Good to recall the good times between you and Kurt. I do not know either of you but thank you for sharing such a heart felt moment. My thoughts will be there on the memory of what seems a good man and friend to you John.
John Pardus Sent from my iPhone On Aug 14, 2012, at 9:20 PM, John Pittelli <[email protected]> wrote: > I just found out today that Kurt passed away last month from > complications related to his surgery. His wife told me that he was still > upbeat at the end and that he passed away without pain. > I first met Kurt because of our hats that we were selling many years > ago for the club . Since I was traveling to Las Vegas were he lived, we > thought it would be a nice idea to meet up. Kurt said we could go meet his > friend at the toy store. Well, he comes to pick me up , and as I enter his > truck there is a 9mm pistol on the seat. Kurt saw my eyes go wide and said > "Oops, I'm a police officer, don't worry" and showed me his badge. Whew. > So off to see the owner of the toy store. Now, since we'd discussed > conversion of the plastic Stuart online many times I figured it was a true > toy store. I also was not too excited about going but, you, know, when in > Vegas. > As we left the downtown shopping area we proceeded to the industrial > area. You know, drab buildings.high steel fences with razor wire. We pull > into one of these and as we turn the corner I now understood the reason Kurt > wanted me to see the "TOY STORE". Sitting outside his friends building is a > fully operational Saladin armored car. And inside is a Ferret in final > restoration. This was the moment that the "Alliance" was formed. > Since that day, Kurt and I became fast friends. When his job brought > him east to DC he would come up for dinner, or to do a little woodsball > paintball. When I would go to Vegas, we'd meet up to discuss tanks, his > restoration of his Datsun 240z and other junk that friends waste their time > debating. The one thing that always will stay with me about Kurt is the joy > he had about life in general. In the picture where Kurt is taking possession > of the Brummbar, the smile you see on his face was the same one I saw every > time we met. And I'm sure it was on his face daily. > I will miss you my friend. > > John "The Alliance lives" Pittelli > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > <kurt.jpg> -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
