Alone. Orphaned on the Ocean

210 Pages·2010·1.42 MB·English

by  Richard D. Logan PhD

ALONE
Orphaned on the Ocean
ALONE
Orphaned on the Ocean
Richard Logan PhD
Tere Duperrault Fassbender
TitleTown Publishing
Green Bay, Wisconsin
ALONE
Orphaned on the Ocean Copyright 2010 Richard Logan and Tere
Duperrault Fassbender.
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DATA: Logan, Richard D., 1942– Alone : Orphaned on the Ocean /
Richard Logan, Tere Duperrault Fassbender Green Bay, Wisc. :
TitleTown Pub., c2010.
p. ; cm.
ISBN: 978-0-9820009-7-7
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. – Personal
narratives.
2. Victims of violent crimes – United States – Psychology.
3. Survival skills. I. Fassbender, Tere Duperrault. II. Title.
G530 .L64 2010 2010926099
910.4/52--dc22 1005
Printed in the USA by Thomson-Shore
first edition printed on recycled paper
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Never Forgotten:
Mom, Dad, Brian, and René; Gammie; Mo and Unk
For the Future:
Brooke, Blaire, and Brian; Alison, Wesley, and Arthur
–Tere
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
Sailing Dreams
The Adventurer
A Brief Time in Paradise
A Captain’s Tale
The Sea Waif
A Warrior’s End
The Dark of Night
Eternal Father
Recovering
Terry Jo’s Truth
The Mask of the Hero
All the Women Are Strong
Afterword
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
by Tere Fassbender
As I sit on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, I listen to the whitecaps
tumbling and crashing on the beach. I scan the horizon and think about
the captain and crew of the ship, Captain Theo. I want to thank them for
saving me from the ocean.
I thank Dr. Franklyn Verdon for being at my side when I awakened
from a coma and for nursing me back to health.
Jenny Duperrault, my grandmother, I thank you for being everything
to me in those first years as my gentle and loving soul mate.
Thank you Mo and Unk (Aunt Dot and Uncle Ralph Scheer) for taking
me into your family and loving me as your daughter. Greg, Jeff, and
Dan, I appreciate you for accepting me as a part of your family.
As my journey through life continued, I’d like to thank the Brebner
family and, especially, Pam for giving me friendship in those vulnerable
years.
I am so grateful to my Aunt Lois and Uncle Fritz Duperrault and
cousins David, Cheri, Alan, and Jean who have always loved me and
have shown interest in me throughout my life.
I would like to thank my Nebraska family for all of their love and for
allowing me to be who I am.
Thank you Aunt Janet and Uncle Bob Scheer for our special times, and
Victoria for always being my best friend.
I don’t believe I would have made it the last thirty-five years without
my children Brooke, Blaire, and Brian. The love I have for them is
unexplainable and different from the love many parents feel for their
children as they are truly all I have. And now that the next generation
has arrived, I am so fortunate to be a part of the lives of my
grandchildren Alison, Wesley, and Arthur.
Thank you, my Ronald, for all of your love and support. You have
been so good for me. You are my best friend, my safe harbor, my
confidante.
I appreciate Richard Logan for all of his time and effort in working
with me and writing this book. Thank you, Dick, for helping me through
difficult times.
There are so many people and pets that have helped me along my
rugged path. I give you a special thanks and I believe you know who you
are. I am truly blessed and thankful for all who have come into my life
and have helped me in some way. It is now my hope to help others by
telling my story.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
by Richard Logan PhD
The first person I need to thank is the subject of this story, co-author
of this book, and – most important – subject of a remarkable life. With
characteristic courage, Tere Duperrault Fassbender was determined that
her story not only be told, but that it be told honestly, warts and all. I
am deeply honored that my friend entrusted her story to me, but also
grateful for the example of courage, honesty and decent humanity with
which she has lived her life.
Equally determined to see this remarkable story told was Tracy Ertl of
TitleTown Publishing, Green Bay, Wisconsin. She shepherded, cajoled,
encouraged, and capably coordinated every detail of the production of
this book. All-in-all, Tracy was the gentlest of bulldozers. TitleTown’s
Assistant Publisher Christine Ertl, who helped her mom multi-task,
knows the truth of that image better than most. Profound thanks also go
to the rest of Tracy’s magnificent team: TitleTown Publishing’s talented
Editor Julie Rogers, who understood how to improve the writing without
losing the authors’ voices, and how to gently make suggestions that
enriched the story; Counsel Ellen Kozak, an accomplished, award-
winning author in her own right, who was fierce in ensuring
thoroughness and accuracy and stepped in to help with editing, thus
significantly improving the book (It is great to see a publishing company