Page 4 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch July 19, 2013 Live Entertainment MARGARITA’S & CRAFT BEERS! AND DON’T FORGET MEXICAN MONDAYS! Raw Bar Bloody Mary Bar Mexican Monday H A P P Y H O U R S P E C I A L S CRABBY CHEESE DIP IN A BREAD BOWL! GROUPER FINGERS, CEASAR SALAD, WINGS, KEY WEST, MILD, MEDIUM, NUCLEAR, INFERNO, GARLIC PARMESN, OLD BAY, BOURBON, BAR B Q, ASIAN SEASAME & NAKED! D E L A W A R E L O T T E R Y G A M E S Ocean City Area Mourns Passing Of Steve Falck By SHAWN J. SOPER NEWS EDITOR STRAWBERRY SALAD, LOTSA SLIDERS, BURGERS, LEPRECHAUN LEGS, CLAMS, OYSTERS, STEAMED SHRIMP, COLD PINTS OF DRAFT BEER, 5S 2C HR DE BE IN GS BERLIN – The local community lost a giant this week with the passing of Steve Falck, a surfer, coach, businessman, father, husband and perhaps, most importantly, a shining example of how to handle adversity with dignity, class and grace. Falck, 64, died peacefully at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury last Sunday after a lengthy battle with Multiple Systems Atrophy (MSA), a rare neurological disease for which there is no cure or treatment. As if life hadn’t dealt Falck a tough hand already, he was also battling prostate cancer in the waning months of his life. Despite the debilitating disease that curtailed many of his favorite activities, including surfing and everything to do on the water, Falck’s spirit remained strong and he remained active until the end and set a perfect example in the community he loved. Between running his business, Stephen Falck Construction, and coaching girls’ lacrosse at Worcester Prep and for Beach Lacrosse, and volunteering for the Surfrider Foundation and countless other activities, Falck was able to touch the lives of so many others in the local community. In 2009, he was diagnosed with MSA, and as the disease began to take its toll, he was forced to close his construction business, but he continued to coach and teach and create his artwork and furniture, which was displayed at the family’s stores in Berlin. Even after MSA took his ability to surf, local shaper Jon Ashton created a special belly board with handles that allowed him to get out in the ocean he loved so much. He also continued to coach girls’ lacrosse at Worcester Prep right through the end of the spring season, and while he was often seen around the fields with a walker over the last few months, his disability did not prevent him from imparting his vast knowledge to his young charges. As the word spread of his passing this week, his family including his wife, Patty, and daughters, Blair and Brooke, received countless letters, notes, emails and calls from well-wishers from around the community. Blair Falck Parsons this week thanked the vast circle of friends and family and the entire community and fondly recalled her father on Facebook. “Thank you so much for the outpouring of love and support for our family during this extremely difficult time,” she said. “It is with heavy hearts that we said goodbye to our incredible dad yesterday. He gave us more happiness than we could SEE PAGE 30