WK "Kim" Gilbert's Final Canvas Memorial Fund
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On March 13, 2020, I lost the love of my life, the man with whom I shared years of the highs and lows of life. Walter Kimball “Kim” Gilbert was a special guy not only to me his wife, Linda Jones, but also to those who knew him as an artist, an athlete and a friend.
Kim was a fourth generation native of Marblehead, MA, son of Charles and Ruth Gilbert, brother of Carl and Edgar “Brud” Gilbert and cousin of many, including Jacqueline Jackson and her son, Robert “Bobby” Jackson and cousins Koren Lipsett and Brian Lipsett.
Many of the boats out of the North Shore carry names that have been designed, detailed and painted or gold leafed by Kim. He was also commissioned by the National Park Service to design, carve and paint the figurehead for the Friendship replica which is currently docked at Salem harbor. Art was Kim’s passion and whether he was drawing commercial signs or painting fine art, he was sustained and nourished by his art.
He was also happy when he was hiking, skiing the mountains of New England or playing pick-up hockey, but one of his proudest moments came when he was hired to play baseball for the Indianapolis Clowns of the American Negro League. One of his favorite memories of that time was fishing with Sachel Page, the inimitable pitcher.
Kim and I shared many happinesses together and although we never had children, our Scotty dogs brought us joy and unconditional love.
We also shared illnesses and sorrow. Kim’s diagnosis of cancer fifteen years ago when he was approximately 60 years old, and the subsequent treatments, some of which had effects as devastating as the cancer itself, made life a struggle. Kim, however, never backed down from that struggle.
Now that Kim has lost that final battle, I find that the unpaid expenses of that final fight combined with funeral expenses leave me with a debt of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
In today’s climate of uncertainty, any donation that you can make would be helpful and so greatly appreciated.
Kim was a fourth generation native of Marblehead, MA, son of Charles and Ruth Gilbert, brother of Carl and Edgar “Brud” Gilbert and cousin of many, including Jacqueline Jackson and her son, Robert “Bobby” Jackson and cousins Koren Lipsett and Brian Lipsett.
Many of the boats out of the North Shore carry names that have been designed, detailed and painted or gold leafed by Kim. He was also commissioned by the National Park Service to design, carve and paint the figurehead for the Friendship replica which is currently docked at Salem harbor. Art was Kim’s passion and whether he was drawing commercial signs or painting fine art, he was sustained and nourished by his art.
He was also happy when he was hiking, skiing the mountains of New England or playing pick-up hockey, but one of his proudest moments came when he was hired to play baseball for the Indianapolis Clowns of the American Negro League. One of his favorite memories of that time was fishing with Sachel Page, the inimitable pitcher.
Kim and I shared many happinesses together and although we never had children, our Scotty dogs brought us joy and unconditional love.
We also shared illnesses and sorrow. Kim’s diagnosis of cancer fifteen years ago when he was approximately 60 years old, and the subsequent treatments, some of which had effects as devastating as the cancer itself, made life a struggle. Kim, however, never backed down from that struggle.
Now that Kim has lost that final battle, I find that the unpaid expenses of that final fight combined with funeral expenses leave me with a debt of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
In today’s climate of uncertainty, any donation that you can make would be helpful and so greatly appreciated.
Fundraising team: WK Gilbert Team (4)
Koren Lipsett
Organizer
Marblehead, MA
Linda Jones
Beneficiary
Cynthia Cahoon
Team member
Sarah Hojnacki
Team member
Virginia Jones
Team member