John Paskalis, at the center of the picture taken when we were scattering the ashes of our mutual friend Nick Lecakes a few years ago, passed away last week from a sudden unexpected massive heart attack. His ever smiling face will be missed by many. A carpenter/woodworker, a boat builder, a sailor of his beloved sloop "Hearts Content", an Broadway set designer and a respected alumni member of the Harlem Yacht Club, he moved down to Maryland's Eastern Shore following the 9/11 attack, to a safer locale.
Whenever Lene and I passed through the Chesapeake, we stopped to hang with him and occasionally he came up to New York to hang with his circle of friends here. He was amazingly talented mechanically and always helped his friends and opened his home and his heart to us. When ILENE had a too close encounter with a dock piling which ripped out an aluminum hoisting loop welded inside the dingy, he knew what to do and did it: a new U shaped hoop bolted inside and out after careful grinding the surface smooth, measuring and drilling. On our way back north he visited with us in DC and helped attach the new interior shade/screens for the hatches. When we got back to the Eastern Shore, he lent his car to Lene! She drove it back to New York in a few hours and John accompanied me for the next few days in sailing ILENE back here. He was a thoughtful and cautious sailor, taming the tendency toward daredevilry in me. When I had to put bungs into ILENE's cabin sole to eliminate dings and blemishes a few winters ago, he had the specialized expensive imported bits needed to do the job cleanly and mailed them to me. When he visited New York we tried to take him to cultural events which are comparatively scarce on the Eastern Shore.
Our hearts are heavy because of his loss. Rest in Peace Yanni!
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