Today, January 8th, is the anniversary of my father's birthday. I'm pleased to be able to post some new – to me – photos of him. I thank my cousin Dave Brewster for digitizing these 1987 photos and sharing them with me this week. Good timing!
These photos were taken at the Quarterdeck in Danvers during a Birthday Party for my father Nathan "Nick" Nichols, celebrating his 75th birthday in 1987. He was born January 8, 1912.
Nick loved the Quarterdeck and the performances there.
Dave's parents, David and Eleanor Brewster, are shown here enjoying the party.
My sister and I both lived far away in 1987, so were not in attendance at this event. It is wonderful to see the photos and my father's smiling face. Clearly he was having a good time. See this photo of him on the dance floor at the Quarterdeck that day:
About five years later, Nick and Julie moved to a retirement community in California. He was then beginning to have health and mobility issues that precluded the tennis and skiing that he had so loved. New England winters weren't so much fun anymore when he could no longer ski, he commented. He enjoyed new activities for a while in CA, but eventually succumbed to bone cancer at age 84 years, 9 months. He died in California on October 6, 1996. A celebration of his life was held in Danvers in early November 1996 with a great gathering of friends and family.
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