Subject: Re: [Fot] Bob Blake

From: Ponostyle via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:03:31 -0700

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Very nice eulogy. Your love and admiration for you Dad shines through. =
Whatever impression he made on us at the track it is far, far more =
impressive that he left that obvious deep love in you. Congratulations =
on a life well lived Bob.
Bill

> On Jun 26, 2024, at 8:49=E2=80=AFAM, Greg Blake via Fot =
<[email-masked]> wrote:
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>> Earlier today Robert Blake passed while resting peacefully in his =
home. Bob was an avid Triumph fan, having spent the majority of his life =
with at least one TR in the driveway, garage, or backyard. At one point, =
he had a 4, 4a, 6, and 8 and was on the hunt to complete the range when =
better judgment prevailed. Dad has been one of the quiet guys on the FOT =
list, mostly a sponge of information as he maintained and improved his =
race car between 2009 and 2022.=20
>> There are so many of you that he met at the track and he no doubt =
left an impression as he did in all facets of his life. On the Sunday =
tow, he would always remark along the lines of how amazing our hobby is =
and how fortunate we were to be able to participate with such great =
people. Immensely impressed by the sense of family and friendship or =
maybe more like community that is built around this fleeting hobby we =
all enjoy.=20
>> When you met him at the track he likely lent you a part or visa =
versa, lent a hand making a repair, or more likely cooked you dinner.=20
>> As it does, cancer forced dad to thin the herd which included passing =
his favorite Triumph, Red No. 14 to its new caretake. He was fortunate =
enough to visit the track several times since the sale including a trip =
to his favorite track ECR to help the new owner through driver=E2=80=99s =
school with CVAR.=20
>> You all were a part of one of his favorite ways to pass time, hanging =
with friends and working on race cars, and sometimes even driving them. =
I wanted to pass along the news so y=E2=80=99all can all waive the =
checkered flag for Pops one last time.
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Very nice =
eulogy. Your love and admiration for you Dad shines through. Whatever =
impression he made on us at the track it is far, far more impressive =
that he left that obvious deep love in you. Congratulations on a life =
well lived Bob.<div>Bill<br =
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type=3D"cite"><div>On Jun 26, 2024, at 8:49=E2=80=AFAM, Greg Blake via =
Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type"=
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<br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta =
http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; =
line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;">Earlier =
today Robert Blake passed while resting peacefully in his home. Bob was =
an avid Triumph fan, having spent the majority of his life with at least =
one TR in the driveway, garage, or backyard. At one point, he had a 4, =
4a, 6, and 8 and was on the hunt to complete the range when better =
judgment prevailed. Dad has been one of the quiet guys on the FOT list, =
mostly a sponge of information as he maintained and improved his race =
car between 2009 and 2022.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;">There are so many of you that he met at the =
track and he no doubt left an impression as he did in all facets of his =
life. On the Sunday tow, he would always remark along the lines of how =
amazing our hobby is and how fortunate we were to be able to participate =
with such great people. Immensely impressed by the sense of family and =
friendship or maybe more like community that is built around this =
fleeting hobby we all enjoy.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;">When you met him at the track he likely =
lent you a part or visa versa, lent a hand making a repair, or more =
likely cooked you dinner.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;">As it does, cancer forced dad to thin the =
herd which included passing his favorite Triumph, Red No. 14 to its new =
caretake. He was fortunate enough to visit the track several times since =
the sale including a trip to his favorite track ECR to help the new =
owner through driver=E2=80=99s school with CVAR.&nbsp;</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; =
line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;">You all =
were a part of one of his favorite ways to pass time, hanging with =
friends and working on race cars, and sometimes even driving them. I =
wanted to pass along the news so y=E2=80=99all can all waive the =
checkered flag for Pops one last =
time.</div></div></blockquote><br><div>Greg</div></div>___________________=
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From: GREGORY THOMPSON via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:54:54 +0000 (UTC)

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I am saddened to hear about the passing of Bob and my heart goes out to the=
 family.=C2=A0 I am the current caretaker of Red 14, now #146. When I purch=
ased it, I knew when I called Bob to discuss the particulars of picking up =
the car I made the right choice.=C2=A0 He was so pleased I was coming to ge=
t it in person so he could "introduce me to the car".=C2=A0 What could have=
 been a 30-minute transaction turned into a shop tour and a 2-hour dinner a=
t their favorite Mexican restaurant. I was then invited to return to Texas =
to complete my drivers' school and Bob was there to explain everything he d=
id with the car in between races and while I was on track he sat with my wi=
fe cheering me on and explaining everything to her.=C2=A0 When I was promot=
ed into the regular race group Bob couldn't get the tape out fast enough to=
 put the X on the car. I will miss sending him updates on the car.=C2=A0 Th=
e world has lost a good man.
Greg Thompson=C2=A0=20

    On Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 10:55:43 AM CDT, Greg Blake via Fot <fot=
@autox.team.net> w_______________________________________________
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the passing of Bob and my heart goes out to the family.&nbsp; I am the curr=
ent caretaker of Red 14, now #146. When I purchased it, I knew when I calle=
d Bob to discuss the particulars of picking up the car I made the right cho=
ice.&nbsp; He was so pleased I was coming to get it in person so he could "=
introduce me to the car".&nbsp; What could have been a 30-minute transactio=
n turned into a shop tour and a 2-hour dinner at their favorite Mexican res=
taurant. I was then invited to return to Texas to complete my drivers' scho=
ol and Bob was there to explain everything he did with the car in between r=
aces and while I was on track he sat with my wife cheering me on and explai=
ning everything to her.&nbsp; When I was promoted into the regular race gro=
up Bob couldn't get the tape out fast enough to put the X on the car. I wil=
l miss sending him updates on the car.&nbsp; The world has lost a good man.=
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