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Re: Gary Davis... (Please Read Our Untold Story)
[Re: scamp1972]
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05/14/04 09:56 PM
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That was well said Jack...........thanks to you, your dad, Russ and the others for helping Nikki and the rest of the Davis family out. I'm sure getting Gary's car was not an easy thing to do. I talked to Russ yesterday and could barely speak to him; I hope he's holding up. I wish I had my car ready for Monday, but I'll be there.
I was fortunate to meet Gary back in the late eighties. I'd see him every once in a while, at a party, or over another buddy's house. Until I bought my Dart about five or six years ago, and ever since then I kept in closer contact with him. Heck in introduced me to you and your Dad. You guys were the one with the coolest motor home. Come to think about it, beside my buddy Lee (moretoys), everyone I've meet on this board is in thanks to Gary. I could go to any local Mopar show, by myself, and see someone I would know, and guess again, thanks to Gary. He sure did have an impact on a lot of people. I feel honored and very great full for having Gary as a friend. This is tough. I'm going to bed............this has been another draining day.
We just need to kept this Mopar community that Gary helped build together; I don't think he'd want it any other way.
God Bless
Todd
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Re: Gary Davis... (Please Read Our Untold Story)
[Re: mopargord]
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05/14/04 10:25 PM
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Well said about a 'real person'. A person that I never new in person but I feel that I DID know him. He was always here to help and/or offer guidance to someone.
This evening on a local North Dakota news cast they showed a Memorial service for Police Officers who have lost there live in duty. There were none locally but they had the service for all and had a 21 gun salute to these officers nationwide. I right away thought of Gary.
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Re: Gary Davis... (Please Read Our Untold Story)
[Re: Bubba]
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05/14/04 11:41 PM
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Ozark Mo.
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It was very hard for me to go into Gary's garage get in his car and pull it into the trailer knowing that he is never going to drive it again, or come rolling up in my driveway anymore.
This brought tears to my eyes. I never met him in person or had the privelage to hang out with him as many of you did.
This has to be a very hard time for you to go through. Try to hang in there guys. You have a lot of prayers being said for you and the family.
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Re: Gary Davis... (Please Read Our Untold Story)
[Re: Bubba]
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05/14/04 11:47 PM
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The Iron`s family are top notch people and I`m sure Gary knew he was lucky to be a part of the their lives, just as they knew, they were lucky for being apart of his.
Thanks for the story. God bless good friends...
Dave Dudek 1st Factory Stock legal car in the 10`s!!! [/b] FAST & Factory Stock Rules: www.fastraces.org FAST 69 Hemi RR 9.98@139
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Re: Gary Davis... (Please Read Our Untold Story)
[Re: JackGTX440]
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05/14/04 11:56 PM
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Jack, I truly dont know what to say. As someone else said, I never got to meet him, but got to know him a little here. I'm sitting here trying to see the keyboard through tears for a man I never met, and that kind of confuses me. I feel as though I've been robbed of a blessing. I've gotten to know him much better since his passing with all the great stories and recollections of Gary and the role he played in so many people's lives. Wow, what a guy. Thanks Jack for this story. Ya know, so many times I've heard people get mad at God when something like this happens, asking...DEMANDING that God give an explanation why He would take such a person from us. If we could only realize that the one who took him is also the one who GAVE him to us in the first place. Maybe we should all be saying "Thank you God for Gary, for the tremendous blessing he was to all who were priviledged to know him." I'll be praying for his family and friends. 
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Re: Gary Davis... (Please Read Our Untold Story)
[Re: MOPAULY]
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05/14/04 11:56 PM
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Ya know I've been in a funk all day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I CAN'T get GARY outa my head.
I feel like I lost my best friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
I know exactly how you feel, and I never even met him in person.
Many of us feel the same pain as both of you, RIP Gary, you will never be forgotten ....
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Re: Gary Davis... (Please Read Our Untold Story)
[Re: JackGTX440]
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05/15/04 12:12 AM
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Jack,
Having been a local and longtime friend of Russ', Gary always spoke with much admiration and repect for the Irons family. You guys were like a second family to him.
Thanks for posting.
Dean
R.I.P.- Gary "Coop" Davis 02/09/68-05/13/04
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Re: Gary Davis... (Please Read Our Untold Story)
[Re: Dean_Kuzluzski]
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05/15/04 01:13 AM
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Jack, you've described Gary perfectly. I've never met someone that could make everyone around him feel like his best friend. Last September at the Norwalk classic he let me drive his car back to my pit area to get the EZ-up canopy, I held it on my lap the whole time so I wouldn't scratch that perfect car. Then he topped the day off with a smoky burnout on his mini-bike.  I've only hung around him a few times and I feel like I lost one of my best friends.
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Re: Gary Davis... (Please Read Our Untold Story)
[Re: StrokerPost]
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05/15/04 02:13 AM
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Jack,
I truly dont know what to say. As someone else said, I never got to meet him, but got to know him a little here. I'm sitting here trying to see the keyboard through tears for a man I never met, and that kind of confuses me. I feel as though I've been robbed of a blessing. I've gotten to know him much better since his passing with all the great stories and recollections of Gary and the role he played in so many people's lives. Wow, what a guy. Thanks Jack for this story.
Ya know, so many times I've heard people get mad at God when something like this happens, asking...DEMANDING that God give an explanation why He would take such a person from us. If we could only realize that the one who took him is also the one who GAVE him to us in the first place. Maybe we should all be saying "Thank you God for Gary, for the tremendous blessing he was to all who were priviledged to know him."
I'll be praying for his family and friends.
Well said, the blessing of Gary is here with us, it is in these stories, in our memories of him. Thank You God for letting us have Gary for a little while, take good care of him for us.
-Alan
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Re: Gary Davis... (Please Read Our Untold Story)
[Re: mopar74]
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05/15/04 03:27 AM
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I too am one of those who never had the pleasure of meeting Gary and I still cant get him off my mind. He was a great person, thats for sure. ITs a shame he was taken from us in this way.
-Dustin
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Re: Gary Davis... (Please Read Our Untold Story)
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05/15/04 06:53 AM
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I just want to send my condolences to all of his family and friends and my prayers will be with you all.
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Re: Gary Davis... (Please Read Our Untold Story)
[Re: pro_street_dart]
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05/15/04 07:24 AM
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thanks jack , i,ve been reading all the posts about gary , i don't know what to say , i met him at norwalk 2 years ago at his moparts, cook out in the pits, he did not know me at all i went over with pro stock [tom] he fed me like i was family!! last year at big bear mopar nats we B.S ed alot , he was the one to set me up with the" moparts sponsor " to go down to hot rod pump gas drags !!!! i was floored when prostock called me an told me the terrible news this is such a TRAGEDY to this board and every one he came in contact with !!!!!!!mostly his family ! this really SUCKS ,jim
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Re: Gary Davis... (Please Read Our Untold Story)
[Re: JackGTX440]
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05/15/04 07:30 AM
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Thank you so much for sharing that story. I never had the privilege of knowing Gary in person, but I still feel as if I've lost a friend.
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