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| | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | George passed away July 12 in Winnipeg Manitoba. I never met George but only thru the Forums. George had a big bolt which he had to sell due to his declining health. We were both interested in planes and flying as well as old Chevy trucks. George was a retired Air Canada Captain with a lot of interesting stories under his belt. I will miss not communicating with him.
R.I.P. Jarge
Last edited by Peggy M; 12/03/2023 2:14 AM.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | sorry to hear of his passing,
best wishes to his family..
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | I wrote that I had never met Jarge in person but when I saw the photo in his obit I recognized him right away. We lived in bordering communities, both worked out of the Montreal airport and I had been to many of the Air Canada pilot get togethers. If the Jarge I saw in person is the same gentleman then the compliments he received were well said.
Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | Stovebolt member since 2002 and last posted in 2010, a real Bolter, you all might want to take time to read some of his old posts.. R.I.P. Jarge
Last edited by Peggy M; 12/03/2023 2:10 AM.
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 467 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 467 | Darn! I was wondering what happened to Jarge. He was a super guy. He did me a great favour when he looked over a truck for me in Winnipeg - he met me at the airport and drove me to the dealer. What a great host and a truly interesting guy.
It was a pleasure and an honour to meet him. | | | | | 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 | ...another of our HERO's gone. RIP Jarge | | | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,744 24601 | | 24601 Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,744 | Thanks for posting this, Sedgewick. I, too, was very blessed to have had George as a friend. I first got to know George nearly 10 years ago when he first came on the site. Usually, you know a guy is a pilot pretty soon after meeting him (you all can be an insufferable lot ...). George took a while to fess up. And then it floored me to eventually learn his life story (one of the first 747 captains and Air Canada's senior 747 Captain for training, etc). George was always humble and soft-spoken. And more interested in what you had to say than in talking about himself. Everything I know about George's aviation past I had to pry out of him. And I'm glad I did. We developed a pretty good friendship and there were a lot of late evening phonecalls (to accommodate the time difference). It seemed to help when he was in the throes of his chemotherapy. His battle with bone cancer was a titanic one yet all he would ever say was that he was getting a little tired or something like that. The fact that he fought back as long as he did was a real testimony to his strength. But he was always a sympathetic ear to my insignificant problems and triumphs at work -- we were both aviation professionals and I was struggling with a major program startup as well as going through a major program failure. George always seemed fascinated in what the latest happenings were and it was a real treat to hear his stories, too. As a senior 747 captain in the heyday of air travel, he had some great stories. My favorite was how he disrupted the Canadian parliament when he flew Air Canada's 1st 747 on an extended downwind leg (under direction form the Ottawa tower) low and slow right over the parliament building and they all came out to see ... Try that now and see what happens ... I am very proud of having converted George to vertical lift and helped him become a born-again Rotorhead  He loved his '46 and it was a hard decision to let it go. But he still had the cottage at the lake and his family. If everything Peggy and I (and all of you) have done to create and build Stovebolt.com was just so George could come into our lives (mine especially), then it was well worth it all. This one man, and the huge impact he had on me just by knowing him, I hope represents everything Stovebolt.com tries to be. He was the man I wish I could be and I will miss him greatly.
~ John A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult. 1949 Chevrolet 3804In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum1973 IH 1310 Dump1963 Kaiser M38A12001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie"2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley) | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | Jarges truck in the Gallery | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | thanks Bill, and John
what a neat way to respect your friend..
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | I am saddened to hear that we lost George. He was very encouraging to me and I will always be thankful for his support. I was hoping to visit him in September in Winnipeg but I guess it wasn't meant to be.
My deepest sympathy goes the family and friends of George.
Fred Nixon
Last edited by truckernix; 08/25/2013 10:01 AM.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,896 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,896 |
dadgum cancer finally got him, dang.
I just read this, Jarge was good people.
He was nice about sending me cool photos of his big bolt... he knew a lot about it!
He set a good example for 'how to be a great stovebolter'.
-W
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | Just re-reading my post on Jarge. My neighbour was the first female pilot hired by Air Canada and Jarge did the hiring. Like so many of us, here on the 'bolt or in the aviation biz she thought he was a great man. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,091 Authorized Pest | | Authorized Pest Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,091 | I found an old email from 2013 and Bill also found this link for Jarge's 1946 Chevy 2-Ton. Another fond memory ... Peg
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804"Charlie" - The Stovebolt FlagshipIn the Gallery"Success comes in 'cans' ..." | | | | | Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 914 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 914 | Beautiful truck naturally a beautiful man. Based on how nice that truck is and all the nice things said about him. Makes me sorry he was here before my time. Jeffrey | | |
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