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Local Narragansett surfcaster and truly great gentleman Andy Lemar passed away over the weekend.
I was lucky to get to know him a little in the past 8 or so years (though not as much as I would have liked) and have nothing but respect for Andy as a truly nice guy, gentleman of our sport, and a great angler. He was well known along the shores of ‘Gansett and the Block as well as fostering old and new anglers in clubs and just taking kids fishing. I wanted to pass this along, and those of you that knew him, when you climb out on your rock, boat, or sandy beach next year, say a hello to Andy upstairs… --- John Redmond  | "I knew him from when I was a member of the Narragansett Pier club. After the article we kept in touch now and then over email - though I had not heard from him lately. "Generous," is a wonderful word. I've heard from accomplished musicians that those who are truly great are also the most generous - I've found it to be true with many of the best fishermen also. Maybe its because they have nothing to prove, or maybe its because God is judicious in that he does not bestow that kind of talent to the selfish - I'm not sure. As a sportsman, Andy was a very lucky man. He lived the kind of surfcaster's life we dream about and he was able to share that life with a fabled cast of characters at wonderful places in the best of times. Even in his seventies, he was still very enthusiastic about the sport, still fishing Block Island in the fall. Not everyone would lend someone a helping hand or tell you where you should be looking, Andy would do that and make you feel like you were welcome. He had a rare welcoming manner which left you with the feeling that he wanted you to do well, to share in his love for the sport. In the end, people are not going to remember how many big fish you caught; they'll remember what kind of person you were, how you made them feel, and what kind of imprint you left on others. If you were fortunate enough to have known Andy Lemar, count yourself among the lucky." --- Joe Lyons
| | LEMAR, ANDREW L. 'CAB', 79, of Narragansett and of East Providence, died November 8, 2008. He was an electronics engineer for Channel 12, before retiring in 1997.
Born in Providence he was a son of the late Andrew Santos Lima and of Viola M. Inez Harrison. Mr. Lemar was a US Navy veteran of WWII. He was active in the Narragansett Pier Sportfishing Assn. and of the Narragansett Surfcasters.
He leaves his children, Kelley Parton and Royce Lemar, both of Ohio; 5 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, and 13 nephews and nieces. He was the brother of Leroy Oliver Harrison of Wash., and of the late Inez A. Good Peck. He was the stepbrother of Maria, Franklin, and Manuel Santos, all of Providence.
Visitation will be Friday 11 a.m. until 12 noon at the REBELLO FUNERAL HOME, 901 Broadway, East Providence, with a service and military honors to follow at the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.
www.rebellofuneralhome.com http://www.legacy.com/providence/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=120101045 |
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