Re: We lost a friend and member today
[Re: DaveDudek]
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05/13/04 02:58 PM
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On tuesday morning we in Northern Nevada started wearing our Moarning bands in respect for a fellow officer who died in a car accident on his way to an armed robbery call.
Now with Gary, another LEO (law enforcment officer) down. I wear it in his memory too. It is great to see he is well loved and respected.
My condolences to his family and friends may god bless you and keep you in these troubled times.
Sincerely,
The Valdespino family
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Re: We lost a friend and member today
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05/13/04 02:58 PM
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I can't believe it. I heard on the news this morning that there was a fatal accident on I-75. I just talked to him on woodward a week ago. What a great guy. I'm just sitting here stunned really not knowing what to think right now. My heart goes out to him and his family. Gary, well all miss you dearly.
When I die I want to go like my Grandfather did, quietly in his sleep. Not screaming like the passengers in his car.
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Re: We lost a friend and member today
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05/13/04 03:03 PM
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This really hurts.
I really don’t know why…Gary and I never really corresponded, but I felt like I knew him from his posts and his unapologetic shift from the bowtie to the pentastar. Dammit man…I’m gonna miss you.
That's exactly how I feel too. My thoughts go out to his family, friends, and coworkers. This really sucks.
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Re: We lost a friend and member today
[Re: 05dakota]
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05/13/04 03:18 PM
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I too, only know Gary from his posts. When I first joined this board in '99 I was just getting back into the hobby. He was one that help shaped my view of the current state of the hobby.
My wife and I are considering making the 2 day drive to the Nats this year. It would be fitting to have a tribute to him at this years event.
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Re: We lost a friend and member today
[Re: 05dakota]
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05/13/04 03:23 PM
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I could not believe what I was reading when I logged on to Moparts, Unlawfl has passed on, Moparts will not be the same without his posts.
May my wife Steph I send our deepest sympathy to his family and friends, many of whom I know are part of the Moparts family.
Also on behalf of the Mopar Muscle Association U.K. may I pass on their thoughts in this dark time.
R.I.P. Gary, and thanks, thanks for the help, both directly and indirectly through this forum, you made running an American car overseas that bit more easy.
Alex
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Re: We lost a friend and member today
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05/13/04 03:32 PM
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If anyone is holding back the words, now is the time to stop and say what you need to say whether it seems to make sense or not.
I am printing this entire thread starting now, and will be going to Gary's house in a few minutes to drop it off, along with a flower arrangement. Hopefully I can gain information on funeral arrangements while there.
Please no use of frowns or other graemlins, those will not be printed. Only the name/location info and what you had to say. Please use real words however sad you may be right now.
Rich
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Re: We lost a friend and member today
[Re: G_Series]
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05/13/04 03:41 PM
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I've been following this thread from work all day. All I feel is a tremendous sense of loss and grief. He was a friend to everybody and I'll miss him.
"He was the best of us."
I don't remember where I read that quote but it fits Unlawfl.
My condolences to his family.
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Re: We lost a friend and member today
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"He was the best of us."
That is so true...
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Re: We lost a friend and member today
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05/13/04 03:52 PM
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Thru Teary eyes and a Heavy Heart I will try to put here what I e-mailed the local paper.
The Officer, (Gary Davis), killed on I-75 this morning is not just an Officer, he is my Friend. I live in St. Petersburg, FL and Gary not only touched my life in a way that I can't even begin to describe right now, as well as many others. Gary is a man that was as genuine and sincere a person as I have ever met in my life. Gary was a man that gave! He gave to friends and strangers both. Gary had a way of conveying that he was not just speaking to you, he cared for you and that was his reason for taking the time to speak.
Gary is going to be missed by his Family and close friends as well as his extended family on his favorite website, Moparts.Com
Gary has touched my life and I know so many others that we will never know about.
I want ALL of MI to know that they lost a Very Good Officer and a Very Fine Person! Gary had a love for Cars but, His love for his Wife, Family and his Job was far greater!
I want everyone to know, this is NOT Just another Faceless Tragedy! This was Gary Davis, My Friend Some how I know that in Heaven, Gary will Protect and Serve from above.
God's Speed Gary
Sincerely, Chuck West
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Re: We lost a friend and member today
[Re: OzHemi]
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05/13/04 04:02 PM
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I never meet Gary in person, never really had a chance to. Of all the folks on the board, he was one that I wish i could have meet. His postings were always informative and entertaining. He will be missed. didnt realize how close you can get to someone being in cyberspace. RIP Gary
Keith
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