Sandy Colter aka SANDYinNS Canada passed away Sunday
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I just saw that Sandy Colter from complications from a stroke. This is the post I saw on FB...copied and pasted.
Hello this is Nicole posting of behalf of my sister Lynne Colter to let you all know that Sandy Colter has passed away this evening due to complications from his massive stroke... we would like to thank you all for your well wishes over the past week... funeral arrangements will be announced when made... thanks again
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Re: Sandy Colter aka SANDYinNS Canada passed away Sunday
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A wonderful person that has gone too soon. He will be missed by many. Our prayer for him and the family and hope the fond memories of him will get you all through the tuff times your experiencing. Saw the news yesterday. Truely saddened. Always looked forward to seeing him at Springfling. Spent many hours with him and his crew in the Airtel lounge. There’s one picture I have been trying to dig up showing him and his fellow Canadians driving around San Francisco in Herbs Dart Convertable. I dubbed it Canadian Bacon. He was very fond of Herb and Stu and every year would make the trip out west to meet up with them a week before Springfling. Sandy was a gentel soul, always good for a laugh and conversation. The Mopar community today is sorely empty however we can take solis that he’s Joined Stu and Herb in a far better place.
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Re: Sandy Colter aka SANDYinNS Canada passed away Sunday
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A wonderful person that has gone too soon. He will be missed by many. Our prayer for him and the family and hope the fond memories of him will get you all through the tuff times your experiencing. Saw the news yesterday. Truely saddened. Always looked forward to seeing him at Springfling. Spent many hours with him and his crew in the Airtel lounge. There’s one picture I have been trying to dig up showing him and his fellow Canadians driving around San Francisco in Herbs Dart Convertable. I dubbed it Canadian Bacon. He was very fond of Herb and Stu and every year would make the trip out west to meet up with them a week before Springfling. Sandy was a gentel soul, always good for a laugh and conversation. The Mopar community today is sorely empty however we can take solis that he’s Joined Stu and Herb in a far better place. Geez this sucks. We’ll truly miss him at Spring Fling. He’s got a crew of extremely close friends out here.
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Re: Sandy Colter aka SANDYinNS Canada passed away Sunday
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There’s one picture I have been trying to dig up showing him and his fellow Canadians driving around San Francisco in Herbs Dart Convertable. I dubbed it Canadian Bacon. He was very fond of Herb and Stu and every year would make the trip out west to meet up with them a week before Springfling. Sandy was a gentel soul, always good for a laugh and conversation. The Mopar community today is sorely empty however we can take solis that he’s Joined Stu and Herb in a far better place. I almost never check in anymore, but something made me check out the General section today. This thread is clearly why. I am profoudly saddened by the news. Godspeed, Sandy.
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Re: Sandy Colter aka SANDYinNS Canada passed away Sunday
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Some shots from 2011 Spring Fling.
#1 has Herb leaning against his stunning '68, with Sandy talking to John. (Note that Sandy is most likely drinking a Mountain Dew, as alcohol is verboten in Woodley Park.)
#2 is a later and slightly different angle of the same group, getting Herb's face this time.
Sandy and I would always exchange good-natured ribbing. I considered posting a photo of him watering a tree in Woodley Park, but decided against it. Squint your eyes and imagine, instead. We shared many common denominators, not the least of which were Challenger Hellcats and RHD Aussie Cars. I even brokered a deal with Jeff (OzHemi) to buy a 265 hemi for Sandy, and strap it into that year's (I think it was 2016) Spring Fling purchase... ... a POS van that I temporarily warehoused and later shipped back to him.
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Re: Sandy Colter aka SANDYinNS Canada passed away Sunday
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Geez this sucks.
We’ll truly miss him at Spring Fling.
He’s got a crew of extremely close friends out here.
Sandy was like that - always seemed to surround himself with an entourage of good pals - both Canoodlians and locals. Here is my last photo for now - taken in Fall of 2012, when the gang made the trek down to my club's [Mopar Club of San Diego's] show that was held that year at The Embarcadero, in San Diego harbor.
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Re: Sandy Colter aka SANDYinNS Canada passed away Sunday
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There’s one picture I have been trying to dig up showing him and his fellow Canadians driving around San Francisco in Herbs Dart Convertable. I dubbed it Canadian Bacon. He was very fond of Herb and Stu and every year would make the trip out west to meet up with them a week before Springfling. Sandy was a gentel soul, always good for a laugh and conversation. The Mopar community today is sorely empty however we can take solis that he’s Joined Stu and Herb in a far better place. I almost never check in anymore, but something made me check out the General section today. This thread is clearly why. I am profoudly saddened by the news. Godspeed, Sandy. The Canadian Bacon pic. On that tree watering pic, if it’s the pic Of Sandy Leaning against the tree he wasn’t feeling well in that I think he got too much sun. Dan, his buddy was really ribbing him that evening at the Airtel lounge.
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Re: Sandy Colter aka SANDYinNS Canada passed away Sunday
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While speaking with another friend on the phone yesterday, I learned that his given name was Alexander. Online obituary(His previous screen name here was DrDodge340.)
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Re: Sandy Colter aka SANDYinNS Canada passed away Sunday
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60 is WAY too young. Thanks for posting the obit Steve.
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Re: Sandy Colter aka SANDYinNS Canada passed away Sunday
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While speaking with another friend on the phone yesterday, I learned that his given name was Alexander. Online obituary(His previous screen name here was DrDodge340.) Thanks Steve for posting
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Re: Sandy Colter aka SANDYinNS Canada passed away Sunday
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The Mopar world lost another good guy! RIP Sandy!
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Re: Sandy Colter aka SANDYinNS Canada passed away Sunday
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Truly sad news. He was a fixture in the Mopar community and a regular face at the CPW Spring and Fall Fling shows. Had some great conversations with him and he was always a pleasure to have as a participant on the Fling Friday cruises.
The Mopar community and car world in general lost a good one.
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