Kimball Sumner Nickerson
May 12, 1942 ~ May 26, 2022
Kimball Sumner Nickerson of Wellington, Florida, and Essex, Connecticut, died peacefully on May 26, 2022, at Courtyard Gardens, Boynton Beach, FL, from complications due to Parkinson’s Disease. He had just passed his 80th birthday.
Kimball was born in New York City on May 12, 1942, the only child of parents Kimball Franklin and Genevieve (nee Hatch) Nickerson, and grew up in Old Saybrook, CT.
Kimball was an entrepreneur with many ventures who lived life on his own terms. He was a man of many and varied interests, but playing and watching polo were particular passions of Kimball’s. Later in life he became especially interested in organizations that bring horses together to empower youth and work with children with developmental issues, as well as organizations that train young polo players.
Before COVID prevented it in 2020, Kimball liked to spend his winters in Wellington, FL, then travel in the spring to Orlean, VA, up to Pennsylvania, then to Newport, RI, Massachusetts and up to Maine, then reversing the route back to Florida in the Fall, visiting family and friends along the way.
Kimball’s family and friends wish to express our deep appreciation for the compassionate and skillful care Kimball received in the last weeks of his life from Trustbridge Hospice and Courtyard Gardens.
Per Kimball’s wishes, his ashes will be dispersed at the Thread of Life, South Bristol, Maine.
Kimball is survived and remembered fondly by his four cousins The Rev. Martha Kirkpatrick, Wilmington, DE; Alice Kirkpatrick, Pownal, ME; Andrew Graham, Austin, TX; and Dr. George Graham, Boston, MA.
If friends wish to give in honor of Kimball’s memory donations to the following organizations would be most welcome: Trustbridge, Hospice of Palm Beach County https://trustbridge.com; High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc. in Old Lyme, CT https://highhopestr.org/; the Polo Training Foundation, Wellington, FL – https://polotraining.org.
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Hayley
June 10, 2022, 8:58 pm
So sorry to hear. We always enjoyed seeing Kim on the side of the field in Wellington!
Cathy flora - Friend
June 11, 2022, 1:14 am
I only knew kimball from polo at Valiente polo farm. He was a sweet engaging man who enjoyed my cookies at every match. He surely loved his polo and I will miss seeing him Feb to May each year!
Anya Eckbo - Friend
June 11, 2022, 7:46 pm
I cast light over your memory as I see you fieldside looking like a true gentleman subtly adding character to the American polo experience RIP
robert s cowles and berthe cowles - friends
November 8, 2022, 7:55 pm
So very sorry to learn that our friend Kim has passed. We were his South Londonderry , vermont friends. He pastured his ponies on our farm from 1993 until the early 2000’s . We shared many good evenings as well and also visiting him in Virginia, Wellington and here in Charleston, SC at our home at Bishop Gadsden. We will miss our good times, laughter and story telling as well as exercising the polo ponies.
Rest in peace our good friend. bob and berthe
Donna - very close friend
August 22, 2023, 4:21 pm
We are so sorry that Kim has passed. We met Kim many years ago at the polo field in Portsmouth, RI. He had gotten the horse trailer stuck in a ditch! Some how he was referred to my business and we became friends forever. Every summer he came it was his first stop at the shop. Every summer since we waited for him, then taksover the winters to make sue he stayed well.We have been trying to contact him leaving multiple messages on his phone. I am known as “Willis” real name Jim longley. My girlfriend Donna and I are so very broken we won’t see Kim again. We really have great memories of his visits, that we share with so many of our friends. He truly was a great guy. I hope that someone does gets to see this post. Sending our condolences. JIm Longley and Donna Peyton
Mike Majeski - Fellow Cheshire Hunt car follower.
November 1, 2023, 10:26 pm
Kimball always timed his annual travels between Maine and Florida with a stop in Chester County Pennsylvania. He thoroughly enjoyed celebrating friendships at the Brandywine Polo Club, the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup races and following the hounds of Cheshire Hunt. Kimball’s stories about his love of polo and fox hunting will be remembered by many of his old and new friends.
We have lost true gentleman.
Mike Majeski
Donald Gallo - old friend
January 22, 2024, 6:34 pm
I can still see Kim driving down Main Street, Old Saybrook, in his Thunderbird, top down and radio blaring, Sam Cooke’s “Wonderful World”. He was his own man