Max Jennings

I finally looked at the home page and saw this article about Max. I am very sorry. Max and I started the 1st grade together. He was a very good man.

Dear Carol,

Suzi and I were shocked when we read in the SSCA Commodores' Bulletin of Max's death. We have fond memories of the two of you. We first met in the spring of 1998 when, due to flooding, you and Vamanos were trapped between two bridges and we shared dinner together. Each time we met, even though years apart, it was like we had just recently seen each other. We next met in 2000 at Marathon, FL when Suzi and I dinghied out of the harbor to say hello where you and Max...

A year ago this winter the telephone rang late at night. It was Carol, "Max is gone," she said. Gone where? I asked, thinking that perhaps he had decided to go sailing or Rving, instead of staying in Taos, where he had just visited them. Never, for a nanosecond, did we think he was gone, gone. They had so many plans! The world seemed too small for the things Max and Carol wanted to do. They were about to start construction of the house of their dreams in Taos. He talked about their...

Dear Carol, I've just received the news about Max. I'm shocked and so saddened. I met you and Max at sea while aboard wHy...land. We spent several rich days together, so much so, I remember you both vividly--your warmth and generosity; Max's sharp wit and humor and ready recitation of poetry; both of you so friendly and welcoming and full of wonderful experiences and stories and plans. Please receive my sincerest condolences. I wish you a future that stands on the amazingly beautiful...

I just belatedly learned about Max's death last night and was in tears writing my first try at this. I'm still trying to process. I had just spoken Max's name again among friends telling them about his influence on my career. I was a print journalism student at ASU when he encouraged me to take a week end job as a television producer in Phoenix. An unlikely turn that has led to many fulfilling years in television. I had logged onto a search engine last night to find Max to say hello after...

Max,
I'm still trying to get used to the world without you in it, Max. That's not easy.
And I've kept that last voicemail message I got from you, just like I said I would. I play it back from time to time just to get that Classic Max experience, Carol and Jan laughing in the background.
I had a couple of bottles of wine you and Carol gave me many years ago. Had them both with Sidlo, the first one a couple months ago and the last one just the other night.
We...

SUCCESS - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intellingent people; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

You did it Max! You made me a better person.

Cheers!

I talked with Max at the end of his newspaper career about sailing, about editing, about hanging it up and moving on. He had a zest for life that was inspiring.

Chris Peck, Editor
The Commercial Appeal
Memphis

Dear Carol,
I know that it has been many years since I have seen you, but when my mom told me of Max's passing I was deeply saddened. You and Max were always so kind to me. Max helped me to learn to ski and to fish. I remember fondly all of our trips to Purgatory with you, Max, Bob and Nell Evans and our family. Max was one of the best and he will be missed greatly. All my love, Heidi