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18 www.DesertMessenger.com August 16, 2023 In Memoriam too much junk? CLEAN OUT THAT GARAGE List your items in Desert Messenger CLASSIFIEDS Email Editor@DesertMessenger.com or CALL RAIN @ 928-916-4235 GRANT A. ANDERSON Grant passed away on May 3rd, 2023, at age 80, in Rainbow Acres, Quartzsite, Arizona. La Paz County. Grant was born in Sacramento, CA September, 9th 1942, and when he was a young boy, the family moved to Bodega Bay, California. Grant's father was a fi sherman and taught Grant how to fi sh Tuna, Salmon, and Rock-fi shes for many years. Grant worked hard to earn $1.00/day. He graduated High School there, where they fi lmed the movie "The Birds" in 1963, by Alfred Hitchcock, which is a horror movie! After Graduating High School, Grant served in the Military in US Air-force for four years. After that, he continued his edu- cation as a Computer Technician - Specialist in Hardware, Software & Programming. He worked for the original UNIVAC (Universal Au- tomatic Computer) and loved and inspired the company. In the mean- time, he married and has a child named Karen J. Anderson, who lives in Jackson, Wyoming. Then Grant & his family relocated to Olympia, Washington State, and worked for the US Government in a Computer Department in Olympia. His col- leagues loved working with Grant because his knowledge and ability to overcome any circumstances about the computer was superb (they called him Prima-Donna). He was also a builder, built several homes in Olympia, Washington State. He kept himself occupied, owning a small Grocery Store and having a Charter Boat taking people out for Sea-sicks. Oop! I mean fi shing! When he retired, he went Sailing as his Dream! Yes, he means Sailing on the Blue Water Over Seas, which he did on his 48-foot Sailboat for fi ve years. He ran the Sailboat from California to the Caribbeans, Guate- mala, and many Islands to Panama Canal, and around back to the Vir- gin Islands, St. Thomas, Turks & Ca- icos Islands, the Bahamas, and then to Florida. He was inspired by the new places, customs, cultures, and ways people lived. Grant even spoke some of their languages (He was an adventurer who liked exploring un- known places), which he never for- got and loved to tell the stories. After his divorce, Grant visited Thailand, a new place for him, and met me "Katai." We met on a tour bus heading to Northern Thailand. At that time, it was a school break, and my girlfriend & I were going to visit her parents in Chiangmai, Northern Thailand. (My occupa- tion: I had a small house and a small Popcorn business in Samut Prakarn, South of Bangkok.) Grant & I dated for three months before he invited me to the U.S.A. (which I never dreamed about). Grant loved beaches and Ocean, so we spent six months in Phuket Island, Southern Thailand, and the other six months traveling in a 29-foot motor-home in the U.S.A. & Canada to Alaska. Life was fun and perfect for us, and after three years, we married in Wyoming, where his daughter lives. Some people were curious and asked me, "How did you guys meet?" My response "The Buddha/ God brought him to me." Again Grant loved boating, and after we married, we were on a 48- foot Hatteras LRC Power Vessel for fi ve years. We cruised from Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbeans Is- lands, and the Chesapeake Bay up the Potomac River, Statue Island, New York, Great Lakes, Thousand Islands, Bangor Main, Nova Scotia, and back to Florida. While cruising the Seas, Grant always helped oth- er boaters that needed help in the ocean. Grant was very good at fi xing many things: Engines, Generators, Refrigerators, Scuba equipment, THOMAS LORRY FAY Thomas Lorry Fay, age 81, of Quartzsite, Arizona passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023 It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that comes the announcement of Thomas Fay Sr. has passed away at his home in Quartzsite, Arizona with his wife of 58 years, Jane Fay, by his side. He was 82 years old. He is survived by his wife Jane Fay, his children Thomas Fay Jr. & Ni- cole Fay Kleinman, grandchildren: Anais and Sinjin Fay & Blake and Madison Rosales, and foster child, Nancy Fay Findley. Ham Radio, etc. He always had spare parts on the boat. We even saved a Humpback Whale's life be- cause its tail tangled on a Lobster pot rope. It must have been trying to fi ght off the rope, exhausted, and starving to death. When our boat approached it, it did not fi ght us at all and held still for us to cut the rope off it (The length of the whale was almost the same as the boat.) It took us about 4-5 hours. Finally, we freed it. That was a happy moment when we saw the whale swim away, but not too far, and dove up & down, hitting the tail-splashed water sev- eral times with joy! To show its ap- preciation, it darted itself up high before it dove away. Grant has done many good deeds in his life. He was always studying hard, working, and playing hard, simple as that. Grant & I were married for 33 years and spent quality time in life together all these years. We did many things together, and in 1996 we got a commercial fi shing boat and fi shed for another four years at Bodega Bay and Charleston-Coos Bay, Oregon. Finally, we met a good friend John Miller from Charles- ton, Oregon, who lived in Rainbow Acres, Quartzsite, Arizona, and he invited us for a visit. We liked the area very well, nice and quiet place. In late 1999, we pur- chased the property and built a Hap- py Home together in Rainbow Acres. When we fi nished building the house, we started a new ATV hobby which is very popular around Quartzsite. In the Summer, we traveled in a mo- tor home, pulling an ATV trailer. We had fun ATVing! We rode many trails in AZ (had jumping cactus stuck on me several times, live & learn), saw many wild horses or Mustangs in NV. With Polaris 700 ATV, we rode up to 14,000 feet in the Silverton area in CO, which has a fantastic view. The Paiute trails in Utah are beautiful and rough but fun to ride, have good trout fi sh- ing, and is ATV-friendly country. In the Winter, neighbor helping neigh- bors, Grant was very kind and loved to help neighbors with computer is- sues or help neighbors pour concrete on their driveways, or any projects. For the past 23 years, we lived in Rainbow Acres Quartzsite, Arizona. By Grant's wishes, no funeral will be held. He would prefer that you not mourn his passing. If you wish to honor Grant's life, visit the Bay Areas, lay around on the beach with a cold beer, go fi shing, or go on ATV rides, there are many trails to en- joy in AZ, NV, CO, and Utah, or any hobby you like! Thanks to our family, friends, and neighbors for caring and giv- ing me courage and comforting words. I do appreciate it. Condo- lences may be sent to Katai's email: kritchuree@gmail.com.

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