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Teddy Sklarski Remembered
\n<\/b><\/span>1922 – 2008
\n<\/b><\/span>Fisherman, Hunter and Friend<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Back to Home Page<\/a>
\nGo to Son, Larry Sklarski’s Father’s
\nDay Remembrance below on this page <\/a><\/p>\n

If anyone would like to add to this page for Teddy, please email me.
\nThanks!<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

On February 18 2008 we all lost a Fisherman, a Hunter and
\na Friend in Teddy Sklarski. To those that knew him, they knew what a great man
\nhe was. He helped a lot of people in his days with us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Teddy was an accomplished auto mechanic\/technician
\n[mechanics as they were known in the ’40’s & 50’s & 60’s]\u00a0 I first
\nmet Teddy when he worked for the Hudson Dealer in Niagara Falls and later as he
\nwent into his own business when Hudson motor cars went bust and were a thing of
\nthe past. Teddy still kept Hudson owners cars up and repaired and he helped
\nother garages in Niagara Falls with needed expertise when it came to repairing
\nthese cars. Teddy was always there to help others with his expert advise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Ted’s Motors” as his new business was called
\nwas a hub of activity in Niagara Falls. Ted’s Motors was one of the leading
\nradiator and gas tank repair businesses in the city, among so many other things
\nthat required his skills. Among them, front end work, brakes, engine overhauls,
\nwheel alignments etc.]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As some will remember Hudson cars were equipped with what
\nwas called a hydraulic clutch and the clutch had cork pads imbedded that
\nrequired a special oil lubricant. Ted’s Garage supplied the local area repair
\nshops with this special oil and as I can recall it was called “Hudsonite”
\nalong with the special clutch parts that were needed and aftermarket parts were
\nscarce.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the years went on Ted and I got to be good friends and
\nI’m sorry I never got to fish with him as so many others did. Sometimes we went
\nto the same places but it was always at a different time.<\/span><\/p>\n

I met up with Teddy’s good friend Dave Paonessa, on the
\nevening before Teddy was to be buried. Paonessa was one of the lucky guys that
\nwent fishing and hunting with Teddy a lot . After some great “Teddy
\nStories” and\u00a0 tears wiped away from reminiscing, Paonessa had a decoupage
\nof photos he made up for Teddy’s family and he gave me one.\u00a0 [Below is one
\nof those.]<\/span><\/p>\n

After Teddy retired he became bored at home and used to
\nhelp me out in my Tackle Shop on Hyde Park Boulevard [if he wasn’t
\nfishing]\u00a0 Ted would open my shop for bait fishermen at 4:00 am and sell
\nthem their worms, minnows and crabs for the day or weekend. He loved it. He
\nwould open a half hour early just so he didn’t disappoint anyone. Fishermen came
\nto my shop just to see Teddy and get the lowdown on where the fish were biting
\nand what bait to use for that day or weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

I never met anyone in Teddy’s family. He had three sons.
\nHis wife [Wanda] predeceased him in 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teddy Sklarski was a Charter Member of the Niagara River
\nAnglers Association and participated in many of its functions throughout the
\nyears. One meeting he seldom ever missed was the annual Christmas party\/meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

The pictures below were put together by Dave Paonessa and
\nI’ll try and remember what Dave told me about them:<\/span><\/p>\n

Upper left is Dave Paonessa, Teddy and —-?\u00a0 The top
\ncenter picture is of Teddy with his 8 pound walleye he caught in Canada and
\naccording to Paonessa, Teddy was really tickled because it was the largest
\nwalleye he ever caught. The top right picture is Teddy [L] and Paonessa on the
\nright with the sunglasses on. Don’t know who the middle guy is. Second row left
\nis Teddy in the field stalking birds. Center photo is Teddy waving to the
\ncamera. Second row, right is Teddy hamming things up at fishing camp. The garb
\non his head was some colored underwear made up to be a fishing cap. Bottom left
\nis Dave on the left and Teddy cleaning their walleye catch for that day. The
\nbottom center photo is unique as it shows the window from of the cottage at camp
\nthat Teddy loved to sit and look out of at the scenery. Lower right is Teddy
\ngetting the boat ready to go out for the day. Pictures loaned
\nby Dave Paonessa<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n

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We’ll miss you Teddy<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\n\n\n\n
<\/a>TEDDY
\nREMEMBERED BY HIS FAMILY ~ An email received on Father’s Day June 2008<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Mark, Hi I’m Larry Sklarski, Teddy’s middle son, today is Fathers Day and
\nI wanted to let you know what happened…………Early this morning I was online doing a search on members of our
\nfamily, it’s always interesting to see who pops up when you type in your
\nname. Anyway I did my name, my brother Danny’s, his daughters Jamie and I
\ndecided to try my dad’s, Teddy Sklarski.<\/p>\n

To my surprise I found your article in tribute to my dad. Since this is
\nmy first Fathers Day without my dad and we always celebrated his birthday
\non the same day it was a comfort to read someone else’s experiences with
\nhim. Unfortunately I was never really involved in my Dads fishing and
\nhunting. When I was growing up I do remember working in the garage
\nsweeping and holding the light, there were also times we’d go fishing with
\nhis father and I remember catching a huge northern and also being caught
\nin a wicked storm. I did go deer hunting with my dad a few years but gave
\nup feeling it wasn’t worth freezing at 5AM to see a couple of chipmunks.<\/p>\n

As I grew into my later teens and twenty’s as most children do I grew
\nfurther apart from my parents wanting to be more independent. As I
\nattended college in Florida for Oceanography and Environmental Science I
\nknew my dad was interested in what I was studying but never realized how
\nmuch I was following in his dreams and desires. It wasn’t until my mid
\nforty’s things started clicking with my dad and I and after my mom passed
\nwe grew even closer.<\/p>\n

Even though he didn’t show it I know my dad was proud of all three of
\nhis son’s, their accomplishments and their families and grandchildren. Now
\nthat I’m 55 I can look back at all the things dad sacrificed for us and
\nlook forward to how I to do the same for my children. Are any of us
\nperfect in all we do, no, but it’s the trying and being there during tough
\ntimes that count in life. My dad was there looking out for us when we
\ndidn’t want it but needed it and giving us advice that even though we
\ndidn’t understand at the time would come to help us in the raising of our
\nchildren.<\/p>\n

Thank you for the tribute you printed in his memory and many thanks to
\nDavid Paonessa for the pictures and memories he shared with us. I called
\nDanny to let him know about the article and will pass it on to Teddy.<\/p>\n

Larry Sklarski<\/p>\n

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