Remembering Skipper
September 28, 2021
Last night I was working on the Horlick, Class of '61 Reunion Booklet. I was working on the section called "Graduates of Distinction". We had two new graduates representing our class since our last reunion in 2016--Skipper Knapp and Shari Goldberg. Entering in the impressive history of Skipper, I was struck by the fact that tomorrow (now today) would be the one-year anniversary of his passing. I know that my fellow classmates will be totally impressed by all that Skipper accomplished in life. He was a wonderful classmate at Horlick and everyone knew he would be a success in life. I feel it isn't what he did for 'work' that made him so outstanding--but what he did with his time volunteering at High Meadows, advocating for the Native American population, writing and teaching others about the injustices they suffered at the hands of other Americans. One year ago Skipper passed on--leaving those who knew him saddened by this loss. I hope, however, that many in this world will be inspired to be more like Skipper and try to make this place a bit more compassionate and caring.