DarkSkies
01-30-2010, 08:46 PM
As originally posted on page 2 in this thread:
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=5237&page=2
I have known Mike for awhile now. We used to swap fishin stories when he came to visit his daughter in NJ.
I was really interested in a lot of his stories because he was fishin before and after the Striped bass Moratorium, and remembers how things were. That's a unique perspective a lot of younger anglers don't have, and I appreciate being able to listen to Mike, and his recollections. :HappyWave:
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8640&thumb=1&d=1260741905 (http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8640&d=1260741905)
Mike Flannery....Story and background
Mike moved to Babylon, LI in his early 30's. He married his wife Selma prior to that, when he was 22, and they have been married for 45 years.
They had 2 daughters, one of whom was a Valedictorian at Babylon High school. Mike has worked at hard physical labor his whole life. Around the time he got married, he got a job with the Suffolk County water authority. He dug holes for water mains and hydrants, a physically demanding job.
I believe he did some fresh water fishin when he was a kid. He started fishing the salt when he was around 30, and has been saltwater fishing for about 36 years. He's 67 now.
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8644&thumb=1&d=1260746718 (http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8644&d=1260746718)
Mike Flannery is gone....
I just got the call from his daughter. I saw him last week, noticed some drastic changes in his health. He was a strong tough guy, with a body conditioned to withstand pain and punishment from years of digging ditches and physical labor to give his children a better life than he had.
He had been diagnosed with cancer. I knew that a few months ago, and initially there was some hope for him to beat it. At first they were fighting it with some treatment. When they didn't offer him chemo, he knew something was terribly wrong.
Last week he told me he was dying. It was tough to hear this guy who used to tower over other people tell me he knew he was dying, and what can you do. :don't know why:
He suffered tremendously this past week with the pain. Finally, God, in his mercy, took him this morning.
My deepest condolences to his family. I'm having a little trouble typing these words.
Mike, I know you're in a better place now. I hope to be fishin with ya someday. I have to believe that's possible, to move on from this. See ya on the other side, Mike. :(
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=5237&page=2
I have known Mike for awhile now. We used to swap fishin stories when he came to visit his daughter in NJ.
I was really interested in a lot of his stories because he was fishin before and after the Striped bass Moratorium, and remembers how things were. That's a unique perspective a lot of younger anglers don't have, and I appreciate being able to listen to Mike, and his recollections. :HappyWave:
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8640&thumb=1&d=1260741905 (http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8640&d=1260741905)
Mike Flannery....Story and background
Mike moved to Babylon, LI in his early 30's. He married his wife Selma prior to that, when he was 22, and they have been married for 45 years.
They had 2 daughters, one of whom was a Valedictorian at Babylon High school. Mike has worked at hard physical labor his whole life. Around the time he got married, he got a job with the Suffolk County water authority. He dug holes for water mains and hydrants, a physically demanding job.
I believe he did some fresh water fishin when he was a kid. He started fishing the salt when he was around 30, and has been saltwater fishing for about 36 years. He's 67 now.
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8644&thumb=1&d=1260746718 (http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8644&d=1260746718)
Mike Flannery is gone....
I just got the call from his daughter. I saw him last week, noticed some drastic changes in his health. He was a strong tough guy, with a body conditioned to withstand pain and punishment from years of digging ditches and physical labor to give his children a better life than he had.
He had been diagnosed with cancer. I knew that a few months ago, and initially there was some hope for him to beat it. At first they were fighting it with some treatment. When they didn't offer him chemo, he knew something was terribly wrong.
Last week he told me he was dying. It was tough to hear this guy who used to tower over other people tell me he knew he was dying, and what can you do. :don't know why:
He suffered tremendously this past week with the pain. Finally, God, in his mercy, took him this morning.
My deepest condolences to his family. I'm having a little trouble typing these words.
Mike, I know you're in a better place now. I hope to be fishin with ya someday. I have to believe that's possible, to move on from this. See ya on the other side, Mike. :(