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| Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris Dies |
| 2010-02-10 |
| The best show on television. He was a big reason why... Phil Harris, the salty skipper of the Cornelia Marie on Discovery's Deadliest Catch, has died. He was 53. The deep-sea fisherman suffered a stroke on Jan. 29 and, although both his immediate and TV families were clinging to small signs of a recovery, he ultimately succumbed to the trauma on Tuesday. "It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad," Harris' sons, Jake and Josh, said in a statement. "Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end. For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. We will remember and celebrate that strength. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers." Talking about his life at sea recently, Harris said there are certain superstitions he always abided by. "I don't leave on a Friday, ever," he said, "because the last two times I did I blew up the main engine. So I just don't do it." Harris was unloading his latest catch when he suffered his stroke on the 29th, a Friday. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #9 VARIOUS NET POSTERS > As per they way they believed he was abusing his own body on the show, CAPT PHIL was the proverbial "HEART ATTACK/STROKE WAITING TO HAPPEN" [medically speaking]. OTOH, LEADERSHIP IS NEVER EASY - NEVER WAS, NEVER WILL, + NO REAL MAN WANTS IT TO BE ANYWAYS. It takes a lot to be a good or outstanding leader. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-02-10 19:10 |
| #8 If the way he came across on the show is any indication, he was a decent and honorable man and a good steward of his ship and crew. He'd had health problems the last two years. It was a major plot-line two seasons ago; the camera crew got so worried about him they broke protocol and told his sons about it so they could convince him to go to the hospital. I got the impression that he really should have retired after that, but he got himself back out to sea by sheer force of will. If he'd stayed on the beach, he would have been miserable; this way, he got to do what he loved most right up to the last. Not a bad way to go, I suppose. Rest in peace. |
| Posted by: Mike 2010-02-10 14:59 |
| #7 Fair winds and following seas Captain Phil. You will be missed. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-10 13:11 |
| #6 Deadliest Catch was the kind of reality show I could get behind. Real drama, not artificially edited together drama. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2010-02-10 12:26 |
| #5 My wife is not going to like this news. Our condolences to the family and friends. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-02-10 11:29 |
| #4 love the show and really liked Phil. He lived hard, played hard. RIP |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-10 11:26 |
| #3 "It is the Phil Harris's and millions of others like him that make this country work" Absolutely right, Waldemar. Without people willing to do the hard and dirty jobs, we'd all be screwed. Mr. Harris, and others like him, have my greatest respect and gratitude. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-02-10 10:49 |
| #2 It is the Phil Harris's and millions of others like him that make this country work. We will miss him, and we should all take the time to say a little prayer for him and his family. |
| Posted by: Waldemar Gleamp1150 2010-02-10 10:35 |
| #1 Never saw the show, but my condolences to his family. It may be for the best (for him; his family of course won't think so) - a major stroke would probably have permanently disabled him, which would have been torture for so active a man. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-02-10 10:32 |