Captain died doing the job he loved

September 11, 2015 Canada

Captain Wesley Lief Hegglund, 55, whose life-long ambition was to be a commercial fisherman, had been living the dream. “Wes graduated with an honours degree in Hard Knocks from Hecate Straight University; an institution reserved for only the toughest commercial fishermen on the West Coast,” read his obituary, written by his sister. “Through hard work and determination he attained his lifelong ambition of becoming a commercial fishing vessel captain — a career he enjoyed immensely.” Read the rest here 11:46

Captain Wesley Lief Hegglund, CF/V Caledonian, Tragedy

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Todd Kester says:

September 11, 2015 at 12:57 pm

Much respect and Fish On!!!! up there.

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