Poetic Obituaries: [Robert Lael Pillman] fished many boats,

and finally bought his own boat, the Luna, when he was 66 and the boat was 75. He fished, clean and sober almost 19 years, to the end. Winters he could be found in San Carlos, Mexico, after he single-handed his 27 foot yawl, the Seabird, from Newport to the Sea of Cortez. He read voraciously, wrote poetry, and could make a boats diesel engine sing.

from South Lincoln County News: Robert Lael Pillman

~~~~~~~~~~~