NYCkayaker Cindy Cole Memorial service

[Joy Hecht]

Hi folks,

I don't think I can post to the NYCKayaker list any more, but I get the
emails, so I'm emailing a handful of folks.  

I can't get to the memorial for Cindy, but I was wondering if there will be
something like a fund in her memory, to support Greenland kayaking and
strengthen the community that she did so much to build. Please do let us all
know, if there will be something like that.

I hope you are all well, and the new year continues better than it has
started for the kayaking community.



Joy


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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: nyckayaker-bounces at rockandwater.net [mailto:nyckayaker-
:::bounces at rockandwater.net] On Behalf Of skimmer
:::Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 9:08 AM
:::To: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
:::Subject: NYCkayaker Cindy Cole Memorial service
:::
:::Did you ever go to Arrowhead? Did you ever see Cindy do her
:::effortless and graceful rolling routine in the pool at night to music?
:::Did you ever see her balance brace, motionless, with arms
:::extended and the Greenland paddle balanced on the top edge of
:::the gunwale in the pool in the afternoon sun? We will always have
:::those good old days to remember her by. She died this past
:::Monday night after a long battle with cancer.
:::C. Sutherland
:::-----------------
:::
:::The Church service will be at the old church in Rehoboth.
:::
:::Here is the schedule for Cindy's arrangements:
:::
:::Jan.5th - Saturday 6-8PM  Viewing
:::Melson's Funeral Home
:::361 West Avenue
:::Ocean View   DE 19967
:::
:::Jan.6th - Sunday  2PM  Funeral and burial to follow
:::Mariners Methodist Church
:::20 Baltimore Avenue
:::Rehoboth Beach, DE
:::
:::Reception at the Church to follow the burial.
:::
:::Mariners Methodist Church
:::20 Baltimore Avenue
:::Rehoboth Beach, DE
:::
:::-------------------
:::To all who might be attending Sunday;
:::
:::The church on Sunday is actually located at 20 Baltimore Avenue
:::Rehoboth Beach.
:::
:::Come directly into Rehoboth Beach, down to the boardwalk and
:::back up to First Street.  Make a right (north) onto First St go one
:::block to Baltimore make a right and Epworth United Methodist
:::Church is there on the right.
:::
:::Chris Beckman
:::---------------------------------
:::
:::Subject:        	Greg Stamer's post to Qajaq USA
:::Date sent:      	Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:26:19 +0000
:::
:::
:::It is with great sadness that I bring you the news that Cindy Cole
:::passed-away shortly after the beginning of the New Year,
:::succumbing to a long battle with cancer. Cindy brought to her life
:::and her kayaking a sparkling spirit, humble yet strong. Many of us
:::in the traditional kayaking community, and those of us who were
:::lucky enough to have been her friend, have been strongly
:::influenced and touched by her life.
:::
:::Cindy, along with her husband Charlie, founded the Delmarva
:::Retreat. In addition to kayaking extensively around the Delmarva
:::Peninsula area, Cindy enjoyed major kayak excursions to the
:::islands of the Pacific Rim in British Columbia, the fiords of
:::Greenland, Glacier Bay in Alaska and the Mingan Islands in the
:::Gulf of St. Lawrence.
:::
:::Cindy was very influential in building interest in Greenland-style
:::kayaking in the northeastern US, and was among the "first wave" of
:::kayakers who eagerly began learning, practicing and later teaching
:::Greenland technique as John Heath's videotapes became available
:::in the late eighties and early nineties.
:::
:::Cindy joined John Heath to attend the Greenland Kayaking
:::Championships as a spectator the year that John Petersen won
:::the event. In 2000 Cindy herself competed in the Championship,
:::the first year that the competition was opened to outsiders. She
:::brought home a first-place in rolling, a first-place in the short
:::distance race and a second-place in the long distance race, for her
:::age group. Cindy earned enough points to put her in first-place
:::overall, for her age group. It was during this visit that she forged a
:::close friendship with Kampe Absalonsen, the chief competition
:::judge.
:::
:::Cindy was a founding board member of Qajaq USA (she was Qajaq
:::USA member number four) and she served on the board for several
:::years helping to shape the new organization.
:::
:::The 2007 Delmarva Retreat was special for many things, but for me
:::the highlight was that it brought together Cindy and Kampe, for one
:::last time, at the event that she helped create.
:::
:::For those of you who knew Cindy, I hope that you will take a few
:::moments and reflect on how she touched your life. She was a very
:::kind and gentle soul and will be missed.
:::
:::http://www.qajaqusa.org/gallery/main.php?
:::
:::
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