I am sorry for your loss. It is refreshing that you recognize and appreciate the mentoring of your grandfather. On the other hand, I am sure your grandfather enjoyed sharing his experiences with you.
I am mentoring my youngest grandson, and I hope our shared experience adds value to his life. He seems to enjoy working with me, so it seems to be beneficial. I gave him the '71 Karmann-Ghia for his high school graduation present, and he is becoming a quite good mechanic. Tom Potter -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of No Quarter Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 10:38 PM To: [email protected]; Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List Subject: [vintagvw] My grandfather has passed... Ever since I got into the VW world back in 1993, my grandfather had been instrumental in helping me work on them and helping me solve various problems such as stuck drums, breaking loose rusted fasteners, and even minor things such as how to grease wheel bearings. He was very old-school in his repairs but that comes from his father who ran a repair shop in Lewiston, NE repairing model T Fords years ago http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/pawnee/lewiston/ (top picture on the right.) I had the wonderful privilege of being the oldest grandson and being taught so many things from this wonderful man. There was much more left which I never got to learn once his health wouldn't let him do much more than walk from the house to the car. His shop still sits there with his lifetime of tools ready to be graced with the master's hands and it's so hard to see. I just wanted to pay tribute to my grandfather 'Papa' and I'm so glad I got to see him the day before he died and visit with him for an hour - thanking him for all that he taught me. I also was with him a little over 2 hours before he passed away - results from stage 4 cancer and a massive stroke. http://www.harmanwrightmortuary.com/obitdetail.asp?ID=261 Thanks for letting me post this. He's the reason I wear bib overalls and do repairs the way I do - a hand-me-down from generations ago. Erin 'NQ' Lassley _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
