Hello Steven
Many thanks for passing on the sad news about Bill.
How well Caroline and I remember the first time we met Bill. It was April
1980 when after an Australian National Rally in Melbourne, Bill and around
25+ other Americans arrived en mass aboard a Greyhound bus at our home in
suburban Sydney.
Bill was big man who greeted me with a big and friendly handshake. He
quickly settled into the welcoming celebrations we had planned for that
evening and the sightseeing over the next few days. I seem to recall that he
liked an ale or three.
His Austin-Healey knowledge was vast, and being Bill he wasn't backward at
saying his piece. Bill called a spade a shovel, and we Australians like that
in a bloke.
We all develop as the years pass by, but it was always a pleasure to
correspond with Bill Barnett and we will miss him dearly.
Best wishes
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
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Sent: Saturday, 26 November 2011 4:54 AM
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Subject: [Healeys] Bill Barnett
Just got the sad news that Bill Barnett passed away last evening. I don't
know all of the details as of yet, but as soon as I do, I'll pass them along
as well. For those of you who knew Bill, you know what a handful he could
be at times, but a bigger heart you'll never find. And for those of you who
didn't, you missed out on one of the truly great characters who make up
this Austin-Healey community. He will be missed.
Steven Kingsbury
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