Remembering forum members who have passed on

[Don Coatney]

This subject came up in another thread but it got me to thinking this deserves its own thread. Over the years we have lost several forum members. Three come to my mind but I am sure there are others. Feel free to add the names of any you recall.

Norms Coupe aka driveway Norm tops the list. Norm and I did a lot of bantering over the years but he was a very good friend and I sure miss his postings.

Norman Baker is another. He really enjoyed his P-15.

John Burke. John built his flathead powered hot rod from the ground up.

[Young Ed]

What was Norman Bakers screen name? What about Pizza Frank? I know there is one from the truck side too but his name isn't coming to me.

[Don Coatney]

8 minutes ago, Young Ed said:

What was Norman Bakers screen name? What about Pizza Frank? I know there is one from the truck side too but his name isn't coming to me.

I think his original screen name got lost in the last forum upgrade. I found him using

Guest Nelsons Ply

He always spoke of blowing the soot out of his engine so I did a search for blow soot.

I forget about Pizza Frank. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[Merle Coggins]

Ed, I think you may be remembering Dave Erb, a.k.a. Greybeard. Another good one lost...

[Don Coatney]

58 minutes ago, Merle Coggins said:

Ed, I think you may be remembering Dave Erb, a.k.a. Greybeard. Another good one lost...

I had the pleasure of sharing lunch with Dave and his wife while traveling through Pennsylvania a few years ago.

[Young Ed]

1 hour ago, Merle Coggins said:

Ed, I think you may be remembering Dave Erb, a.k.a. Greybeard. Another good one lost...

Yup thats it!

[Frank Elder]

Tony Cipponeri ????

[Don Coatney]

Some of you may recall Christopher Koontz from Washington State. He also ran a business called American Cain. I tried to contact him last week but had no luck. So I did an obit search and found he passed on June 28, 2017.

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

Oh man, sorry to hear that.....spoke with Christopher a few time when he was active on the forum....the man made excellent cherry wood handle BBQ tools....

Edited May 11, 2018 by Plymouthy Adams

[Don Coatney]

20 minutes ago, Plymouthy Adams said:

Oh man, worry to hear that.....spoke with Christopher a few time when he was active on the forum....the man made excellent cherry wood handle BBQ tools....

 

I have some of his handiwork.

 

 

 

[P15-D24]

Have one of the ladles, they are very nice. My wife loves it. Sorry to hear about his passing. 

[Grdpa's 50 Dodge]

What was the name of the frequent contributor from Loveland Colorado.  He had  a good old car partially deconstructed in his backyard last I saw it almost 10 years ago.  He lovingly called it "Pigiron".  I met he and his wife on that trip.  Maybe he is still here but have missed him.  GREAT guy!!!

 

Should have searched first talk second,,,his name was Randroid.

Edited October 2, 2018 by Grdpa's 50 Dodge

[Plymouthy Adams]

That be Randy  St.John and his wife I think he referred to as Lady Lynn...    I used to hear from him on the phone now and again....been quite a spell...I should call him....he was supposed to get me a listing for his Plymouth so I could post it  here for him.  

 

 

Edited October 1, 2018 by Plymouthy Adams

[Don Coatney]

I have Randy on a e-mail mailing list but I have not heard from him for a good while. 

[Plymouthy Adams]

I just called and got his answering machine.....I left a message asking him to call....

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

his profile should still be visible under the user name   randroid  

[Don Coatney]

Lost another one. I just found this.  Allnutt Funeral Service – Loveland Raymond “Randy” St. John, May 30, 2018 Cremation to take place. No services will be held at Randy’s request. Visit Tribute Send Flowers

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

I had called a couple months back and got the St. John answering machine inquiring as to Randy, never got a return call.  Bummer....makes one wonder the disposition of his P15 affectionately named PIGIRON....

[Frank Elder]

Allnutt funeral services...lol...well that is fitting, our Randroid was a a nut....a wonderful nut at that!

I wonder if he chose the funeral home....God speed Randy.

[greg g]

We were traveling through Colorado with my brother and wife in 2013. We were making a day trip through Randy's neck of the woods and throgh forum pm and phone, we made arrangements to meet him and his lady wife at a big tourist restaurant for a late breakfast. Just as we pulled into the parking lot, we got a call from Lynn that they had to cancel as some unexplained difficulty prevented their coming. Never heard from him after that.  Does anyone know what became of the copy of his book that was circulating among forum members??

Edited May 11, 2019 by greg g

[Don Coatney]

7 minutes ago, greg g said:

 Does anyone know what became of the copy of his book that was circulating among forum members??

 

I started circulating that book with a note to read and pass to another forum member. Someone failed to pass it on. It was a very funny book.

 

 

 

[greg g]

Still available through Amazon for $4.99. If I recall the plot revolved around hidden gold at an old resort hotel, with a sub plot of civil disobedience concerning basketballs and the local water treatment plant.

Edited May 11, 2019 by greg g

[Plymouthy Adams]

3 hours ago, greg g said:

We were traveling through Colorado with my brother and wife in 2013. We were making a day trip through Randy's neck of the woods and throgh forum pm and phone, we made arrangements to meet him and his lady wife at a big tourist restaurant for a late breakfast. Just as we pulled into the parking lot, we got a call from Lynn that they had to cancel as some unexplained difficulty prevented their coming. Never heard from him after that.  Does anyone know what became of the copy of his book that was circulating among forum members??

Don passed it to me, I read it and passed it on to you, who did you pass it forward?    Like a certain item in the book, it may be hidden in plain sight ?

Edited May 11, 2019 by Plymouthy Adams

[greg g]

I did send it but can't remember to whom it was addressed. Some one read it and made comments on it after I sent it on.

Edited May 11, 2019 by greg g

[Matt Wilson]

Resurrecting this old thread.  I was doing some searches for info on this site and found something of interest posted by James Curl, so I sent him a PM.  Didn't hear anything for a few days, so I looked at his profile to see when the last time was that he had gotten on the forum, and it was some time in 2016.  So then I did a Google obituary search and I found an obit for someone by that name, shortly after the last time he logged onto this site, and it was a Texas obit, and in one or two of his posts, he had said he lived in Texas.  So I'm pretty sure that was him.  Another sad loss....  Just figured it was appropriate to recognize him and to let you all know, if you didn't already know.