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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,675 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,675 | Last night at 11:00 PM, my father passed away in Knoxville Tennessee after a long battle with congestive heart failure and kidney failure. He passed peacefully after three days in a "renal coma", sort of a long last nap. My mother, brother and sister were by his side in his final hours. I had said my goodbyes a day earlier when it was apparent he would not awaken from this episode of illness. Dad was one month short of his 89th. birthday. He was a B-17 pilot, and the last surviving member of his aircrew. His postwar career was spent as the owner of one of the best independent automotive repair shops in the southeast, builder of some of the fastest flathead Ford racing engines in the state, president of the Nashville Tennessee chapter of the Independent Garage Owners of America, and Chief Instructor of Nashville Auto-Diesel College. The final 15 years of his working career were spent as the first Auto Mechanics instructor for McGavock High School in Nashville beginning in 1971, the same school where I taught, in the same shop, until the program was closed in 2010. Hundreds of former and current automotive professionals in the middle Tennessee area got their start in that shop. After they retired, Mom and Dad traveled all over the USA and Canada in their motorhome, and even visited Hawaii. They were very active into their mid-80's.
Dad was the most talented auto mechanic I've ever met, as well as being the most honest, caring and giving man I've ever had the privilege of knowing. He will be missed!
Thanks for listening to an old geezer's ramblings!
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 56 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 56 | Jerry,sorry to hear of your loss, thoughts and prayers to you and your family . Pat
1966 Chevy C 30 1 ton truck
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 | Most excellent words about your pop. Yesterday, I lost my Godfather, he too was 89 and a veteran tank operator WWII and D Day Survivor. Godspeed to all the fallen and veterans of WWII.
Steve
1953 Chevrolet 3100261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done In the DITY GalleryVideo of the 261 running1964 GMC 1000305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration
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You, your family, and your father are in my thoughts today, Jerry
My father died about a year ago at the age of 89. He was also a B-17 pilot. 15 family/friends gathered last night and tipped a few cups and told a few stories in his honor.
Best regards,
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,084 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,084 | Sounds like he had a good run Jerry, and was loved by family and friends. That's about all we can ask for. Hang in there and remember the good times !
Allen
Yeah, well, that's just like, you know , your opinion, man - The Dude
1948 Chevy 3600 - goal Original restoration, Current Stage 1 - Disassembly and getting body in primer
1954 GMC 3100 goal Hot Rod, Current Stage 1 - Get body in primer
1931 Ford Model A 5 window Coupe - Old Skool Hot Rod
1945 Ford 2N Tractor - Runs great
1964 Ford 2000 Tractor - Use it every week
1974 Stingray Corvette
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Jerry, your dad will live on as I see the qualities he possessed passed on to you. May God bless your family and ease the loss you feel. You and family are on our prayer list.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 893 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 893 | Jerry sorry for your loss, condolences to you and your family. Sounds like your Dad was a very special person.
Brian
Brian
1955.2 3100 Truck
The older I get the more dangerous I am!!!!! | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,194 Moderator: Interiors, Texas Bolters, Name that Part | | Moderator: Interiors, Texas Bolters, Name that Part Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,194 | As i have done with my heros, I will raise a glass tonight to honor your hero! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,675 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,675 | I'll join you- - - -we just returned from the funeral, and I've got just a little Jack Daniel's Single Barrel I've been saving for a special occasion!
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 | Sorry to hear this Jerry. Sounds like he lived life to the fullest. Good that you have such good memories and respect for him.
Leo | | | | | Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 176 I have more zippers then a pair of cargo pants | | I have more zippers then a pair of cargo pants Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 176 |
~ Joe
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Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. ~ Arthur C. Clarke | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,410 ODSS President | | ODSS President Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,410 | So sorry for your loss, my condolences.
~ Cosmo
1949 Chevy Half Ton
Rocinante, like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities.
"...my good horse Rocinante, mine eternal and inseparable companion in all my journeys and courses." ...Don Quixote, Cervantes
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."...Yogi Berra
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." ...Eric Hoffer
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