Monday, November 30, 2009

DAK on Compliments

He always always told me I was the perfect woman. I had just the perfect body for him and that he would love me no matter how big I got (but that I better plan on running beside the truck if i got too big.)  

DAK A Wild Thing


"Roar" he said one morning from the bathroom, "I'll eat you up!". He was reading that book on the toilet...Silly DAK.  :)

We (Jaime, Paige, Nicky, Tilly and baby Gunnar (and Dylan D.)) watched that movie at our house tonight (some people were in a pile on the big chair). The plan had been to go and see the movie together (D, P, T and G).  We watched Whip It in SLO instead and it was good.

When I saw Max in his tiny boat, I instantly thought of David in his tiny boat; just him out ther in the sea. Everyday he was safe, back home, until he wasn't anymore. So that must've been super wild out there for him.  My heart just breaks when I think of him. He said, "I'm like Max".

Sunday, November 22, 2009

DAK Commercial

David went off one morn in late October or early Noveber, 2009  (I am leaning toward Late Oct.) sporting his MBHS t-shirt given him by his very own, TeaLilly. We Would like to discover the wherabouts of that commercial.

While I Aam on the subject of commercials, where is that Shlitz MLBeer commmercial? I searched You Tube for hours recently with zero luck...where is it??????????????? Who do I write to find out? Filmed somewhere in of the CA Central  Coast on board the Skaagerak around 1985-1988????  HELP?

Sunday, November 15, 2009

DAK Obituary


David Allen Kubiak beloved father, husband, and son died in a tragic fishing accident Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. David was born to Donald J. and Diane L. Kubiak in Newport Beach, Calif., in July 1962. David''s greatest passion was commercial fishing, like his grandfather Axel, father Don, and uncles Harlen, Richard and Allen before him. David often reminisced about birthdays at sea with his father. David proved to be a true man at age 15, when he and his brother, Chris, helped their father bring the family''s F/V (fishing vessel) from Texas through the Panama Canal home to Morro Bay. The family repeated this adventure three years later to bring his grandfather Axel''s F/V Skagerrak, F/V Cassie and F/V Lille Baelt home to Morro Bay. He attended Morro Bay High School and married Paige L. Johnson on December 27, 1986, and again November 11, 2003. David served on of the Central California Cable Fisheries Committee and was a lifelong advocate of the commercial fishing industry. He was a true fisherman at sea, providing for his family. David was doing what he loved, he never gave up and fought to stay alive to get home to the people who love him. The Kubiak family would like to thank the Untied States Coast Guard and Meo of the F/V Miss Allison for their assistance. Survivors include his parents, Don and Diane Kubiak; the love of his life, Paige; son, Gunnar; daughter, Taliah; mother-in-law, Cherrie Johnson; brother, Christopher (Teresa); niece, Brooke; sister Cassie (Gene); his tightly knit extended family; the Larsens and Boltons; Uncle Ron Kubiak; and the extended family of commercial fishermen and wonderful friends. A funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at Benedict-Rettey Mortuary Chapel, 1401 Quintana Road in Morro Bay. A celebration of David''s life will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at the Morro Bay Vet''s Hall. The David Kubiak Memorial Trust Fund has been set up at Rabobank - donations will be accepted at any branch of the bank to help his family in this time of great sorrow. Benedict-Rettey Mortuary 772-7382 Morro Bay

David Kubiak II

Published: Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009


Los Osos fisherman's death is a loss to dwindling brethren




David Allen Kubiak apparently fell off his boat while setting traps for prawns; he was not wearing a protective suit

By Sona Patel
spatel@thetribunenews.com

Central Coast fishermen mourned one of their own on Wednesday, a day after 47-year-old David Allen Kubiak fell off his boat and was found five miles off the coast of Cambria. Kubiak, of Los Osos, appeared to have fallen overboard sometime overnight Monday, sheriff’s spokesman Rob Bryn said. His body was discovered at 10:40 Tuesday morning.

The 39-foot boat, Axel, which is ported in Morro Bay, was spotted by someone on another fishing boat named Miss Allison, officials said. Kubiak died from salt water drowning with complications from hypothermia, Bryn said. A member of the local fishing community said the already small group suffered a tremendous loss with the death of the third-generation fisherman. “David is one of us. A very good one, very well-liked by everyone,” said Jeremiah O’Brien, a member of the Morro Bay Commercial Fishermen’s Association, who has known Kubiak for about 30 years. The Axel, which had drifted about 60 miles offshore when it was found, was towed in to the harbor about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.Kubiak was fishing for prawns on his last trip, O’Brien said, adding that he also fished for crabs and salmon. Kubiak had been fishing since an early age mainly because his grandfather and father were also fishermen, O’Brien said.

“It’s always hard when it hits so close to home,” O’Brien said. “We feel terrible.” O’Brien said Kubiak named the boat, which he purchased a few years ago, after his grandfather.Bryn said Kubiak was likely laying out traps when he fell off the boat. He was tied to one of the buoys attached to the trap as a flotation device, Bryn said. He was not wearing a protective suit designed to keep fishermen warm in cold water, Bryn said. No foul play is suspected at this point. The FBI and Coast Guard are expected to look at the vessel, Bryn said.

David Allen Kubiak I

Friday, Nov. 06, 2009


Memorial fund and potluck set up for David Kubiak, the fisherman found dead in Morro Bay

By Sona Patel
spatel@thetribunenews.com

A memorial fund has been set up for David Kubiak, the fisherman who died in Morro Bay sometime overnight Monday.
Donations can be made to the David Kubiak Memorial Fund at any Rabobank branch to benefit Kubiak’s wife, Paige, who works at Cuesta College, and their children.
David Kubiak, a commercial fisherman from Los Osos, appeared to have fallen overboard sometime overnight, according to officials from the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department. His body was discovered about five miles off the coast of Cambria Tuesday at 10:40 a.m.
A “Celebration of Life for David” potluck is set for Friday, Nov. 13, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Morro Bay Veterans and Memorial Building at 209 Surf St.
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