Ray -- he was 73. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some > kind of battle". -- Don Boneau > > Clearly, he was quite a wise man.? Very sad even though I never met > him.? Anyone know how about old he was? > > Ray > > -----Original Message----- From: Sharkey's Garage > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List' > <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:20 am Subject: > Re: [vintagvw] Fwd: Sad news from this email... (fwd) > > I had known Don for about ten years and conversed with him regularly > on the list and via ICQ. He came up and visited me once here in > Vancouver to check out a Porsche 356 replica that he was having built > for him. He checked out Sharkey (she just got her engine at that > time) and then invited me to tag along with him into neighbouring > Surrey to see the Porsche. We stayed in contact over the years, > sending the odd gift back and forth. Always got a Christmas card > from him and Amy each year as well. He told me that if I ever found > myself down in Oceanside (or later in Port Neches, TX) that the guest > bedroom would be available. He was truly one of a kind, and he will > be missed. > > "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some > kind of battle". -- Don Boneau > > > James > > -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DR Wahlgren > Sent: August 9, 2008 9:13 AM To: vintagvw Subject: [vintagvw] Fwd: > Sad news from this email... (fwd) > > Gang, Just wanted to pass this along (below). If any of you remember > Don Boneau, he was on the list some years ago. I don't think he was > very active in posting, but he was pretty active in going to events > on SoCal. He lived in Oceanside, CA, in northern San Diego County. > > I've remained in contact with him all these years, even after he > moved with his wife down to Texas. He was a great guy. He sent me > so much email humor... There will be a noticeable empty space in my > inbox. > > I'm not sure if his wife will be checking his account again, but if > anyone would like to send a note to her, the address of his that she > used to send this out was [EMAIL PROTECTED] _dennis > >>> My husband used this address. I am notifying his email friends >>> of his death last month ... he went into the hospital with what >>> we thought was bronchitus but was cancer of the lung, liver and >>> other areas. It was fast, aggressive & 18 days later he was >>> gone. Please take care of yourself and use your health insurance >>> to the MAX ... take care of yourself and those you love.l thank >>> you, his wife Amy
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