Kenneth Horsburgh
- 88 years old
- Male
- Born Sep 01, 1920
- Died Oct 19, 2008
- Stuart, Florida, United States
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Kenneth Horsburgh was 'Skamp' to his grandchildren. SKipper + grAMP = SKAMP. He certainly was the greatest skipper and gramp who ever lived. He taught me so much about everything. He was such a great person that touched so many lives. He was so productive in his life, never a wasted moment. I know that he worked at a large gear manufacturer, which he part owned, was an engineer who graduated from Case Western Reserve, and absolutely loved sailing and boating in general. It also cannot be ignored that he was a great and kind father with three children and a loving wife, Ruth. This is a totally incomplete biography of Ken, other visitors to this page will add to this.
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Laurie Herman Nov 07, 2008
Skamp was proud of Tom being a judge. He would often ask about his judgeship and interesting cases. He knew that Tom was a good husband and good father and we would together relish our appreciation for him. He often said how lucky I was to have him.....How lucky the kids were to have him for a father. I knew that. The kids knew that.
That Tom was special to Skamp. I hope Tom knows that! Love, Laurie
That Tom
Laurie Herman Nov 07, 2008
more later
trherman67 Nov 05, 2008
Skamp Loved you so much!!!!!
trherman67 Nov 05, 2008
Rosie-So happy you liked to read on boat rides, trips to North Channel, R&R rides,you gave him Lewie, first greatgrandchild, you and Steve got to visit him last January, loved to eat cookies with you, so proud of you at Vincennes, so proud of your running marathons and short races, loved talking to you on phone
Annie-You were so sood at sailing-he was so happy that you liked to race and worked at the Sailing Club in Chicago-that sailing was such a part of your life-interested in your rowing in High School-Your interest in the Yacht Club in les Cheneaux-anything to do with boats was agreat thing-proud of you achieving school psychologist in Traverse City-loved your wedding in Mich! Loved that Rorke was a Captain!
Christian- You spent entire summer with Ruth and Skamp when you were 16-you got to know all of his quirks then-maybe feeling especially close to him having worked so closely with him. All those sails-learning all those jokes, learning the boat basics over and over again---the special letters you wrote to each other that you saved-He told you everything exactly as it was-wanted you to learn from that.So proud of you graduating from OU
Sarah-Loved your attachment to Cedarville and the Les Cheneaux, So fun coming to the house with Sita to eat Oreos with him, Bilge Babes was a real hit, that pink boat too(what was that called?!) you were the only one that would clean the toilets with comet that one night, Bush Bay picnics with all that bacon, Michigan was a day place not a night place, so proud of you becoming a N.D.and all the time that took to get there, He love doctors you know ,you gave him his second great grandchild CeCe with Chris. He saw those pictures the day before he died.
Tommy -soloing the Ensign-Skamp was so excited that a grandchild loved sailing that much..taught you the parts of the sailboat over and over again.....jobs in Mich-hard to get you out of bed, but when you were out there working you were working hard and thoroughly! and you cleaned boats as HE wanted. Loved to hear about your biking and racing-loved competition. So proud of you being an engineer no matter how long it took to get there. He had some adversity along the way himself with some bad grades and interferences.