Seven fishermen who lost their lives at sea were honored Sunday, May 3, at the Seattle Fishermen's Memorial Service. Five were victims of the sinking of the Katmai October 23. They included Robert Jacob Gilman, Kurt Henry, Jushua Andrew Leonguerrero, Billy Roberts and Carlos Martin Zabala.

Keith Criner, was honored. On Jan. 6, the F/V Seabrooke which was several miles northwest of Cold Bay reported that Criner went overboard after his feet became entangled in a crab pot line.

John Alan Bartee, who lost his life in 1983, was also honored.

Christopher Breen, grief coordinator for fishermen for 14 years, was on hand. Dublin born, he has a master's degree in philosophy, theology, and was an ordained priest and left the church in 1976 and got married.

"Grieving is a journey. I help negotiate that journey," he said. "You need to express, not suppress, your feelings. Crying is the balm of grief. You might want to set up a little place of memory of the deceased in your home. Maybe light a candle. Speak to them about your day. It's very healing. Basically we are all on that journey. I've been on the trollers in Alaska. I helicoptered onto a few boats where a death occurred onboard. It hits the crew very hard."

"Jake was smart, healthy," said Gilman's grandfather. "Jake was a wonderful young man. When we got the phone call, we thought he'd have found a way to survive. He was a survivor. Obviously he was unable to. It was just before his 23rd birthday," said Carl Larson with wife Terry of Ilwaco, Washington.

"He was very good at sports fishing," Larson added. We'd take him out. "

Said Dwayne Manidusan of Tacoma, Leonguerrero's first cousin, "He's the reason I came out here to fish. He always wanted to go back home to Guam but never had the chance."