The father of a lobsterman and [Massachusetts] Bay State native whose body was discovered Saturday in a New Hampshire bay recalled a sweet and loving son who dreamed of starting a fish farm.

``It's been the longest and hardest week for us. It's just a tragedy for us,'' Peter Chamberas said of the death of his only son, 29-year-old Athan Chamberas, who was missing for more than a week.

``He was very sweet and a loving person,'' the grieving father said yesterday on Father's Day.

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