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The current WAFWP Memoriam page was established after the death of Rocky Spencer in 2007. Because of this, the list of our lost members only dates back to 2007, and is likely incomplete. If you know of other members who have passed away, please let us know, so we can honor them. president@wafwp.org
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Therese Armetta Cain 8 August 1954 – 28 July 2008 |
Remembering Therese
By Brain McLaughlin
Therese Cain passed away at her home in Port
Townsend, WA on July 28th, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. She is survived
by her husband Tom and her 12 year old son Mathew. She received her bachelor’s
degree at the University of Illinois and received a master’s degree from Oregon
State University. She conducted crab research for NOAA in Alaska before she
started working for the Washington Dept. of Fisheries in April of 1990.
Her colleagues at Pt. Whitney have set up a memorial scholarship fund at the
Port Townsend Marine Science Center to honor her dedication to the crustacean
resources of Puget Sound and her strong conservation ethic. Therese did some
cooperative research studies with the marine science center and it is an
organization she strongly believed in. The scholarship will help to fund an
intern interested in a career in the marine sciences. Please consider making a
donation in memory of Therese Cain to help fund this scholarship for an intern
at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. Donations may be sent directly to
the PTMSC at:
Port Townsend Marine Science Center
Fort Worden State Park
532 Battery Way, Port Townsend
WA, USA 98368
Please be sure to write "Therese Cain Memorial Scholarship" in the memo line of
your check. You can also donate by credit card by contacting PTMSC at
info@ptmsc.org or by calling (360) 385-5582
or (800) 566-3932.
The is perhaps no better way to describe what a warm and giving person Therese
was than by her own words that she left for her friends and family, at her
memorial:
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“To all of you I have
known during some portion of my life, I didn’t say enough the last time
I talked to you, to tell you how I cherished our memories of time
together. I have very fond memories of all you people, in the many
places I have lived, schooled, played and worked during my life! Thank
you so much for enriching my life. I love you for that, and wish you the
very best in the coming years. I was also overwhelmed by the support I
have received during my final days of life from my loving family and by
friends & neighbors in Port Townsend!” |
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Therese doing what she loved most, Hood Canal shrimp test fishery (with Mark Millard). - Photo by Brain McLaughlin |
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Links
- Port Townsend Marine Science Center (PTMSC)
- PTMSC Winter 2008 Newsletter (with information about Therese Cain Memorial Fund)
- Kitsap Sun Obituary
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