ahhh ol' Stu

Your ears must be burning . . .

Ray moved his office out to Skylane Blvd where we had a CLSA meeting last Wednesday to see the title plant that Ray saved from the landfill! You would have dug it! Pete Jackson and I gave you a wave from the meeting. Gambini was there and a bunch of new faces that you would be sure to educate. 

God, I miss your phone calls and chats about survey history!

Write some songs while you're up there and send 'em down to a deserving artist.

Another year since Stuart's passing. I miss him dearly.

He was a kind, gentle, intelligent soul. And funny as hell.

Not sure what to add except I miss my friend Sturdy, so many memories, so much fun and laughter.

It's been six years since Stuart passed.

I remember his laugh and intelligent, gentle soul like we talked yesterday.

Wow,I remember those Fireside Theater riffs and Monty python all shared with Sturdy,can't watch The Holy Grail without thinking of him.We laughed so much!

Every time anything out of Firesign Theater comes up Sturdy pops in my brain. We used to laugh our asses off and recite those scripts incessantly. When I speak them today I envision Sturdy at my smiling in approval. Miss you dearly dear friend.

Ahhhhh, Stu . . .

Your name came up at last night's CLSA meeting with regards to student scholarships. You contributed so much to the survey community . . . and was always interesting to talk to regarding local history.

Missed but never forgotten!

Rest in peace our friend . . .

continuing what Meg said, I quote a sturdy-ism  "what she said".

I really miss Sturdy also. He was such an integral part of some of the best times and challenging times of my life and always made everything better with his humor and can do attitude (and you know there wasn't much he couldn't do!)When my Mom was dying in Florida he towed my car down there with his old van so I didn't have to drive alone. He had such boundless enthusiasm for so many things that you couldn't help but be swept up in what he was interested in. Laughter and song,intelligence and good humor are wrapped into all my memories of Sturdy,he is a friend who will always be with me. Thank you for holding this space where we can share our memories.

I miss me brudda

Still hard to conceive of a Sturdyless world as another August 15 rolls around.Forever present, though, in our hearts and memories of good times shared.

Happy birthday my survey companion and guide. I still reflect on the memorable GPS day up in Cazadero: horizontal rain blowing us and our gear all over the place-making sure the cows did not trample the base station. we got er done and had that and many more adventures in the field and office to share. you are always in my memory my friend.
Art

67 already and after 3 years of being gone, we all still refer to you, Stu.  And I am so glad that you got to meet Tanya's children. Maybe your only "grandchildren". Devin, now 10 years old, has a wit reminiscent of yours and Tanya and I often gasp at what he says. T.C. (8) is the loyal sibling that reminds me of your steadfast loyalty and displays of love to the ones who matter in life. Thankx for being part of our lives. You are missed.
Theresa Cook

Happy birthday again Sturdy. You were in my brain again just a few days ago.

Happy Birthday, Stu!
The world was a better place because of you and your survey brethren miss ya - but will NEVER forget you. You did SO MUCH for our profession. For the young 'uns that never knew you: they missed knowing one kewl dude.
Phil

Today I told LinkedIn that Stuart passed away almost 3 years ago.

They will remove his profile from LinkedIn.

I have archived a copy here:

http://stuart-righter.s3.amazonaws.com/Stu_Righter_LinkedIn.pdf
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Sturdy I miss sharing our Leo birthdays together, always hoped we would be rockin' together in the hippy's old folks commune. Maybe we'll get together on the other side in the sweet by and by.

HAPPY BIRTH DAY SUIT DAY STU!!! We miss you and hope you are visiting all the stars you knew so well here on Earth. I write this from your old spot here at RCA.

It's been two years since you went celestial on us. Which planet dis you most recently pass?

You're still younger than me Sturdy! About two weeks ago I was going thru old notes and letters I keep tucked away in my magic footlocker. Low and behold there was a letter from you that you wrote me when you were out cooking on that tugboat. I laughed my ass off at some of what you wrote. Can't repeat it here. As always my man! Love you!

Happy birthday, Stu! Richard and I think of you often and really miss you, dear friend! Looking at the night sky, we imagine you surveying the constellations!

Happy birthday, bro! Say 'Hi!' to everybody I'd know up there, eh?

Happy Birthday my dear old friend.

Your guitar sits in my living room. Hardly a day passes without me strumming it and thinking of you. Remembering days past where we would play for hours. Your love for knowledge was an inspiration. Your passion for life too. I miss you.

I have the pleasure of reviewing Stu's field notes, sketches and office maps on a regular basis here at Ray Carlson's office where Stu graced us all with his unlimited energy and excitement about all surveying aspects, life and music. He will always remain close to my heart as I recall all the adventures we had working together in the field and office.
Carry on Stu with that big survey in the heavens.  Art Gambini

My dad, C. Frederick Grover, was Aunt Jo's brother. I have fond memories of when we all lived together in Alexandria, VA, when Uncle Hall was deployed to Japan. Stuart was such a sweet little boy who stole my heart, have always loved my cousin and always will.
Jo Stuart Grover Pais(Josie)

One year since one of my favorite Leos stopped roaring and blessing us with his majestic presence. I had a dream about Sturdy the other nite,we were laughing and having fun as usual! I won't say rest in peace to you Stu,but enjoy your change of state with gusto!

Wow! Just THIS week, I thought . . . "Oh shit, Stu! You could help find the buried bones for my client." Your survey buddies miss you dearly, Stu. You have impacted all our lives and hopefully have instilled the appreciation for history that you had/have! Send us a "sign" from up there on our next research project in the form of direction: "No! Look there!" And show Jas Arnold the ropes up there! 

Phil Danskin - Sonoma

Weird.... I was at Carlson's today and thought of Stu. Miss his chats at our counter. That cat forgot more than I learned.....

I am so very sorry to hear about Stuart. I didn't know him well but I love looking through his pictures and hearing about what a wonderful and unique person he was. My father (Grover) always spoke so highly of him and I know he will be missed terribly. Much peace and love to all those affected by his loss. ♡

Sturdy... you were my longest standing friendship for over fifty years.  Memories of shared events, camping, hiking, sharing, living together.  Really glad for phone conversations, thought you were over the hump and on the rebound. Love you my dear friend.

Stu lives on in all of us he cared to spend time with and yes he knew how to spend time. Sincere, zealous, talented, caring and intelligent. I worked many years with Stu at Ray's and we learned a great deal from each other through respect and humor. Coordinates, GPS, GIS, datums, conversions, hardware, software, methods, history, stars, field and office were some of the professional passions and pains we shared. My condolences to his family and my hope for those seeds he planted in all of us to grow.

I chose to "Light a Candle" because Stu was always in good spirits and our long discussions on surveying and related history were always enlightening and enjoyable. I have been enriched by knowing him. God Bless him.

Very saddened to hear of Stu's passing. I still wear the hand-tooled survey belt that he made for me when we worked together. A big man with a huge heart and intellect, and endless curiosity. RIP Stu

Too many emotions to write coherently even after these several days of contemplation. The world is less without Stu and his intelligent good humor.  Tanya and I walk around in a daze; looking at photos, reading old letters, sharing stories of Stu from decades and mere months ago. More later as the ache subsides - if it ever does. TLC

It has been a privilege and honor to work with Stu as a survey field crew partner, employer, and fellow committee member in CLSA since 1990.
I will miss his excitement and dedication to the surveying community, his professional and personal friends, and his never ending quest to preserve the history of surveying records and past surveyors for all of us.
Art Gambini

Damn! Bad, bad news! Not only is the surveying community going to miss him, but also the Historical Society.  That dawg could hunt.  And find he did. 

To all his friends and family - most sincere sympathies. Unfortunately, I can not attend, as this is "my weekend" to mother-sit. Please give hugs from Danskin!

Rest in peace, dear friend. We will miss having dinner and attending shows at WFC with you and Sharon.

Cynthia and Richard

Stu,
Farwell my friend. The Sonoma County land surveying community will miss you. I'm not able to attend the celebration but my thoughts and prayers are with you. Sonoma County CLSA won't be the same without you.

Mike F.