Marie-Christophe de Menil, a child of a fabulously wealthy, cosmopolitan, and culturally prominent family, died on Aug. 5 at her apartment in Manhattan. A past resident of Amagansett and East Hampton, she was 92.

Adam Perle of Wainscott, a musician and former innkeeper and sommelier at the 1770 House in East Hampton Village, died on Aug. 8 at the age of 76.

Ronald LeRoy Walker, a fan of travel and motorcycles who worked at Suffolk Community College, died of a heart attack at home on Sayre’s Path in Wainscott on Aug. 1. He was 78.

These days there are far fewer folks fishing from their boats or from shore in Sag Harbor than there were 30 years ago. This year I’ve probably seen around five boats fishing all season from my vantage point on Shelter Island Sound.