Hi Joey,
It’s Butch Nigro here letting you know that our friend Captain Sam has passed on.
Our whole family wanted to thank you for all of your support for our Dad through the
years and for all of the hard work you and your team do for our beloved Cape Ann.
I put together some words on the website and hope you can find the time to
mention his passing to your readers. Looks like we will most likely be meeting each other
in person once again very soon…and I look forward to seeing a fellow “Brick and Books” member once again!
https://www.glostoar.com/glostoar-store
Best to you and your Staff-
Sam “Butch” Nigro
“Captain Sam’s spirit will be felt throughout the streets of Cape Ann for as long as we can keep his story in our hearts. His is a story of a man not only “in love” with a landscape, but also a “main character” in its mystical scenery. For over 5 decades Captain Sam became “one” with the Gloucester shoreline…”there he is!”– “There’s Sam in the Samay!”…people passing by would shout & wave… a blast of Sams waaayyy to big of an air horn on the seasoned “a bit too top heavy” fish assault vessel would pierce the air and his leather like hands would raise up a huge Striper or a gigantic Lobsta for the admiring public to gawk at in amazement….Hooray!! Oh Wow!! “Look!” …Sam always had a catch…and he always had an eye for the scene– This “Old Salt” knew that the lore and roar of the Gloucester sea and all the mysteries within its confines would only grow with each and every soul he touched.
And now our beloved Captain Sam has left this cherished shore to explore other shores beyond anyones reach…and he wanted us to know that we can always hear his voice, the cheers of joy and the sounds of that “air horn a blarin” in every Glostoar –you just have to know how to listen to the sounds of the colors–SJN III”
Good Morning Gloucester 