"Dr. Seager will be sorely missed..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen (Kimo's world #325)

 

James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired professional photographer  
amongst other things lived in a tent outdoors for 7 years.

Rosen currently resides on the tropical island of Kaua'i

with his best friend and spiritual adviser,
 Ivanka "Costco" Obama, The Bipartisan Dog!

                                                         

            Sunrise/weather/photos February~2022

             (These photos made it to Hawaii News Now)

                                                       Photos courtesy,

                                                      James "Kimo" Rosen 

Blog #2079~Kimo's world #325

Dr. Seager will be sorely missed

 When 100 people

were recently questioned on a  Family Feud episode; who are you most afraid of, the top three answers were, the dentist, the police, and my mother-in-law.

Ironically, contrary

to what most people dislike, I used to look forward to going to the dentist!

My dentist had a zen-like aura about him, we always engaged in minimum conversation during appointments.  It wasn’t the few words that counted it was the quality of the words. 

He would frequently ask during my many visits during my 16 years as a patient;

how many more years did I think I would live? I would answer him with the same question.  I can’t remember if either of us ever answered the question?

We would talk about the hippie commune life of the ’60s and spiritual things. He would say he enjoyed my frequent editorials in the Garden Island newspaper, so of course, I had to like the guy.

 The best part about this dentist, he was the best at what he did.  Whether he was prepping me

for a crown, fitting me for a partial, filling a cavity, or extracting a tooth.

He was the only Dentist I know that ever started you on antibiotics before he extracted your tooth. I asked him why? He said this way an infection is less prone to set in... I knew this guy was genius!

 I always looked forward to our visits. He always made me smile when he said,

"open wide this won't hurt me a bit!" Of course, it won't hurt you doc, he would smile back with a twinkle in his eye.

I was saddened when I read in the TGI obituaries that Dr. William Seager had passed away at the age of 77 after only retiring in 2019.

He worked at the

sliding scale dental clinic in Kapaa which is part of Hoola Lahui Hawaii community health center after owning a successful private dental practice because he enjoyed helping the poor and disadvantaged. 

 His parting words according to his obituary were, "This may seem like the end, but it's not--It's just the beginning..."Profound and refreshing last words.

Dr. Seager will be sorely missed.

 A Hui Hou and Rest in Love Doc!

This tribute to Dr. Seager appeared in the Sunday

02-06-22 edition of the Garden Island news!

https://www.thegardenisland.com/2022/02/06/opinion/letters-for-sunday-february-6-2022/

This image was created
by Stanford Doi of Maui

Hana Hou (Encore)