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RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members
Posted By: DirectSubjection
RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 12:32 AM
After the sad passing of Kevin Christner (Kev_73_Missile), I pm'd Tom about doing some sort of memorial list here on Moparts for members we have lost so they'll always have a place here.
He suggested starting a thread here to get all the necessary info then he will move it to the Best Of Moparts section to immortalize it since we get new members all the time.
Here are the ones I can recall we've lost:
Archie -
Harris W. "Archie" Hendrickson 2002
Back_N_Black -
Chris "Zimmy" Zimmerman 09/28/08
cudax4 -
Don Rae November 06
Daniel_Banker -
Daniel Banker 10/7/08
Dave Seward - more info needed
Great Lakes NOS -
Ron Adair 2008
HEMI71GTX -
Rick Falk April 05
Kev_73_Missile -
Kevin Christner ~01/13/09
Mike_Gibbons -
Raymond Mike Gibbons 06/22/08
Mopar Scott -
Scott Rowe 2002
mrnobodyracer -
Mike O'MalleyProwler -
DJ (David) Vargus 5/18/08
Supercharger -
Al Loftis ~12/22/07
Unlawfl -
Gary Davis 5/13/04
Who have I forgotten and what info or suggestions can anyone add? PM with any information that can be added.
Thank you.
Posted By: Diego_Ted
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 12:33 AM
Prowler from Vegas? What happened to him? He was a good guy?
Diego
Posted By: DirectSubjection
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 12:33 AM
Yes - he was shot to death in his home.
Posted By: OzHemi
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 12:34 AM
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Prowler from Vegas? What happened to him? He was a good guy?
Diego
There was a thread about that a while ago... from memory he ran into the wrong kind of people..
Posted By: OzHemi
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 12:35 AM
To add to your list..
Back-in-black... can't recall his name either?
There was a few more, but my memory can't picture them right at the moment either
Posted By: Diego_Ted
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 12:38 AM
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Yes - he was shot to death in his home.
Did a search I could not find the info. Man that sucks!! I went to a party he had during one of the MATS, he was a great host and sure dug his moparts!!
RIP prowler 
Diego
Posted By: MidPenMopar
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 12:39 AM
Great idea Gary.
Posted By: nutso suave
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:03 AM
supercharger passed away?! wow. i had no idea.
RIP to all the moparts members we've lost.
Posted By: DirectSubjection
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:04 AM
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To add to your list..
Back-in-black...
Ah yes - thank you. I will amend the first post.
Posted By: OzHemi
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:04 AM
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supercharger passed away?! wow. i had no idea. RIP to all the moparts members we've lost.
Al passed away a couple years ago 
Posted By: OzHemi
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:05 AM
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To add to your list..
Back-in-black...
Ah yes - thank you. I will amend the first post.
There is another name, but it's just on the tip of my tounge...will holler when it comes to me.
Posted By: KatFysh
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:17 AM
Is it possible to add the date of thier passing? Or would that be too hard to figure out?!
This is a good idea.. Thanks..
How about Mopar's recent Great people too? Like Ronnie Sox..
Posted By: Fluffy
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:20 AM
I think Al's was like 12/22/07...
Posted By: 72gtx4speed
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:27 AM
gary, great idea. i wish i could help but kevin's the only one i know of. wish i didn;t know that.
clem
Posted By: Alaskan_TA
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:33 AM
Donald Rae - Moparts profile page;
https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...hat=showmembersDon in the "Blue Bomber";
Posted By: MikeyT
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:39 AM
Gary Great idea!
Mike
Posted By: SSAAHemiFan
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:42 AM
How about the member who started the (SS/AA now SS/AH) thread.
Mike O'Malley? ( Not sure but I remember he had a Irish last name?)
Never met him and I apologize I can't remember if the name is correct but he seemed like a good guy and really kept everyone up to date.
Miss the love and excitement he had for the Hemi A Cars
Posted By: Triple Threat
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:49 AM
Posted By: DirectSubjection
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:59 AM
Added - thanks
Was Al's last name Loftis? It rings a bell.
Posted By: beepsalot
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 02:00 AM
good idea gary, ive had alot of mopar friends go before me, but many werent members here....
Posted By: OzHemi
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 02:02 AM
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Added - thanks
Was Al's last name Loftis? It rings a bell.
Yes it was...
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 03:19 AM
Does anyone know what happen to kevin.the guy who owned the motown missile.Ijust spoke with him a few weeks ago and he sent me pictures of his car.I am totally shocked and sad.
Posted By: DirectSubjection
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 03:22 AM
Passed away in his sleep - only 43 years old. Way too dang young.
https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...rue#Post4945893
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 03:27 AM
I so sorry to here that i only spoke with him a few times but seemed to be a great guy.Way to young to die.Makes you thankfull for all you have.RIP kevin.
Posted By: ECS
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 03:34 AM
Daniel Banker
Oct. 7th, 2008
Posted By: beepsalot
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 04:01 AM
daniel was a great guy, his house rocked! yes i went there a few times. RIP daniel
Posted By: DirectSubjection
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 04:05 AM
Yes, I forgot. He's been added up top.
Posted By: 6bblgt
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 04:51 AM
PROWLER - D.J. Vargus r.i.p. 5/18/08
Posted By: DirectSubjection
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 05:08 AM
Thank you, I added the known (or close) dates in.
Posted By: 70Cuda383
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 05:26 AM
AL (Supercharger) was right as christmas last year, as already confirmed. I was shocked when I heard, because no more than just a few days earlier, he sent me a PM that said he recieved his moparts secret santa gift, and had sent his out.
To think--someone opened a gift on christmas day from a man who just passed away.
(I know who it was, but I wont share it, incase that person never found out who his gift came from--remember, SECRET santa is supposed t obe SECRET!)
Posted By: 440trk
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 05:33 AM
Chris "Zim or Zimmy" Zimmerman a.k.a. Back_N_Black - Passed away on Sept. 28, 2008
RIP my friend.
Posted By: HemiDart68
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 12:36 PM
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How about the member who started the (SS/AA now SS/AH) thread.
Mike O'Malley? ( Not sure but I remember he had a Irish last name?)
Never met him and I apologize I can't remember if the name is correct but he seemed like a good guy and really kept everyone up to date.
Miss the love and excitement he had for the Hemi A Cars
Mike was a cool guy, met him at the central MI divisional race. He did an awesome job on his coverage of those cars. MRNOBODYRACER
https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...rue#Post2874729
Posted By: TheBlueBeast
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:44 PM
RIP to all of our lost internet friends and nieghbors.
Posted By: I_bleed_MOPAR
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 01:46 PM
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Chris "Zim or Zimmy" Zimmerman a.k.a. Back_N_Black - Passed away on Sept. 28, 2008
RIP my friend.
The others I knew about but completely missed Back_N_Black. Seemed like a real nice guy on the board and I really liked his car.
R.I.P. to all our members and the legends who have gone on before us.
Tim
Posted By: A990
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 02:58 PM
We lost a member from Gulfport MS 2 or 3 years ago. Unfortunately I cannot recall his name, but it seems like it was GTX something
RIP to all.
Posted By: moparbo
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 03:11 PM
RIP
Back_N_Black and all the others we have lost. The hobby just won't be the same without you!
Posted By: Paul
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 03:58 PM
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We lost a member from Gulfport MS 2 or 3 years ago. Unfortunately I cannot recall his name, but it seems like it was GTX something
RIP to all.
Did he have a white 70 GTX with black top, interior, and gold side stripes? He had lung cancer, I've been trying to remember his name. Seems like it was probably as long as 5 years ago now.
Posted By: Mustanghater
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 06:03 PM
I am having a hard time remembering who there guys were we should have there names and a pic of what car they had cause I remember cars more then names.
Posted By: AdamR
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 09:11 PM
When did Don Rae pass away ?
Posted By: A990
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 09:16 PM
Paul, I believe his GTX was like that.
My word, 5 years? Time sure flies by fast. But its shameful that I cannot recall his name. Sure would like to add him to the list.
Posted By: Alaskan_TA
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 10:20 PM
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When did Don Rae pass away ?
Late 2006 or early 2007? I do not remember the exact date.
Posted By: AdamR
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 11:03 PM
Wow, I never knew he passed. I was thinking about him the other day wondering why he hadnt been around fabo.
Last I knew he had started driving a truck cross country I believe and was enjoying.
Sad to hear.
Posted By: Webster
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/29/09 11:57 PM
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RIP to all of our lost internet friends and nieghbors.
Posted By: Pacnorthcuda
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 01:14 AM
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When did Don Rae pass away ?
I think about 4 years ago? I knew Don from years in the Mopars Unlimited Seattle Chapter club. Great guy. Loud, boisterous, but with a postive outlook and he LOVED mopars. His brother is now trying to sell the barracuda (I am pretty sure its the magazine car) that had a 380hp 360 crate in it and ran solid twelves on street rubber as I recall. I can get info anyone's interested. He served as president of the club and did a GREAT job.
RIP Don!
Posted By: amxautox
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 01:19 AM
Seems more like 1 1/2 to 2 years ago.
They've had the show at the XXX for 2 years now. The year before it was at the college and he was there. I'm sure.
'08 - '07 - then in '06 he was there, I'm sure.
Posted By: AdamR
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 01:37 AM
His last login on forabodiesonly was 01-24-2007
Posted By: TBTA
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 01:43 AM
Ron Adair "Great Lakes NOS" passed in 2008. Not sure of the date.
Posted By: TBTA
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 01:51 AM
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Yes - he was shot to death in his home.
Did a search I could not find the info. Man that sucks!! I went to a party he had during one of the MATS, he was a great host and sure dug his moparts!!
RIP prowler
Diego
Wow, I did not hear about this. He bought a T/A that I used to own. We talked on the phone several times and then when I was in Vegas I stopped by for a visit & he gave me the keys to the prowler & I took it for a spin. Seemed like a super great guy. He had a lot of cool Mopars over the years! RIP DJ
Posted By: dart4forte
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 05:03 AM
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When did Don Rae pass away ?
Late 2006 or early 2007? I do not remember the exact date.
I think it was November 06
Posted By: dart4forte
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 05:09 AM
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When did Don Rae pass away ?
I think about 4 years ago? I knew Don from years in the Mopars Unlimited Seattle Chapter club. Great guy. Loud, boisterous, but with a postive outlook and he LOVED mopars. His brother is now trying to sell the barracuda (I am pretty sure its the magazine car) that had a 380hp 360 crate in it and ran solid twelves on street rubber as I recall. I can get info anyone's interested. He served as president of the club and did a GREAT job.
RIP Don!
Don flew down to Springfling in 06. I had my Dart there Since I was doing the swap meet and the Show Don drove the Dart for me. I'll never forget the big grin he had when he drove it into the show. The last time I talked with him was just before his passing. I was trying to locate his 66 cuda that he had to sell when he got laid off fromk Boeing. Unfortunately Don passed and never was able to locate the car.
Posted By: FurryStump
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 02:57 PM
on a informational note, you can find anyones date of death if you have their real name, go to the social security death index on rootsweb.com
Posted By: 70Cuda383
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 05:46 PM
Does anyone know what happened to the cars? I hope they stayed in the family, but not all family members share the same love for the hobby and lots of people watch BJ Auctions...
...I hope they stayed in the families.
Posted By: amxautox
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 05:48 PM
'UNLAWFL' stayed with Officer Davis's family. Don't know about any of the other cars.
Posted By: DirectSubjection
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 06:18 PM
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Ron Adair "Great Lakes NOS" passed in 2008. Not sure of the date.
Added - thank you.
I also reorganized the list with usernames first and put it in alphabetical order.
Posted By: JohnRR
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 06:25 PM
HEMI71GTX , Rick Falk passed in april of 05 , heart attack , he was only 49 ... RIP my friend
Posted By: 05dakota
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 08:22 PM
not sure if he was member here::
FYI, Tuesday Steve Walls of Yorktown and more recently Hartford City, Indiana was killed in a freak accident, the only reason I'm posting it is Steve was a BIG Mopar guy. Not sure if any of you knew or dealt with Steve. I know his job took him all over the midwest and Steve was always looking for old Mopars and parts. Steve was a great guy and will be missed.His obituary is:
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20090130/OBITUARIES/901300330/1023The article about the accident is:http://www.wabashplaindealer.com/articles/2009/01/29/local_news/local1.txtSorry if this is off topic.ThanksChad
Posted By: Kudakidd
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/30/09 11:53 PM
Sorry, but this is a real morbid thread. How about all the members who weren't as popular or widely known and were left off this 'list'?? Let's look on the bright side. Let's celebrate all the members who make this site what it is:; the best.
Posted By: mr_belvedere
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/31/09 01:00 PM
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We lost a member from Gulfport MS 2 or 3 years ago. Unfortunately I cannot recall his name, but it seems like it was GTX something
RIP to all.
Did he have a white 70 GTX with black top, interior, and gold side stripes? He had lung cancer, I've been trying to remember his name. Seems like it was probably as long as 5 years ago now.
I remember the '70 GTX- white w/gold stripes and black top. I believe that guy's name is Doug Dufour(sp?) Yes, it has been awhile since he passed.
Posted By: Diego_Ted
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 01/31/09 03:44 PM
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Sorry, but this is a real morbid thread. How about all the members who weren't as popular or widely known and were left off this 'list'?? Let's look on the bright side. Let's celebrate all the members who make this site what it is:; the best.
I like the idea of the memorial, but you are right I do not want to find myself or anyone I know on the list!!
Ted
Posted By: Magnumguy
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 02/01/09 02:38 AM
A couple friends of mine died in an accident, coming from a junkyard run, I'm thinking maybe '02? It was in Columbus Ohio.
MoparScott was one's username, he was on here and Mo par Style mostly. He raced a brown 79 LeBaron. The other one was known as "Archie" as he looked like Archie (the cartoon one).
He (Archie) gave me the name "Magnumguy"
RIP guys.
Posted By: TS3303
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 02/01/09 04:42 PM
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How about the member who started the (SS/AA now SS/AH) thread.
Mike O'Malley? ( Not sure but I remember he had a Irish last name?)
Never met him and I apologize I can't remember if the name is correct but he seemed like a good guy and really kept everyone up to date.
Miss the love and excitement he had for the Hemi A Cars
Mike was a cool guy, met him at the central MI divisional race. He did an awesome job on his coverage of those cars. MRNOBODYRACER
https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...rue#Post2874729
everytime I read the SS/AH thread I think of Mike. He came by to talk at the Mid Mich divisional and was a great guy. He did love the AH cars. I still have a PM saved from him of one of our conversations.
Posted By: MN-ScatPack
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 02/02/09 03:21 AM
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RIP to all of our lost internet friends and nieghbors.
x2
Posted By: DaytonaTurbo
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 02/02/09 03:32 PM
RIP to them and all the other mopars members who are gone and we don't know about. I'm sure there are a lot of them.
Posted By: fastmark
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 02/02/09 11:21 PM
Wow. I did not know that Daniel Banker died. Talk to him many times over the phone. I sold him an NOS part for his pink car and talk to him when I found a hemi car that was supposed to have a shaker on it. This was less than 6 months ago when we last spoke. What happened to Daniel?
Posted By: GTSDave
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 02/03/09 04:26 AM
Mike Gibbons
He is still shown as a member here. Mike was a good friend, but I didn't know any of his family. He had a fantastic shop loaded with projects, and I always met up with him there. I never went to his house, and only met his wife for about 10 minuets one afternoon at the shop.
The last time I spoke with him he was in California on business, but wanted to get together when he got back to Houston. I never heard from him again.
I wish I knew his family better. I never found out how he died. I just heard about it from another Mopar guy here in town. I figured Mike was traveling and would check in when he came back into town. My son still plays with a Max Wedge Diecast Mike gave him 3 years ago. He has worn some of the paint off of it.
He died on 22 June 2008.
Thanks for the good times Mike. We miss you.
-Dave
Posted By: RP's R/T's
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 02/03/09 06:20 PM
Dave Seward, the guy who reproduced the Challenger taillight bezels in billet died this past summer.
What was his business name? D&D maybe.
Another great guy.
Posted By: I_bleed_MOPAR
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 02/04/09 12:11 AM
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Mike Gibbons...
Did not know Mike had died. Another super nice guy on the board. I had noticed he wasn't around a whole lot but would pop in on occasion. You don't think about people dying- just being busy with life, family, and/or projects. R.I.P., Mike.
Tim
Posted By: 69bronzeT5
Re: RIP - Moparts memorial list of our passed members - 02/04/09 01:06 AM
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Kev_73_Missile - Kevin Christner ~01/13/09
No...I just talked to him just before Christmas about putting the Missile in my '73 Duster registry!!! 