By: steven west formally know as SEAL Weichselbaum

steven west formally know as SEAL Weichselbaum — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:42:55 +0000

Very emotional to hear about the passing of Steven Gelobter who I got to know over 45 years ago when i started to work at camp Equinunk as a counselor when I came from Tampa Florida and was attending college back then. my name at that time was Steven Weichselbam but when I came to camp I was given the nickname SEAL and besides being a counselor I was also the Archery specialist. I worked at camp for about 4 years and was even the Red Color war chief back in 1973. Some of my best times during those summers was being around so many great counselors and enjoying my times with Steven Gelobter and the rest of the Equinunk family. I really used to love my days off when I either went to Skinners Falls or Monticello on my days off with a few of the other counselors too. I always enjoyed the Parent/ counselor softball games we had and was even better when I became one of the first players to hit a H.R. into the tennis courts and play the HILL in left field like no one else could. I can even remember another great moment when i actually took 2 days off in a row and went to the great WOODSTOCK concert that was in near us back in the day! That was a concert that is still is and always be one of the great moments in music history. I really miss those camp days and miss seeing Steven because we always kidded around and he was such a great part of camp life for me and I shall always be grateful for the good times I had with Steven while I was at Equinunk. Besides Steven there were some other people that had a great influence on me when I first came there such as Bernie Strauss. Marty Gelobter, Henny Goldman(Blue Hen) Barry Shimpkin and many other great counseors who made camp Equinunk one of the best camps around and I will always remember Steven and the great times we had at camp back in the day. To anyone who remembers me ( The Seal) hope you all are well and MISS YOU ALL! Steven West alias SEAL Weichselbaum

By: Irwin Kotcher

Irwin Kotcher — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 23:10:20 +0000

Steve, MCW, my friend…it is impossible to fathom that you are no longer with us. I’ve known you for 50 years, and shared many laughs, talks, and even crys together. You were the core of who we are at camp, and gave each of us something so special that is the envy of everone on the outside. You cared for everyone, and everyone cared for you. Lidia, Evan, Dylan and Giselle, never leave us, we are still your family.

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By: steven west formally know as SEAL Weichselbaum

By: Irwin Kotcher