Comments on: Remembering

By: Trina

Trina — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:16:18 +0000

Travis and Carole,
I only just found this now. That poem is beautiful. It says it all.
I hope one of you can get in touch with me. Travis, I tried to figure out how to contact you. Chip had so many stories from that time. I can fill in some blanks maybe. We were engaged when he passed away.
T

By: yukonchatterbug

yukonchatterbug — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:25:12 +0000

I’ll send you a note.

By: Travis

Travis — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:51:14 +0000

Carole,
Thanks for the reply. I feel very sad with the knowledge of his passing. His obit didn’t mention what he died from or any family. I know he had two children. Working at a Brokerage company suprised me. Most of his experience was in law enforcement. However, Chip was extremely intelligent and could have done anything. I guess I’m trying to get a read on what his last 10 years were like. From your poem it seems you had a deep attachment to Chip. Any information you could provide would be geatly appreciated.
Travis

By: yukonchatterbug

yukonchatterbug — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:11:59 +0000

Hi Travis,
Unfortunately, Chip never did make it to the Yukon, though I kept encouraging him to come up. He would have liked it here, with his love for the outdoors, kayaking and the like. I met Chip through the brokerage company we worked for; I was in Toronto at the time and he in Victoria, BC, and we became very good friends. He had a presence that was hard to miss with his frame, his sense of humour, and a great laugh. The people he worked with in Victoria were very fond of him and considered him a friend more than a co-worker. He always managed to make people smile. We were very touched by his friendship and miss him greatly.
Carole

By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:58:16 +0000

I was googling Chip’s name and came across his death notice. I was shocked and saddened. Chip worked for me in the late 80′s and early 90′s in San Luis Obispo, CA. I am an owner of a security guard service and Chip was my manager. He left us to take another job in 1996. Six months after leaving he just vanished. He got up on Christmas morning and left his wife and job. I got one note from him about six months later. I never heard another word. I am curious to hear what he did for the last 10 years of his life. I can see he made it up to the Yukon. I can only hope he found peace.