I traded emails with Don on a number of issues when I first got my Bug. Great guy and so very helpful.
I got a gene berg dipstick sender from Don. Sorry he has left us. Mike in Alabama In Christ and Christ alone, MIKE MOREHOUSE "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2nd Corinthians 5:17 --- On Sun, 8/10/08, Gerald V. Livingston II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Gerald V. Livingston II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Fwd: Sad news from this email... (fwd) > To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, August 10, 2008, 7:41 AM > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
