brian,
after numerous conversations with glade i share your loss. i was unaware
of his state of health. the loss of a knowledgeable individual and
enthusiast is a loss to the whole comunity.
chuck.
brian , please keep me advised of the state of glade's collection. i'm very
interested in some period parts he & i had discussed . c.
> [Original Message]
> From: brian S <bugeye15@hotmail.com>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: 3/26/2007 10:57:30 PM
> Subject: A sad day
>
> Hi all
>
> Had a sad weekend. A great man passed away kind of unexpectedly the
> other day, and I went to his funeral today. An old family friend and
> the the gentleman who raced with my Aunt and my Dad, and who bought my
> Aunt's other race car when she stopped.
> I went to many races as a young kid with my Dad when they raced
> together, as friends and competitors, and many races at The Glen even
> after they stopped competing. Always a blast. They are the ones that
> got me hooked on Bugeye's.
> They remained great friends even after they had moved away from each
other.
>
> He ran a hardware store in Geneva NY, then a Sheetmetal business in
> Pa. After he sold it and "retired", he started to work.
> He had turned 79 in December and yet was as more active than almost
anyone I
> know.
> For the past few years had been doing a groundup restoration on a mid
> 50's Ford Cabover delivery truck, a 912 Porsche for his daughter, his
> 59 Corvette drag car "Mother Fletcher" and about to start getting his
> Bugeye race car ready for the 50th anniversary.
>
> Hopefully I can find a way to get it there for him.
>
> He said shortly after his first chemo treatment. I gotta beat this and
> live for 10 more years so I can finish all my stuff.
> He was very active in his local fire department, a member for 50 years
> and they had just recently finished an addition on it that he planned
> and help build. As a plaque that he received said "He was a man who
> was relentless in his convictions",
> I love that PC line. So very true.
> As is the fact that he had a heart of gold.
> Glade E. Hall Sr, you will be sorely missed.
> Rest in Peace my friend.
>
> Brian
> Bugeyeracr under resto
>
> Sorry if this sounds like an obituary, but just wanted you all to know
> a little about a man who had made a big impression on me, my family and
many
> others.
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