiful when it isn’t played by her. many hugs of comfort.

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