"At Outward Bound, they let you fail, and let you realize it's OK. By this time, she was an accomplished sailor whose credentials included a race around the world. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. They fought off the cold and fought among themselves. Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love. 'Portland native John Lippoth and his woman-friend, Meg Mooney, were two of Kiley's crew mates aboard the Trashman, a 58-foot sailboat that sank in 40-foot waves in the Atlantic 12 years ago. This account has been disabled. What about that will to survive, though, that keeps one person hanging onto a raft while another lets go? Share this memorial using social media sites or email. There was no crying, nothing. All five barely made it to a dingy as the yacht sank, at first remaining in the water as they clung to ropes from the craft. A Throckmorton girl who learned to Deciding that a college degree would add legitimacy Ms Scaling Kiley was looking forward to the six-day, 2000km trip. You keep living in survival mode. Try again later. The captain was a devil-may-care fellow named John Lippoth, and his girlfriend was Meg Mooney. This man meant the world to my family. ``Ever see an albatross, Brad?' Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Family members linked to this person will appear here. With no drinking water save a brief rain-shower, John and Mark yielded to the temptation to drink seawater; both went mad. Instead, they swam into a school of sharks. Mark plunged overboard, saying, "I'm going to the 7-Eleven for beer and cigarettes.". Here's what the life-altering experience taught her: "My reality was that the odds Terrifying true story behind Josh Duhamel's new Shark Week movie I was there. back to an experience that almost took her life, but instead set Worse, Ms Mooneys wounded leg became infected and blood poisoning began spreading through her body. ", From the beginning, what caught Kiley's fancy about sailing was the romance. Donald Lippoth Obituary (2018) - York, ME - Portland Press Herald/Maine There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Officers responded just after 5 a.m. Wednesday to an area near the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Carolyn Coleman Way and found , "The Wall Street Journal just so happened to have a supportive op-ed ready to publish within hours of the meeting. YORK, Maine - Donald M. Lippoth, 87, of 109 Fieldstone Estates, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at the Gosnell Hospice House. Sixteen years later, Deborah Scaling, 24, signed on as crew aboard the 58-foot yacht Trashman for a routine sail from Maine to Florida. "I remember thinking Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Miscellaneous Obituaries, Fairfield Co., Connecticut In a frantic run for shore, John burned out the engine. When the ship was wrecked in a violent storm in the Atlantic Ocean, John and four others escaped in a small rubber dinghy. My mother said it was a growing-up thing, that I'd get over it. ``This is where we hung out. Mr. Lippoth was a salesman for Poritsky's Meat Co., formerly in . It's surprising how much a musical selection can affect mourning. so blessed the school was there. Meg, who had suffered cuts, died quietly of blood poisoning; her body was fed to the sea. Kiley and Brad Cavanaugh fought to hold on. You only know that it's changed Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. Despite Ms Scaling Kiley and Mr Cavanaghs attempts to bring him back to reality, he too plunged into the shark-infested waters. Add to your scrapbook. For some people, the best send-off is one that they would have loved to attendthemselves: a big party. Deborah Scaling Kiley and four others were sailing in shark-infested waters when disaster struck. I wrote and wrote and wrote. "Cavanagh could hear Lippoth's last howls as the sharks attacked." Mark. ', ``It was my wake-up call,' she said. Please reset your password. I wanted to be hypnotized so I could relive the moments. The crews job was to sail up the east coast of America and drop the yacht off to its new owner in Florida. Margaret Lippoth. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. With him was his wife, Loretta; son, John and daughter, Patricia. There where five people on board, John Lippoth and his girlfriend Meg Moony, Mark Adams, Brad Cavanagh and Deborah Scaling Kiley. I thought you might like to see a memorial for John P. Chip Lippoth I found on Findagrave.com. For that, more than any other event, has shaped her life since. One of the sharks grabbed the rope on the front of the boat and started pulling it along in the water taking the crew on a terrifying joy ride. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. As the parched days and frigid nights crept past, I don't have to prove myself anymore. "Cavanagh could hear Lippoths last howls as the sharks attacked." Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. In Boston Magazine, Kevin Koczwara tells the harrowing tale. SUSAN LIPPOTH OBITUARY Susan Van Aken Lippoth, 74SCARBOROUGH -- Susan Van Aken Lippoth, of York, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. But she acknowledges that her portrayal of the victims is far from flattering. Edward Lippoth Obituary - Grand Junction, CO Susan Lippoth Obituary (2011) - Scarborough, ME - Portland Press Herald ", Five years ago, though, fate intervened when a stranger introduced himself on a plane. And it saved my life. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. "I'm Ross Sherbrooke, and you're ? You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. ``I don't think I portray myself in a flattering way, either,' said Kiley, whose book talks of her strained relationship with her mother and her battle with the eating disorder bulimia. Hours turned into days and the starving crew became severely dehydrated. Empowering There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. ``This is kind of like going back to the scene of the crime,' she said as anxiety fluttered across her face. Both were eaten by sharks, too. I mean, why dredge up memories? All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231143696/meg-mooney. They had no food or water, and after several. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. Meg Mooney, the other woman on Trashman, They were inseparable in their adventures; their love for each other was often mentioned as what others strived for!Don's motto to live by was, "I have things to do, people to see and places to go!" Cremation will take place. But this was an extreme situation, and sometimes people don't respond the way you would like them to.'. I shall keep his family in my prayers. Years after the sinking, the Trashman experience continued to haunt Kiley, who lives outside Boston with her two young children and her husband, a yacht designer. Ways to honor JOHN LIPPOTH's life and legacy. In fact, a Coast Guard boat was on the way to their location, but the search was "either forgotten or called off," writes Koczwara. I had decided I had to write this from the mind of the person in the dinghy, but I ran into problems when issues I had buried began to resurface. BEATRICE DELIA LIPPOTH - a life long Stamford resident, passed away peacefully at St. Camillus Health Center on February 20, 2007. Her full name was Margaret A. Wolfenberger, but she was always called Meg. I am so thankful and feel Today, Deborah Scaling Kiley, 36, lives quietly on nine acres in Medfield, Mass., with her husband, John, a naval architect, and their two children, three dogs and four cats, along with several exotic birds and a stable of horses whose blue ribbons line the walls. Going down in the Gulf Stream meant that the water, though full There are no volunteers for this cemetery. You can always change this later in your Account settings. ``I don't want to rub salt in other people's wounds,' she said. To do that, as things got worse, Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. This is a carousel with slides. I don't do that anymore. One aspect of the World Trade Center attacks continues to reinforce Sorry! The 24-year-old sailor had been on a routine sailing trip from Maine to Florida when her boat was engulfed in a tropical storm and capsized in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. DEHYDRATED, STARVING AND SURROUNDED BY SHARKS. Know more in just minutes with our free newsletters. He continues to stop at Coast Guard bases along the coast, "still searching for answers." "You absolutely cannot panic. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. The Soviets transferred them to a Coast Guard ship, and they were taken to Carteret General Hospital to be treated for exposure and dehydration. It was pouring out. To compound the emotional impact, she kept flashing I saw it as if I was standing back from it, witnessing it. Jeremy is wonderful, a great writer, but it wasn't the right combination.". Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading.