Tomahawk Mid Sation Liftie Jerry Siegel Passed Away

[catskills]

Sad news. Belleayre's mid-station Tomahawk Lift Attendant Jerry Siegel passed away. If you skied Belleayre you know who I am talking about. Jerry's love for life was contagious as he played a wide variety of classical music at his mid station post. Unfortunately, Jerry was unable to work last year. If there was a lift attendant's hall of fame, Jerry Siegel would definitely be in it.

Here is a wave to you Jerry. We will miss you.

This First Tracks Online story talked about Jerry Siegel
Belleayre: All About the Vibe

AlpineZone thread on Jerry

 

[Hawkshot99]

Sad to hear. He always made me smile.

 

[playoutside]

truly sad. he had a real love of life. rip

 

[krisskis]

aww...so sad :-( I have seen him for what seems like a 100 years every time i ride the Tomahawk with my kids. My kids loved to wave at him when we passed by from the time they were 3 yrs old until last year when we didnt see him. May he RIP.

 

[2sons]

Funny I don't get to Belleayre that much, but I distinctly remember him and the Classical music he played. RIP

 

[Harvey]

Thanks for the heads-up on this.

Jamesdeluxe wrote a bit of a personal recollection/obit for Jerry:

Beloved Belleayre Lift Attendant Passes Away

RIP Jerry.

 

[catskills]

Thanks for the heads-up on this.

Jamesdeluxe wrote a bit of a personal recollection/obit for Jerry:

Beloved Belleayre Lift Attendant Passes Away

RIP Jerry.

James did a nice job writing that . Harvey thanks for posting. Tell James nice job.

 

[ERJ-145CA]

RIP Jerry, I always enjoyed passing and waving to him on the Tomahawk quad.

 

[ts01]

I missed him this winter -- and will miss him every winter. He was a very cool and friendly presence.

NYS constitution should be amended to require classical music and jazz standards -- and a bare minimum of show tunes -- at the Tomahawk midstation. Forever mild!

 

[thinnmann]

He was distinctly missed this past season. Hope they name that midstation after him. Perhaps we can spearhead a movement?

 

[Nick]

Bums me out sometimes I never got to meet some of these cool people that just lived life in such an easygoing (it appears) way. Hate to see anyone pass one.. bleh. RIP.

 

[Nick]

Actually come to think of it when we were at Sugarloaf for the AZ summit this past year there was a liftie who was so over-enthusiastic I remember it striking me. He was on the beginner slopes, my wife was taking some lessons, and every single time we hopped on the lift he would say, "here you go, have a wonderful day!" or something. And I kept thinking, I just saw you 2 minutes ago, haha. But it was kind of nice and stuck with me throughout the day.

Sounds like Jerry was that kinda guy.

 

[catskillman]

I was at Bell twice last season, and did note that he was not there.

Sad, will think about hime and the music whenever I ride that lift in the future.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

Has anyone seen a published obit for him?

 

[catskills]

Obituary for Jerry Siegel.

Not mentioned in the obituary, Jerry Siegel was also a WWII veteran.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

Obituary for Jerry Siegel.

Thanks for posting. Nice, they didn't bother to check how the ski area name is spelled.