David F. Renwick
March 9, 1947 - December 15, 2006
Obituary
DAVID F. RENWICK
Passed away suddenly on Dec 15, 2006
while working in the Bahamas. Born in
Comox, BC, Canada on March 9, 1947, he
immigrated with his parents to Seattle in 1951.
His career at sea spanned his lifetime
and he held an Unlimited Master’s License.
He also had a lifelong passion for boats
and being on the water.
Preceded in death by his mother Violet Renwick,
he is survived by his fiancé Atsuko Franklin, his
father Kenneth Renwick, and children, Richard
Renwick, Pamela Stevens, and Mary Elizabeth
Renwick. Also by sisters Marianne Ebensteiner
Paul and Barbra Johannsen Tom,
grandchildren Michael Renwick, Jamie, Victoria,
Lindsay and Steven Etukeok, several nieces and
nephews.
Memorial Service will be Sat. Jan 20, 2007 2:00 PM At Fernwood – 17623 1st Ave S., Burien
Gathering afterward at the home of Marianne
Ebensteiner – 253-529-2086
Dave held an Unlimited Masters License and Federal and State Pilotage for Western Alaskan Waters. His career at sea spanned his lifetime. As a child, he fished with his grandfather in Union Bay, Canada. A US Coast Guard icebreaker introduced him to Alaska where he worked for over 20 years. He towed for a number of different companies, participated in the Prudhoe Bay Sea Lift. He brought barges into ports and up rivers. he moved to Seward, AK, to have more time at home, and went to work for the Alaska Marine Highway. He became a marine pilot. He worked with both Southwest Alaska Pilots Assoc in western Alaska and later with Alaska Marine Pilots in Dutch Harbor. He went back to the tugs towing to Russia and other ports in the Far East and later went to work for Tidewater out of New Orleans working in various countries, Trinidad, Egypt, Red Sea, Black Sea, and Qatar.
He was fascinated by architecture and planned trips around houses, buildings or “Adams” ceilings he could view.
He was a perfectionist. On transpacific tows, he liked to compare his location using sextant readings with GPS.
He liked his “toys” preferring the older classics to modern glitz.
He was an avid reader and a genius with trivia especially about Hollywood, movies and the people who worked in the film industry.
An unparalleled cribbage player
But most of all he had a strong sense of family – He loved his sisters, he spoke with pride of his father’s service in WWII and was a little envious of his parent’s ability to dance. He spoke with love of Nana and Union Bay …and stayed home for months to help care for his oldest granddaughter.
He will be missed by all whose lives he touched.
We love you David.
I just faintly remember Freddy. It was at the Renwick home. I was young and very small and to me, he was young and very tall.
I would like to say the Renwick family:
“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain”. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
My deepest sympathy to Freddy’s Family. He was older than me by 6 yrs. but he was always nice to me when I was little.
My deepest sympathy to Atsuko Franklin and the family of Dave.
Mary A Schwartz
Bob & I are so sorry to hear of Freddy’s passing.I will always remember him as alittle boy playing Zorro. He turned into a fine man. Elaine
Like no other person I have known, he had the ability to love imperfect things.
i miss you very papa
Papa I miss you soo much 🙂 but you made me a stronger person! I love you very much 🙂