Ernie and Marilyn with Robert

Ernie and Marilyn Hallas with Robert visiting on their boat We were out on the Gulf side from Big Pine Key where we anchored to let their three sons go snorkeling awhile I swam over from my boat to have a beer in the summer of 1969 Marjorie shot this picture from our boat They were our best friends They both passed away from too many cigarettes They died the same day in March 1989 Each was only 59 years old