[Shotimes] Re: Passing of John Weidenbenner

[Donald Mallinson]

Paul,

Very sad news.  John was a truly nice guy and fun to be around, even 
when he was in a lot of pain at the Indy convention, he brightened the 
day as he sat in the registration area.  I am so glad he could make the 
event.

I remember the night out for Pizza and then back roads driving the 
Friday after the 2000 convention in Southern Indiana.  John wanted to 
get a picture of his car coming up a boat ramp out of a lake, we were 
all afraid that he really would dip it in the water!

Fun roads and great drives to you John, you will be missed.

Paul, yes, please let me know the funeral details, I would like to attend.

Don Mallinson

Ian Fisher wrote:

>--- Paul & Rosetta Thomas <2k2bird@cablelynx.com>
>wrote:
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>>It is with great personal sadness that I inform the
>>SHO community of the the
>>passing of John Wiedenbenner of the St. Louis,
>>Missouri area.  John was a
>>great friend to the SHO world and before he became
>>ill with lung cancer 3
>>years ago posted often to the SHOTIMES list and the
>>other SHO web groups
>>(could someone please forward this to the others?). 
>>As an engineer, John
>>had a great appreciation for the SHO and was always
>>willing to help others
>>with problems with their cars.  John's black '93 SHO
>>was always in
>>immaculate condition and he designed and built some
>>nice mods for his car.
>>Many of you will remember his car won Best 2nd
>>Generation SHO at the Tulsa
>>Convention.  Another unique distinction of
>>"Blackie", as I called it, were
>>the black Ford ovals and 24V emblems.
>>
>>John and his wife Betty attended SHO conventions
>>regularly except the one in
>>San Francisco when he was dealing with the rigors of
>>chemotherapy.  I firmly
>>believe John willed himself to stay alive last year
>>so he could attend his
>>last convention at Indianapolis.  He wanted to see
>>folks that he had known
>>as friends one last time before he passed away.
>>
>>Rosetta and I first met John and Betty at the
>>SHOcago convention, our car's
>>were exactly alike except for color.  It has been my
>>privilege to call John
>>Weidenbenner my good friend for all these years.  We
>>have visited in each
>>other's homes, vacationed together and attended
>>conventions together. We
>>would have never known John & Betty if we hadn't
>>owned a SHO.  Theirs and
>>other friendships is what has made the SHO the best
>>car we have ever owned.
>>
>>I'll try to post more details about funeral
>>arrangements when I know them.
>>I do know that John will be laid to rest in a
>>National Cemetary in the St.
>>Louis area.  John was a Viet Nam veteran and in
>>reality it was probably his
>>service to our country and exposure to Agent Orange
>>that caused him to leave
>>us way too young.
>>
>>Please remember Betty, their daughter Sara, their
>>son John (who also owns a
>>SHO) and their two grandchildren in your prayers. 
>>They have lost a great
>>husband, father and grandfather.  The rest of us
>>have lost a great friend.
>>Rest in peace, John, we'll miss you.
>>
>>Paul Thomas
>>Tahlequah, Oklahoma
>>'93 Crimson Red ATX
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