What a wonderful life!
March 27, 2009
Coy Watson, Jr died at the ripe old age of 96. I have such fond memories of him. He had such a love of life, that he made everyone around him happy. He was a caring, spiritual, fun loving, joker who brought some very fun conversations to my family. He moved from Los Angeles to Elk Grove, CA in search of a quieter slower life but I think it was just too slow for Coy. He needed energy around him and though he enjoyed our then peaceful fields and small town, he just had to get back down south to the big city. When I think of Coy and Willie, his wife, I think of lots of laughter and story after interesting story of his life in Southern California, in silent movies and as a camera man.
When my daughter, Julia Francis, was a little girl, our two families drove up to the foothills for a day-long picnic. On the drive home, I remember Julia and Coy trading songs and stories all the way home. They were both hams, through and through and had such a fun time entertaining us all. He said at that time that he knew she’d be an entertainer, and he was right.
Coy, you will be missed. You left many people with wonderful memories. Thank you for making this world a better place and thank you for all your contibutions to movies, the news and friendships.
This image provided by Pattie Watson Price shows Jackie Coogan, left, and Coy Watson Jr. in a 1927 production of "Buttons". Watson, the former "Keystone Kid" who appeared in dozens of Mack Sennett comedies and other silent films before abandoning acting for a long career as a newspaper and television news photographer, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, of complications of stomach cancer, according to his daughter Pattie Watson Price. He was 96.
