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for Edmond Mandin
Patricia Hartle
June 3, 2008
Ed was a most wonderful friend of my husband, Capatain Larry Gellerman. As such so did I become a friend to Ed. I will always treasure the last dinner Ed and I had together in December of this last year. I am sure Ed and Larry are together again sharing their sea stories and wonderful life sailing together.
With Love to you Ed, Pat Hartle
Jennifer Groleau-Mandin
May 28, 2008
Although I never got to spend a lot of time with my Grandpa I knew deep down that he was a good guy.
I miss him a lot. I never thought that I'd miss him this much. I still cry every time I think about him. I just can't believe that he passed away. He seemed like the type of guy that was going to live into his late 90's or even longer. I know that it seemed like I really didn't like him when he was alive but I really did love him.
My favorite past time was going on his boat and going to Angel Island.
Rest in Peace Papa Ed. I miss you so much and I can't wait to see you again up in heaven.
I love you
Bill Mahoney
May 14, 2008
A true mentor, Captain Mandin loved to teach, and taught so well that those who learned from him never realised the extent of what was being imparted until they put the education into practice on their own commands.
Marianne Olstad
May 11, 2008
I met Captain Ed Mandin through his old friend Captain Carl Larkin. I was blessed because Ed became my friend, too. He was a guest in my house where we laughed because we both had the same pattern of Noritake dishes. He hosted Carl and me in his condo on several occasions and shared his wisdom, humor, his love of music and some of his fascinating experiences in life with us. Getting to know him was a true gift and the memories of him will be with me always.
Lloyd Rath
May 10, 2008
Captain Mandin loved ships and the people that sailed them. His favorite toast was one he learned while visiting a Soviet ship in Yokohama in the mid-70’s, “To the seaman of the world.”
Ed was one of the finest ship masters I have ever sailed with. He handled his ships with exceptional ability. He had a passionate belief that ships could sail safer with properly trained crews and equipped ships. He loved studying the weather and was the master of routing ships to avoid heavy weather. But the thing that made Captain Mandin very special to me was his belief in people. He treated crewmembers dignity and fairness and demanded that his officers do the same.
He really enjoyed the sailors. I remember on the maiden voyage of the PRESIDENT WASHINGTON I was chief mate and we had a wonderful sailor named Ivar Thorbjorbsen. At some point during the trip Ed told me, “what I’d give to have a chief mate like Ivar”. I was a little hurt by his remark but quickly replied, “what I’d give for a captain like Ivar”. I did not know him that well at the time and was not sure how he’d respond. He looked at me, arched his eye brows and then had a good laugh.
When my daughter Devon was in pre-school I heard her talking with a friend. Her friend was bragging about famous people she knew. Devon responded by saying, “Well I know the Captain of the World and he is Ed Mandin.”
She was right; Captain Mandin was one of the finest seamen to set foot on a gangway. He was a great ship master but more important an exceptional person. He was my mentor and friend. I am so thankful for all that he taught me and that I had the privilege of knowing him. I miss him.
Scott Robeson
May 6, 2008
I hope there is another existence after this life. I will look for Ed there.
I first sailed as chief mate with Ed on a Pacesetter. He was a revelation as a Ship Captain. He was open, humorous, conscientious, and very competent. He was politically informed and always happy to debate a point of view. He listened to you and your opinion.
Because those ships had two decks that were empty due to the government canceling the passenger subsidy, we used them for fun. We had a ping pong table, a pachinko machine, and exercise machines on the saloon deck, and he even piloted the creation of a handball court on the upper deck.
I remember ordering lots of plywood and other stuff to make the court. Even in those days such a requisition was rather radical. When Hughes Brown, who was the man in LA that received the requisition asked what all the lumber was for I told him we were going to build a handball court, he paused and said OK. I believe he passed the requisition on to to Captain Carl Larkin. Carl approved it and we built the court.
Ed was very competitive. He loved to play and every day at sea after the work day was over he would want a game. He would stand in the middle of the court to try to block your shot after he made his. Occasionally I would aim at his back just to see if he would move, and when he got hit he would cringe, whereupon I would apologize, but he never moved.
Ed was a great teacher. He taught ship bridge organization before it was fashionable, politics, seamanship, morals, ethics, weather lore and living.
He loved going up the Saigon River because it gave him a chance to speak French with the pilot.
Ed was generous but honest with his praise of his shipmates. He had a way of inspiring you to do the best you could.
In those days we could bring our wife up the Coast from LA to SF, and Ed completely charmed my wife.
He was a great shipmate, a great human being and a wonderful friend.
I hope there is an afterlife as I would hate to think I will never see him again.
Aloha my friend.
Scott Robeson
Jon Harrison
May 6, 2008
Shortly after joining APL I was assigned as Chief Mate with Captain Ed aboard the President Tyler. He taught me much on that voyage and over the years as our paths crossed many valuable lessons were learned.
My memory of Ed will persist.
Glen Paine
May 6, 2008
I worked with Ed during my first job out of Kings Point in 1978. Our paths crossed again when I came ashore to work as an instructor at MITAGS. We worked on a number of projects over the years. He was a great seaman and human being. We are all better off having known him.
Jim Sundfors
May 5, 2008
Captain "Ed" Mandin was the consumate seaman and also was a great union man and someone who had a firm grasp on the basics of life. He conducted himself as a gentleman in all respects and mentored many of us. He was slow to criticize and quick to complement. God...we will miss you Ed. May you be at the helm of a grant ship with the wind at your back. I consider myself very blessed to have shared time with the likes of you!!!
Gerard Hasselbach
May 5, 2008
I first met Ed when I was working in the APL office in 1980. Later I was parivileged to sail with him on the President Washington. It was my last trip as a Chief Mate, and Ed spent most of the trip imparting on my the importance of weather routing and managing weather at sea. Ed became a friend that trip and we shared many a dinner in deep conversation about life and politics. All those conversations served me well over my years as Captain. I have never forgotten his advice or his friendship.
Tu me manques, mon ami
Jerry Hasselbach
Carl Larkin
May 5, 2008
I have known Capain Ed Mandin for 60 years. We first sailed together in 1948 as junior deck officers in a ship carrying refugees and displaced persons in the Pacific. In the early 50's we sailed together on 2 more ships - one of the voyages can best be described as hilarious. We were also young fathers together - my first daughter was born in 1948 and Ed's Laure was born in 1949. Much later on I was employed in APL's Marine Department where Ed and I worked together to introduce and initiate methods to improve deck officer discipline and teamwork in bridge watch standing. Captain Mandin's impeccible marine safety record speaks for itself. He was my dear friend, a loyal and supportive shipmate, and our friendship, our conversations, even our arguments spoke well to the love and regard we had for each other.
Doug Ward
May 5, 2008
I'll never forget all the support and friendship I received from Ed. He was one of a kind and will be sorely missed in the maritime industry.
Timothy Brown, MMP
May 5, 2008
Captain Ed Mandin was a consumate Ships' Master. He believed passionately in the Marine Industry. He was an expert in ship's auditing and judged the ship he
was auditing as if he was the sailing Master on it.
He will be missed by all who knew him and, particularly, by those he worked with, cared about, and sailed with.
Joshua Groleau-Mandin
May 5, 2008
My Grandfather was a man of great love, passion and knowledge. I had the privilege to spend many weeks with him throughout my life. Every night we would enjoy a nice dinner, sitting at the small round marble table in his dining room and we talked politics, we talked about my education, we talked about our family, and we talked about God. Last Christmas break my sister and I went down to visit Grandpa Ed. During one dinner we talked about religion as it related to death, and Grandpa told us that he did not believe in God. My sister asked him if he was scared die if there is no afterlife. He said no and his reasoning was “Why would I want to look at this same face in the mirror for the next 200 years?” Grandpa had a great sense of humor, but an even better way with words. I don’t think a lot of the family actually knew how much he cared about them. I knew though and he was the most loving man I have ever met. Grandpa I love you and miss you very much.
Debbie Arrighi
May 4, 2008
In one of the stars, I shall be living.?In one of them, I shall be laughing.?And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing when you look at the sky at night.?~ The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I will remember Ed for his humor, his charm, his intelligence and wit, but most of all for his ‘fire’. I thank him for his greatest gift; his family. Children and grandchildren, each a treasured jewel with a precious piece of that Mandin ‘fire’.
Nanette Mandin Kelsey
May 4, 2008
My Dad was a passionate man. He loved his parents, Edmond Andre and Laure Esteveny, his seven children, his grandchildren and great-grandson, his wonderful sisters, Bernadette and Cookie. He loved France and the French language. He loved wine and good food especially when his friends and family were around the table sharing a good argument about politics. The Napa Valley was always a second home for him and the San Francisco Bay and the Oceans of the world his first home. He rode his bike ten miles a day through January of this year. He said his bike was like a wife to him, he found peace and exhilaration in those long rides by the San Francisco Bay.
We will miss his big smile, his charisma, his stories of the sea, and his hugs. When we were little he played the harmonica at our bedsides and we always knew then that Dad was finally home. And now he is in our hearts forever. My love is there with him. His daughter, Nanette
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