[6pack] Fwd: [TR] Uncle Jack

[Ashford Little]

I heard about this this afternoon.  Uncle Jack was an extraordinary  
man and the Triumph World has lost one of it's finest.

Ashford Little
'70 TR6






Begin forwarded message:

> From: mkutka at comcast.net
> Date: August 17, 2008 9:27:31 PM EDT
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] Uncle Jack
>
> A sad day this past weekend. I picked this up from the FOT list. In  
> Grattan Michigan we lost a true friend of triumph racing "new blue,"  
> his Tr4.
>
> Uncle Jack was a very supportive figure in the current Triumph  
> racing fraternity and for triumph lovers all over who drive their  
> cars. He was instrumental in some of the recent updates for our cars  
> and was always willing to help out a fellow triumph guy. He was a  
> true friend of the hobby and for those who worked with and knew him  
> well including his family I extend my condolences. I spoke with  
> Uncle Jack several times over the phone and entrusted some "custom"  
> work to him a few years ago. He was one of the special people you  
> meet in life and are thankful for them. I still have the scribbled  
> recipe I transcribed while speaking to him over the phone. It was a  
> basic recipe for a fast street TR3/4/4A motor. He insisted I refer  
> to him as Uncle Jack even though we never met face to face and told  
> me to call anytime. That and many other stories from all the others  
> he helped in this hobby is why we are lucky to have had him.
>
> Gods Speed Uncle Jack
>
> MK