Condolence From: Barbara Jones Snavely
Condolence: Terry and family: my condolences to you all on the passing of your father. May he rest peacefully.
Thursday June 25, 2020
Condolence From: Ruth Dixon
Condolence: So sorry for your loss. I will always treasure the memories he shared of my dad, Owen Grover, and uncle, Alvin Grover. They did love the Patuxent River. May you rest in God’s peace.
Thursday June 25, 2020
Condolence From: Holly Jellison Todd
Condolence: To the family of Richard Knott:
We first met Richard in June of 2017 when we began renting the Wharf House as a year-around escape from the city. We came there to meet with the owner, Gita van Heerden, and Richard was there with her. What might have been just a pleasant time getting acquainted and confirming our contract became a fascinating in-depth history lesson of the people and life at Sotterley and its environs, described by Richard. The extent of detail and breadth of knowledge of the area was amazing. He spun off dates and names as though the events were yesterday. He later gave us copies of the books he and his grandson, Shawn, have written and we will always treasure them.
Over the past three years, it has been always a highlight to have a visit with Richard when we are staying at the Wharf House, His birthday was the same as Seldon’s and for the past two years we brought him cakes to celebrate. He seemed to enjoy that. We will miss him very much. He was an extraordinary person and Seldon and I feel privileged to have known him.
Our heartfelt condolences,
Holly and Seldon Todd
Thursday June 25, 2020
Condolence From: Massey Thompson Rausch
Condolence: Johnny, Darlene, Terry, Shawn, my deepest and most heartfelt sympathy to you and all who loved Mr. Knott. He was quite a guy.
Thursday June 25, 2020
Condolence From: Jason Babcock
Condolence: I'm very sorry that my friend Mr. Knott has passed on. It was always a pleasure working with him on history projects for St. Mary's County, ranging from topics such as Buck Briscoe to watermen on the Patuxent River to the history of Hollywood. He was a good man. God bless.
Thursday June 25, 2020
Condolence From: Becky Abell MacDonald
Condolence: My condolences to all of his family.
Richard had called me several times over the past few years asking about Jones Wharf and my father. I hope I was some help in his research,but I was most appreciative of his sharing of stories about my family that I didn't know.
His zeal for living an active and full life is an example for all of us.He will be missed by the whole community.
Sincere sympathy
Wednesday June 24, 2020
Condolence From: Suzi Q (Spalding)
Condolence: Terry, Donna and family. So sorry for your loss. Sending oodles of prayers in your time of grief & healing. Love to all...
Tuesday June 23, 2020
Condolence From: Clancy den Hartog
Condolence: To the entire Knott family;
My deepest condolences on the passing of such a great man. He never met a stranger because all were friends in need of a personal history lesson... He truly was a fount of St Marys history and especially Hollywood/Sotterley historical knowledge... It was so common to look at my watch and see that hours had passed...He loved his family , his roots and his county... May he rest in peace and May God Bless All
Tuesday June 23, 2020
Condolence From: Larry Norris
Condolence: Please accept my condolences for the loss of your father.
Tuesday June 23, 2020
Condolence From: Gita S. van Heerden
Condolence: Richard Knott was always a legend for me. His father ran Sotterley for my great grandfather starting in 1911, and Richard and my grandmother, Mabel Ingalls, had a very close connection. I learned so much about so many things from Richard in these past 20 years after I moved to the area. It's hard to imagine this mighty oak has fallen. He and my mother spoke every week from my grandmother's death in 1993 until Mom died last year. They both missed the old days.
It's been a terrible couple of years for your family and I grieve for all that you've suffered. Up until the end Richard was full of plans about the next book he was writing, but he was also serenely prepared if the Lord called him. He missed all those who had gone before. He led a good life. I will miss him greatly.
Tuesday June 23, 2020
