The loss of a friend.

[Bill Gibson]

I recieved word last night that a dear friend of mine passed away....no one on this site would know him, but i still felt compelled to post this....our friendship went back over 30 years..he and i ran boats together, but he never raced...but man, we would spend hours at a local pond racin and rubbin paint against each other with our HotShot tunnels usually till it was too dark to even see the boats! We also flew C/L combat, R/C planes, helis, and even R/C cars including Drag cars... he was one of those wizzbangs in electronics and developed a timing system so we could hold organized R/C drag races...people would come from hundreds of miles with thier little R/C drag cars just just to compete on a Sunday afternoon with friends and family. We had so many great times together that i dont know how our wives put up with us....he was an air Air Force veteran, he was a good man...his name was Rick Merrill and he was my friend.....Godspeed ol buddy...i hope your flying your Ultralight up in heaven. As aware as i am that this is all a part of life that we have to accept, i am still devasted...

 

[Rick Pirrone]

bill

sorry for your loss hope each day gets easier and remember the memories will always be there

cheers rick

 

[Andy Greene]

Sorry to hear that Bill, it matters not that we knew him here or not- you knew and respected him enough to tell us about him , thats all that matters.

Once again, sorry for the loss of your friend - Remember one thing , you have as many here that feel the same way about you

Andy

 

[camaroboy383]

bill,,, so sorry to hear this...as you may remember we had coversation along this wave length not long ago when i had lost several friends and a family member in a short period of time..remember the good times and never regret a thing,,you had a great friend and im sure he knew that....

prayers sent,,take care of your self bill...

 

[moparbarn]

Sorry to hear that Bill, it matters not that we knew him here or not- you knew and respected him enough to tell us about him , thats all that matters.

Once again, sorry for the loss of your friend - Remember one thing , you have as many here that feel the same way about you

Andy

what he said, my brother.

 

[Bill Gibson]

Thank you.....your replies mean alot.....they really do.

 

[Tim leyde]

Bill

Sorry to hear. I see where hou ars coming from. You friend sounds more like a brothed. I am 38 and have two close friend I have known for 32 years. I cant imagine your loss. So sorry.

TL

 

[Glenn Gates]

Bill, I lost 2 close friends since September. One was a best friend for 50 years the other for 36 years. I know how you feel- it hurts.

Glenn

 

[Norm Doerr]

Bill;

Sorry to hear about this. My thoughts are with you.

Norm Doerr

 

[Tom Foley]

I recieved word last night that a dear friend of mine passed away....no one on this site would know him, but i still felt compelled to post this....our friendship went back over 30 years..he and i ran boats together, but he never raced...but man, we would spend hours at a local pond racin and rubbin paint against each other with our HotShot tunnels usually till it was too dark to even see the boats! We also flew C/L combat, R/C planes, helis, and even R/C cars including Drag cars... he was one of those wizzbangs in electronics and developed a timing system so we could hold organized R/C drag races...people would come from hundreds of miles with thier little R/C drag cars just just to compete on a Sunday afternoon with friends and family. We had so many great times together that i dont know how our wives put up with us....he was an air Air Force veteran, he was a good man...his name was Rick Merrill and he was my friend.....Godspeed ol buddy...i hope your flying your Ultralight up in heaven. As aware as i am that this is all a part of life that we have to accept, i am still devasted...

Bill , sorry i missed this . He obviously was a great man . I always say all we have in life is our friends and family . I'm sure he left his mark on our world .

 

[Bill Gibson]

Tom, you have nothing to be sorry about...I thank you for the kind words my friend...you are right about friends and family..at least in this world. If I wasnt so busy with my family, id be spending more time with my friends like you....

 

[Andy Greene]

Well Im kinda hoping Foleys offer still stands for Georganna and I to come out when Kaytlin comes to town this summer - looking like 7/11 to 7-25 range-

I would LOVE for Kaytlin to get a chance to see you as well Bill- she adores you and Foley Its way too cute hearing her say hey Foley or Hey Windex- LMAO , I trained her well :lol:

Andy

 

[Bill Gibson]

Andy, i REALLY hope to get to see the "cutest lil rocketeer around" along with the resta yas...maybe we could get out to the TTRA launch about that time....i know it'll be hot, but HEY thats why God made coolers-n-ice!

 

[Andy Greene]

Thats an AWESOME IDEA Bill- Heck we can pitch the 10x10's and have a blast, Kaytlin would love that(her rockets are here and ready to go) and it falls right into the time frame B) B) B)

Andy

 

[Bill Gibson]

DATS WHAT IM TALKIN BOUT..................AND YOU KNOW THIS...............................MAN! :lol: