Fare Thee Well Captain Harris

Captain Phil Harris,skipper of the Cornelia Marie, died Tuesday night, February 9, 2010 from complications from a stroke he had suffered in January. He was 53. Capt. Phil was the reason I started watching "The Deadliest Catch". He was the epitome of the gruff, blunt talking, no-quit, gutsy man you think of when you hear the phrase "Grizzled ol' skipper". He was a devoted husband & father as well as a master crab man, his instincts providing a bountiful catch on many occasions. The intimacy of the camera work on the show made me feel as if he was my friend and I will miss him.