May 5th, 2012

Spencer Swain memorialized

Honored Saturday, May 5 at a opening day of boating season event in Anacortes was the late Spencer Swain. Swain, who died June 8, 2011, had moved to Anacortes in 1991 to be close to the water and enjoy life cruising and racing his new Non-Such, “Nessie.” According to his obituary, Swain took up boating at age six. He “never really retired, being active in the Anacortes Yacht Club as a member and Commodore, as an elected Commissioner for the Port of Anacortes, as an instigator of the small boat and youth sailing programs, as a member of the American Legion, as a organizer and participant in annual veterans’ activities, and a proud member of the Quiet Birdmen.” Swain will be honored by the Port of Anacortes with a plaque to be mounted on a bench in the North Basin area of Cap Sante Boat Haven. Among speakers honoring Swain were Port Commissioner Pat Mooney (fellow ex-Marine) and Port Executive Director Bob Hyde. Swain’s widow, Meilen, was on hand for the ceremony.


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A fourth generation Skagit County native who was moved kicking and screaming from this island community in 1960. I finally reclaimed an Anacortes address in 1980, and I have been in constant celebration of my return since that time. Many of us who call Anacortes home love Fidalgo Island for its natural assets: among them are rugged beaches, pristine lakes, thousands of acres of forestland and some awesome views of the Skagit Valley and surrounding islands. Another element of my love affair with this community is its people, both natives and immigrants. They will “star” in many of my journal entries.

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