We all remember him as "Oly." He had been one of our early moderators when the "forum" was very new and the site was very young (he was "member #918). He also wrote a number of Tech Tips for the site.
Oly had been really sick and they found out on October 31, 2011 from the VA doctors that he had Glioblastoma Multiforme (none operable) stage 4 cancer. At first the VA gave him two weeks to a month to live.
Well, Oly proved them wrong and fought for 2 1/2 years. Oly became weaker as time went on.
Oly went for his last ride and passed us all on February 22, 2013.
Your miles from here out should be trouble-free!
The Family of Stovebolt
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~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804 "Charlie" - The Stovebolt Flagship In the Gallery "We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill
And a further glimpse of the person behind the wheel:
Born Jan. 3, 1947, “Oly” served four years of active duty in the U.S. Navy from 1965-1969, and spent many years of his life as a logger and tree planter, firefighter, and volunteer first responder with the Camas Valley Fire Department.
In the mid-1970s he also taught adult basic education at Southwest Oregon Community College where he held degrees in biochemistry/biology and criminal justice.
"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir "When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me Some TF series details & TF heater pics
Services for Robert Oeleis, 66, of Camas Valley will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday March 9, at the Christian Fellowship Church in Camas Valley. His friends and family honor his life.
Robert passed early morning Feb. 22, 2013, at the Roseburg VA Medical Center after a more than 15-month fight with brain and lung cancer.
Many knew Robert as “Oly,” and recognized him for his wry sense of humor and cowboy demeanor; always donning a cowboy hat and a pair of boots. He believed strongly in a natural life and in being close to nature, especially animals with whom he had a special gift. He served four years of active duty in the U.S. Navy from 1965-1969, and spent many years of his life as a tree logger and planter, firefighter, and in later years as a volunteer first responder with the Camas Valley Fire Department. In the mid-1970s he also taught adult basic education at Southwest Oregon Community College where he holds degrees in biochemistry/biology and criminal justice. He lived most of his life in Douglas and Coos counties, as well as Napa, Calif.
Oly is survived by his wife, Cindy; mother, Blanche; ex-wife and friend, Carol; daughters, Desiree and Tina; sons, Steven, Hap and Kaleb; brothers, Terry and Chuck; cousins, Howard and Lori Keys, Dennis Keys and Warren Handsaker; and grandson, Daniel.
In leui of flowers, the family is asking that donations be sent to the Cancer Society or braintumor.org for the purpose of funding research into the treatment and cure of cancer.
I spoke with Oly about a year ago this date. We spoke about our different issues with the cancer we were fighting. He had a rough one to deal with for sure...
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Redryder pix My Hotrod A 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.
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804 "Charlie" - The Stovebolt Flagship In the Gallery "We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill
We all remember him as "Oly." He had been one of our early moderators when the "forum" was very new and the site was very young (he was "member #918). He also wrote a number of Tech Tips for the site.