Heard Some Sad News Today

Captain Phil from Deadliest Catch died a couple weeks ago. He seemed like a great guy. I love that show, he will be missed <br><br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.popeater.com/2010/02/10/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dies/?icid=main">http://www.popeater.com/2...l-harris-dies/?icid=main</a>|main|dl2|link7|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeater.com%2F2010%2F02%2F10%2Fdeadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dies%2F<br>

Saw it this morning, great guy, father and hard worker <br><br>RIP Phil, may your crab pots always be full<br><br>

Yeah, I am a big fan of the show too. I used to own half of 40' commercial fishing boat, and was a commercial fisherman all during the 1970's. So the show always peaked my interest.<br><br>
Captain Phil was a heavy smoker, I'll bet that is a big part of what caused him to have a stroke and sent him to an early grave.<br><br>
I'm sure glad that I quit, after 47 years of sucking that poison. (almost 8 months now without a puff of a cigarette) Michael

I was wondering how long it would take one of you guys to put Phil up............... That guy, a man's man!!! 53 and done and he did it HIS way!!!!!!! Hope they dump him at sea.......

I love the show and I love the guy, but if you are a regular fan of the show and saw his health problems last season (nearly coughing up a lung and being rushed to a hospital and told he suffered from pulmonary issues) and saw that he was smoking even while in the hospital, (and after being released) you knew this was only a matter of time. Gonna miss him and hope his sons continue on.<br><br>Bob Jordan