Gilligan's Island Revisited and Epitaph of Ginger Taub

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Epitaph of Ginger Taub

The recent disappearance of my wife, Ginger Taub, while on a cruise to an island off the pacific, which was popularized by a 1960’s TV show, has brought us all here today. It is hard to believe that she drowned after falling overboard, as she was always such a strong swimmer and in a previous career was even a lifeguard. She was a wonderful wife to me and was very active in getting over involved in her children, Keith, Zak, Matt and Jonathan’s lives.

Ginger wasn’t always as persistent about her appearance or even that of her career as many thought, but she was very involved in Hollywood gossip as she always made sure to read the tabloids while standing in line at the grocery store. She would often argue with me over the fact that I subscribe to every golf and car magazine known to man, but then she herself had subscriptions to “People” and “TV Guide”.

I would like to mention that I am looking for a new home for her parrot, Jake. It seems that he has memorized all those stories she loved to tell over and over again. Somehow she never could forget anything I or anyone else had done, good or bad, however, she couldn’t remember we had all heard those stories before.

I also want to thank those of you here today that have shared your thoughts such as that of Mr. Howell who stated he admired Ginger’s frugality and that she was always meticulous of where every dollar went. This will definitely be a benefit as I will now be able to live in a lifestyle I had only dreamed about previously. Many of Ginger’s professors from college have come up to me and told me of her enthusiasm and outspokenness that she often expressed in the classroom. Her attendance was almost perfect only one missed day in four semesters, boy it was great getting her out of the house for a few hours each week. Even to my surprise the “Harlem Globetrotters” sent a lovely bouquet of flowers and a note that read, w...