Captain Francis J. Degnan
Captain Francis J. Degnan
On "Eternal Patrol" September 5th 2006
Those of us that sailed with Captain Degnan remember him as a great skipper and a great humanitarian.
Click below to read his obituary
http://home.hamptonroads.com/obits/details.cfm?obitID=40467
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"My Heart's at Sea Forever"
Long ago I was a Sailor.
I sailed the Ocean blue.
I knew the bars in Olongopo...
The coastline of Peru.
I knew well the sting of salt spray,
the taste of Spanish wine,
the beauty of the Orient...
Yes, all these things were mine.
But I wear a different hat now,
no tie and jacket too.
My sailing days were long ago...
with that life I am through.
But somewhere deep inside of me...
the sailor lives there still.
He longs to go to sea again,
But knows he never will.
My love, my life, is here at home,
and I will leave here never.
Though mind and body stay ashore...
my heart's at sea forever.
~Author Unknown~
Condolences may be sent to Mrs. Degnan at:
Eleanor Degnan
2801 East Meadow Wood Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23321
You may e-mail his daughter Maggie at: