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Irene Strømnæss
April 5, 2023
Irene Strømnæss
April 5, 2023
Irene Strømnæss
April 5, 2023
Sent you a photo of my father Sverre as young boy. Best regards Irene
Irene
April 5, 2023
Reidar on The Orm Jarl 1928
February 16, 2009
Reidun
February 15, 2009
When I was a little girl, 5 or 6 years old, my father took William and I out in a rowboat to teach us how to row. Teaching me was secondary as this was " for boys". Or... maybe my father knew just how to challenge me. Because after 50 years I have yet to meet anyone better at rowing than myself......excepting of course for him. Thanks for the lesson.
Ron Meyer
February 13, 2009
Please accept my deepest condolences for the loss of your Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother and real life hero. There are no words which will erase the pain and the loss which you are suffering. I hope that it is of some small comfort that so many other people whose lives have been touched by Reidar Olsen are sharing the loss which you are feeling so personally. Know that Captain Olsen’s achievements and memory will live on in the hearts of those he has touched. In the words of the Scottish poet Thomas Campbell, “To live in hearts we leave behind, Is not to die.”
Hazel Dickson
February 13, 2009
We will not see his kind again. Rest in peace.
Lynn Thomas
February 13, 2009
I am thinking of your family during this very difficult time. Although I never had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Olsen, it is obvious from reading his obituary and knowing how Ingrid feels about her family that he was a very honorable and loving man. I am so very sorry for your immeasurable loss.
Lynn
Montalbano's
February 13, 2009
Our deepest condolences to a great man. However, we never met him, we see how many lives he's touched and how great his family has become and will be.
Always in our thoughts and prayers,
The Montalbano Family
Lorelei Olsen
February 13, 2009
Although I came to know him for a short time, he was a great man, he loved and cared for his family. He will be greatly missed.
Mrs. Lorelei Olsen (wife of William D. Olsen)
william olsen
February 13, 2009
He was the strongest man I've ever known, and the best Grandfather a man could have.
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