Thursday, November 7, 2019
Navy Divers communicate with their top side team mates by a series of pulls and jerks on their air hose or life line .. sort of like an underwater Morse Code . A pull is a pull and a jerk is called a bell !
When a Diver has completed his job on the ocean floor, he signals the top side crew by sending five bells on his air hose / life line to indicate he has completed his job , and is ready to come up .
The topside crew prepare to bring their teammate safely to the surface . Then they signal him Four pulls which means for him to commence his ascent , from the darkness of the ocean floor , upwards towards the light at the surface .
I would like to think, when the time came , with family all around , Don held Marion’s hand , and signaled Five Bells to his creator , the Grand Architect of the Universe to tell him his work was completed down here and was ready come up .
In my heart I know that the lord signalled back Four Pulls for Don to start his ascent upwards towards the light ? Strength in Depth !
Don was a great team mate , with a wry sense of humour that made even the toughest operational tasking just a little easier . I remember many of his yarns about his time in the the British Royal Navy A class submarines while stationed in the Far East .
Sending our thoughts, prayers and condolences to Marion and the extended family . Angie and Terry Havlik
