I know I've never followed the works of such a tanented person with as much interest as I have your dad's. My sincere condolences go out to you and your family. God Bless
I know I've never followed the works of such a tanented person with as much interest as I have your dad's. My sincere condolences go out to you and your family. God Bless
Matt Cashion
C56C2524
My condolences to you and your family. He was a great resource and contributor here and will be missed.
Brian Mc Evilly
Former Mark II Owner
Ken;
My sincere condolences to you and your family. Rich will be greatly missed on this forum and to me personally. He was very generous with his knowledge, ideas and talent helping us Mark II owners keeping their car running on the road. Everytime the lttle red warning gas light goes on, I'll be thinking of the extraordinary Mad Scientist.
Shelly
C56C2292
'56 Continental Mark II
My condolences. Rich's posts were thoroughly enjoyed - he was a big part of this forum. His enthusiasm and creativity will be missed by us all.
Ken:
Mad was one of a kind. An extremely creative guy to didn't mind thinking out of the box to solve a problem. I enjoyed reading his threads for sure. Mad was great at improvising and could almost take any readily available object and make it work for an unintended purpose. When faced with missing stainless steel molding, Mad took wood and made his own. In rebuilding a Mark II clock, Mad went to some variety store, like K-Mart, and made his own.
He could always be counted on to help solve the most difficult problems.
He is deeply missed.
John Snoddy
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John Snoddy
My condolences to Rich's family and friends. His contributions were certainly a vital part of this Forum and enriched us all. I'll miss his posts; strange how we can become "friends" in cyberspace without ever really meeting one another in person.
Pete Hoffman
C5691209
there will be a gathering of friends/fellow car enthusiasts at Countyside Funeral Home in Roselle Illinois
this Saturday from 12 to 4
not so much of a memorial service as such, because he just wasn't all that into that sort of thing, but a gathering of friends/fellow car enthusiasts is the sort of thing he would have done...
I loved reading his contributions. He will be truly missed. My sympathies to the entire family.
Ken, I am so sorry to hear this...I've lost my father as well. Your Dad was for me a mentor in the antique car hobby. I bought some parts from him a few years ago and we communicated whenever I had a problem that his expertise could resolve. He was generous with his time, kind to strangers like me and a kindred spirit that helped unite this Forum. Please consider this group your friends and don't hesitate to contact me/us if you need someone to talk to.
K Colonna
C56A1773
C56B2131
C56D2636
C56C1917
1940 Continental Cabriolet H96983
1946 Continental Cabriolet H141036
1955 Lincoln Capri
1959 Lincoln Capri Sport Coupe
1989 Ford Country Squire wagon
1998 Mark VIII
1959 Heinkel Tourist skooter 103-A1