Extremely sad news to hear. Although I might not have agreed with everything he said, I highly respected his point of view and tried to take in any info that he passed along. He will be missed. RIP, Monte.

What can I say terrible news so sad God bless him and his family RIP

Been reading and following Monte for years. He was the guy early on that made is Mopar proud when all this KOS started. Never had a chance to meet him but had hoped this would be the year, this weekend at the races in Bradenton this weekend. So sorry to hear this..RIP.

RIP Monte. Thank you for sharing your knowledge & opinions.

Wow! Really sorry to hear this. Way too young.

Sorry to hear, RIP Monte

RIP Monte, certainly will be missed.

Not knowing his exact moment of passing, but taking into account the original posting of this sad news, perhaps we can all take a moment of silence on the board without any posts at 8:58 pm tonight in his memory.
Perhaps if at the conclusion of his families laying him to rest is in the form of ashes, someone with a full blown alky car can full fill his wishes and take him along for a ride.
3 years younger then myself, and I think that I am young.

what a hell of a thing to wake up to ! unbelievable ! i never met, nor talked to monte, but had great respect and admiration for the man. he was not afraid of criticism of his views, but would take the time to explain why he believed as he did in detail. a very admirable trait in today's world ! i learned so much over the years from his posts, and at times, was afraid monte would be driven from this place by "keyboard kowboys". prayers and condolences to his family and friends. you will be greatly missed, and your contribution to this hobby/sport is priceless indeed.........
my hat will forever be off to you sir !

Sad news, always enjoyed his sometimes biting comments on here, always entertaining and informative. Cab and others who have parts at his shop, you need to find out who the executor will be, looks like he only had one teenage daughter, watch for obit in his home town.

RIP! Prayers for family!

I feel sick ... RIP Monte.

I learned some really specialized knowledge from his posts. And at times, he changed my thinking or at least caused me to rethink things or do more investigation. That's about the best tribute I can give to someone who posts here on Moparts. I never met him but if I did, I would give him a good handshake and thank him for taking the time to share his experiences and guide enthusiasts here on this BB.

Sorry to hear this,RIP!

Enjoyed all of his posts and set a lot of people straight - tactfully.
More importantly, we were blessed to have him here, not because of his knowledge, but because of his passion for the sport and wanting to help regardless the issue.
He will be missed.
Prayers to his family.
RIP Monte.

I couldn't believe the news when I logged onto facebook last night. Was just talking to him last week. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and close friends. While I never got the chance to meet him in person, I was fortunate enough to have many conversations w/ him. I learned a LOT from him and he was always willing to help out. He even offered to loan me a nitrous system for the Pump Gas Drags back in 2008...offered to drive up to the test and tune the night before and tune it for me. That's one thing I wish I hadn't turned down for sure.
He was a great guy and we have definitely lost one of the good ones.
RIP Monte.

Terrible news...

I always enjoyed his posts and his willingness to share what he knew.

I tried to run find him on Drag Week last year but he was never around his truck when I was there. I sure wish I had tried harder.

Someone that knows the family should print out this thread and give it to them after it has run its course.

Prayers and condolences to the family.

Didn't know him personally but through his writing about his dealings he gave us a real window into DW, Street Outlaws, etc that will be truly missed. RIP.

RIP Monte and Countless thank you. My Prayers and condolences to you and your Family.

He was on here 3 days ago .Man had 6900 post on here. Allways remeber him as he guy who told it like it was. You might not of like what he said . But it was the truth ..I as other allways learn something from his post. RIP..

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RIP