Special Bill Event at Thomas Point!!

This Friday morning there was a very special Bill Younger Event at Thomas Point lighthouse.. The following are some images from that trip to the lighthouse and a luncheon after in Annapolis..


On the trip out to the lighthouse the water became quite choppy and the drops that you see on the lens was only the tip of the iceberg... As one of the others put it, Bill Younger and I took a shower together as several waves totally engulfed us before we could join the others in the small cabin area..


Bill volunteered to dock the boat in the choppy water, but fortunately the Captain took over and did an excellent job..


There were 16 plus Bill who boarded Thomas Point from the boat and posed for this group shot. Sean helped me shoot this picture as I cloned myself into it..

This was the lucky half of a group of longtime friends of Bill Younger at the event, some who were very instrumental in raising the funds to get a screwpile named in honor of Bill Younger at Thomas Point.. The other half had to wait on shore at Annapolis and hear about the adventure upon our return..


Bill gets ready to go through the trap door and climbs to the deck of the lighthouse..


Bill enters the lighthouse that he first saw as a 9 year old (and never had been on) and has been such a influence on his life as well as collectors of Harbour Lights and lighthouse restoration nationwide..


Bill signing a box of inverted special Thomas Little Lights that will be presented to most of the people at the events luncheon.. (image later in the thread)


Bill enjoying the moment in the lantern
room shortly after calling to Nancy tell her where he was!!


Bill received a plaque commemorating the event.. More images of the ceremony will
appear in the next Legacy..

Some of the group taking a final shot of Thomas Point as we leave the lighthouse..


I take a final image of the Thomas Point lighthouse as we head back to Annapolis..


Bill shows off one of the Thomas Point Little Lights with a display globe and base... not gold-plated but they look just as good, very nice indeed..


Ron Foster (in the back of the image) reads a letter from Frank Carbone and his wife who couldn't make the event.. It summed up a lot of the feelings of those present..

We SO wish we could have been there! Sounds like a brilliant day!
Thanks Paul for sharing the pictures!

Thanks for the update Paul!

The photos are great. You answered my curious wonderings of what the "gold colored" Thomas Point piece looked like.

I was busy volunteering that weekend at one of the lights on the eastern shore and was not able to meet or talk to Bill at Drum Point regarding this truly "special" occasion.

I wish I could have been there to congratulate him on this great moment which I am sure Bill will never forgot.

What a wonderful event to be a part of. Wish we could have been there. Thanks for sharing the photos, Paul. They are great as always.

Judy

Great time, and great honor for Bill. Sorry we were unable to attend because of a previous committment to honor another on her special birthday.
Bob & MaryAnn

Looks like everyone had a great time. Wish I could have been there.

Paul, thanks for the pics...keeps us all feeling like we were ALMOST there!
Bill you are looking as dapper as ever, like most everyone else who could not make it stated, wish we could have been there, but...
Larry and I were on our own little adventure out west, California, Nevada, and Utah. We were able to see a few ligthouses ourselves and will post pics of our trip in the appropriate link.
The trip out to that lighthouse I am sure was well worth getting wet for!

Kat and Larry Waterson