In Memoriam: Felix Knauth
Friday, September 7, 2012 at 02:21PM From: David Jolivette
Date: May 17, 2010 18:23:35 GMT+02:00
To: FOIndiaSlattery@aol.com
Subject: Felix Knauth is gone
Below is some information of Felix Knauth that came to the attention of India XVI. Felix would have been known to many others outside of our group so I thought I would pass it on. This occurred in the first half of May 2010.
David J. Jolivette
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I regret to inform you that Felix Knauth was lost at sea last week and is presumed dead. He was 80 years old and seemed to be in good health and spirits.
At the beginning of this year, he purchased a very seaworthy 22-foot sloop and began outfitting it as his new home on the water. I believe this process was proceeding well when he left a marina at Monterey (less than 100 miles south of San Francisco) last Wednesday to sail a bit further down the coast to San Simeon.
Felix transmitted a distress call (Mayday) Wednesday night and on Thursday the Coast Guard found his boat in rough seas but could not find Felix.
Felix is survived by his daughters Shaunti (married with children), Kristen (whose son was raised by Courtney), Ricky (married with children), and Courtney (divorced in the 1970s?).
Felix was hoping to sail to Hawaii eventually, and was planing to sail around Baja California with Bob Kommel in October-November this year.
The family is planning a memorial gathering, probably in California. - May 2010
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