Date: 3/31/25 10:16 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Dave Povey memorial services onshore and offshore
An onshore memorial service for Dave Povey will be held on Monday, April 28, at Glen Abby Cemetery in Bonita from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM at the Chapel of the Roses. Following the ceremony, there will be a motorcade north to Miramar National Cemetery for military honors committal services for 30 minutes starting at 1:30 PM. A website will soon be set up by Glen Abby where, among other things, people can post their photos of Dave. We do not yet know the web address.
In addition, all birding and other friends of Dave are invited on a 2-3/4-hour offshore memorial boat trip aboard "Legacy" from Seaforth Sportfishing at Mission Bay on Sunday, April 13. The trip will depart at 6:45 AM and return at 9:30 AM. This trip is very generously being offered gratis to all by Dustin Hackman and Seaforth Sportfishing, in recognition of Dave's longtime working relationship and friendship with the Seaforth staff. During this trip, some of Dave's ashes will be spread, and we will bring a large supply of popcorn which we will invite each attendee to, in a private moment, take a handful and toss off the stern, as Dave did for decades. We must promptly be back at the dock as scheduled so that Legacy may go out on its scheduled 10 AM whale-watch trip. As such, our 6:45 AM departure time will be prompt. Please arrive at the dock no later than 6:15 AM to sign the manifest, get organized, and hear a very short logistical briefing before boarding. And yes, of course bring your binoculars and camera. Dave would want it that way. We hope to get offshore about six miles to the 100 fathom drop-off, perhaps slightly farther. And while this is not an organized pelagic trip, we will certainly call out all interesting species seen. The fact that this trip is only 2-3/4 hours long we hope will entice Dave's landlubber friends to attend as well. If you have any questions about this memorial boat trip, please contact Paul Lehman or Bruce Rideout privately. The dock's location (1717 Quivira Road), parking, and boat are all the same as for our usual pelagic trips.
Legacy is a large boat with a large passenger load. But given that we do not know exactly how many people will attend, we wish to keep attendees to those who knew Dave at any level, or knew of and appreciated his many selfless contributions. He will indeed be sorely missed.
Dave's immediate family and loved one's ask that in lieu of flowers they encourage that donations be made to a scholarship fund that will be established in Dave's name to allow young people to go on some of our pelagic trips. Details will be provided in the future, when known.
We hope to see you at one or both of these events.
--Paul Lehman, Bruce Rideout, and Dave Povey's family, San Diego
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