Subject: [TR] Charles passing

From: v6spitfireguy v6spitfireguy <[email-masked]>
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Sorry if this is a little winded, I don=E2=80=99t usually post things this =
long, but I felt the need=E2=80=A6I'm sure many of you have similar stories=
.

    It was with shock, almost utter disbelief when I opened the first of a =
smattering emails on Christmas eave on the team lists that Charles had pass=
ed away.  As I gasped, my wife asked, =E2=80=9Cwhat=E2=80=99s wrong=E2=80=
=9D and I had to click on the link in Randal=E2=80=99s email and view the n=
ewspaper article, and there it was in black and white.  Tears well up as I =
fondly remembered his huge smile when he saw us at the Coventry inn that ev=
ening, after many many years of talking to him, sometimes having a pint wit=
h him as well at Truimphests when he would come all the way out to the west=
 coast, and telling him that =E2=80=9Csome day=E2=80=9D we would drive out =
to Armagh in my little 72 Spitfire, to attend  the Summer party (a truly sp=
ecial event if you have never gone).=20

    4 years ago we decided that it was the year, as we were not getting any=
 younger, and could still make the 2500+ miles in a tiny 40+ year old car j=
ust to get there.  Our trip ended up being a little longer, we stopped in C=
olorado to visit with my wife=E2=80=99s sister since it was on the way.  We=
 stayed at the =E2=80=9CWigwam hotels=E2=80=9D on route 66 on the way out a=
nd ended up also going to Niagara falls on the Canadian side (hey, we were =
going that far, why not make an event out of it).  We arrived in the evenin=
g on the first day before the party, and settled into out hotel in town.  W=
e decided to go to the Coventry Inn (got lost trying to find it) to have di=
nner, since I wanted to see the plaque with my name on it I had purchased s=
o many years prior, but figured I would never really see it.  We were sitti=
ng at a little table, had not ordered dinner yet, but I did have a pint sta=
rted and we saw Charles entering the restaurant.  He notices us after sayin=
g =E2=80=9Chello=E2=80=9D to a few guests and gave us a huge smile, and gre=
eted us.  I could see the surprise upon seeing that we had truly, actually =
made it.  We invited him to our dinner, and after giving us a mini tour, al=
so showing me the plaque, we sat down and had a wonderful time.  We went th=
e next day to visit The Roadster Factory and he gave us another tour, this =
time of the warehouse.  You could see the pride as he showed us shelves of =
NOS parts, and the mini workshops where some of his parts (like the walnut =
shift knobs) were being made right there in the warehouse.  Then on the las=
t night, Charles personally announced, that =E2=80=9Cone of my old friends =
from California=E2=80=9D had won the long distance award, and presented it =
to us (to the slight dismay of another attendee who thought that this year,=
 he may have finally been the winner)  My cars would not be in the conditio=
n they are today had it not been for Charles and his commitment to original=
ity.  I never had to worry about ANYTHING I purchased from TRF.  He always =
treated you like a friend, not a customer when I would see him.

I drove that very Spitfire to my family=E2=80=99s Christmas eave gathering =
in his memory.

Charles, it is with a heavy heart I say, you will truly be missed=E2=80=A6y=
ou will TRULY =E2=80=A6be missed
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</head><body><p>Sorry if this is a little winded, I don&#8217;t usually pos=
t things this long, but I felt the need&#8230;I&#39;m sure many of you have=
 similar stories.<br></p><p>&#160;&#160;&#160; It was with shock, almost ut=
ter disbelief when I opened the first of a smattering emails on Christmas e=
ave on the team lists that Charles had passed away.&#160; As I gasped, my w=
ife asked, &#8220;what&#8217;s wrong&#8221; and I had to click on the link =
in Randal&#8217;s email and view the newspaper article, and there it was in=
 black and white.&#160; Tears well up as I fondly remembered his huge smile=
 when he saw us at the Coventry inn that evening, after many many years of =
talking to him, sometimes having a pint with him as well at Truimphests whe=
n he would come all the way out to the west coast, and telling him that &#8=
220;some day&#8221; we would drive out to Armagh in my little 72 Spitfire, =
to attend &#160;the Summer party (a truly special event if you have never g=
one).&#160;</p><p>&#160;&#160;&#160; 4 years ago we decided that it was the=
 year, as we were not getting any younger, and could still make the 2500+ m=
iles in a tiny 40+ year old car just to get there.&#160; Our trip ended up =
being a little longer, we stopped in Colorado to visit with my wife&#8217;s=
 sister since it was on the way.&#160; We stayed at the &#8220;Wigwam hotel=
s&#8221; on route 66 on the way out and ended up also going to Niagara fall=
s on the Canadian side (hey, we were going that far, why not make an event =
out of it).&#160; We arrived in the evening on the first day before the par=
ty, and settled into out hotel in town.&#160; We decided to go to the Coven=
try Inn (got lost trying to find it) to have dinner, since I wanted to see =
the plaque with my name on it I had purchased so many years prior, but figu=
red I would never really see it. &#160;We were sitting at a little table, h=
ad not ordered dinner yet, but I did have a pint started and we saw Charles=
 entering the restaurant.&#160; He notices us after saying &#8220;hello&#82=
21; to a few guests and gave us a huge smile, and greeted us.&#160; I could=
 see the surprise upon seeing that we had truly, actually made it.&#160; We=
 invited him to our dinner, and after giving us a mini tour, also showing m=
e the plaque, we sat down and had a wonderful time.&#160; We went the next =
day to visit The Roadster Factory and he gave us another tour, this time of=
 the warehouse.&#160; You could see the pride as he showed us shelves of NO=
S parts, and the mini workshops where some of his parts (like the walnut sh=
ift knobs) were being made right there in the warehouse.&#160; Then on the =
last night, Charles personally announced, that &#8220;one of my old friends=
 from California&#8221; had won the long distance award, and presented it t=
o us (to the slight dismay of another attendee who thought that this year, =
he may have finally been the winner)&#160; My cars would not be in the cond=
ition they are today had it not been for Charles and his commitment to orig=
inality.&#160; I never had to worry about ANYTHING I purchased from TRF.&#1=
60; He always treated you like a friend, not a customer when I would see hi=
m.</p><p>I drove that very Spitfire to my family&#8217;s Christmas eave gat=
hering in his memory.</p><p>Charles, it is with a heavy heart I say, you wi=
ll truly be missed&#8230;you will TRULY &#8230;be missed</p></body></html>
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Thanks for the wonderful remberance. I only met Charles once very briefly a=
t his vendor booth at a car show.   But if all you did was read his letters=
 in his ads one couldn't miss his love for the British car hobby and the Br=
itish car people.  I think we all feel the same way.  But Charles was able =
to communicate his love with more people.
RIP Charles.

________________________________
From: Triumphs <[email-masked]> on behalf of v6spitfireguy=
 v6spitfireguy <[email-masked]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2018 4:02 AM
To: [email-masked]
Cc: [email-masked]
Subject: [TR] Charles passing

Sorry if this is a little winded, I don=92t usually post things this long, =
but I felt the need=85I'm sure many of you have similar stories.

    It was with shock, almost utter disbelief when I opened the first of a =
smattering emails on Christmas eave on the team lists that Charles had pass=
ed away.  As I gasped, my wife asked, =93what=92s wrong=94 and I had to cli=
ck on the link in Randal=92s email and view the newspaper article, and ther=
e it was in black and white.  Tears well up as I fondly remembered his huge=
 smile when he saw us at the Coventry inn that evening, after many many yea=
rs of talking to him, sometimes having a pint with him as well at Truimphes=
ts when he would come all the way out to the west coast, and telling him th=
at =93some day=94 we would drive out to Armagh in my little 72 Spitfire, to=
 attend  the Summer party (a truly special event if you have never gone).

    4 years ago we decided that it was the year, as we were not getting any=
 younger, and could still make the 2500+ miles in a tiny 40+ year old car j=
ust to get there.  Our trip ended up being a little longer, we stopped in C=
olorado to visit with my wife=92s sister since it was on the way.  We staye=
d at the =93Wigwam hotels=94 on route 66 on the way out and ended up also g=
oing to Niagara falls on the Canadian side (hey, we were going that far, wh=
y not make an event out of it).  We arrived in the evening on the first day=
 before the party, and settled into out hotel in town.  We decided to go to=
 the Coventry Inn (got lost trying to find it) to have dinner, since I want=
ed to see the plaque with my name on it I had purchased so many years prior=
, but figured I would never really see it.  We were sitting at a little tab=
le, had not ordered dinner yet, but I did have a pint started and we saw Ch=
arles entering the restaurant.  He notices us after saying =93hello=94 to a=
 few guests and gave us a huge smile, and greeted us.  I could see the surp=
rise upon seeing that we had truly, actually made it.  We invited him to ou=
r dinner, and after giving us a mini tour, also showing me the plaque, we s=
at down and had a wonderful time.  We went the next day to visit The Roadst=
er Factory and he gave us another tour, this time of the warehouse.  You co=
uld see the pride as he showed us shelves of NOS parts, and the mini worksh=
ops where some of his parts (like the walnut shift knobs) were being made r=
ight there in the warehouse.  Then on the last night, Charles personally an=
nounced, that =93one of my old friends from California=94 had won the long =
distance award, and presented it to us (to the slight dismay of another att=
endee who thought that this year, he may have finally been the winner)  My =
cars would not be in the condition they are today had it not been for Charl=
es and his commitment to originality.  I never had to worry about ANYTHING =
I purchased from TRF.  He always treated you like a friend, not a customer =
when I would see him.

I drove that very Spitfire to my family=92s Christmas eave gathering in his=
 memory.

Charles, it is with a heavy heart I say, you will truly be missed=85you wil=
l TRULY =85be missed

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Thanks for the wonderful remberance. I only met Charles once very briefly a=
t his vendor booth at a car show. &nbsp; But if all you did was read his le=
tters in his ads one couldn't miss his love for the British car hobby and t=
he British car people.&nbsp; I think we all
 feel the same way.&nbsp; But Charles was able to communicate his love with=
 more people.</div>
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RIP Charles.</div>
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ri, sans-serif" style=3D"font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Triumphs &lt;triumphs=
[email-masked]&gt; on behalf of v6spitfireguy v6spitfireguy &lt;v6=
[email-masked]&gt;<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 25, 2018 4:02 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> [email-masked]<br>
<b>Cc:</b> [email-masked]<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [TR] Charles passing</font>
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<div>
<p>Sorry if this is a little winded, I don=92t usually post things this lon=
g, but I felt the need=85I'm sure many of you have similar stories.<br>
</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It was with shock, almost utter disbelief when I open=
ed the first of a smattering emails on Christmas eave on the team lists tha=
t Charles had passed away.&nbsp; As I gasped, my wife asked, =93what=92s wr=
ong=94 and I had to click on the link in Randal=92s email and
 view the newspaper article, and there it was in black and white.&nbsp; Tea=
rs well up as I fondly remembered his huge smile when he saw us at the Cove=
ntry inn that evening, after many many years of talking to him, sometimes h=
aving a pint with him as well at Truimphests
 when he would come all the way out to the west coast, and telling him that=
 =93some day=94 we would drive out to Armagh in my little 72 Spitfire, to a=
ttend &nbsp;the Summer party (a truly special event if you have never gone)=
.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 years ago we decided that it was the year, as we we=
re not getting any younger, and could still make the 2500&#43; miles in a t=
iny 40&#43; year old car just to get there.&nbsp; Our trip ended up being a=
 little longer, we stopped in Colorado to visit with my wife=92s
 sister since it was on the way.&nbsp; We stayed at the =93Wigwam hotels=94=
 on route 66 on the way out and ended up also going to Niagara falls on the=
 Canadian side (hey, we were going that far, why not make an event out of i=
t).&nbsp; We arrived in the evening on the first
 day before the party, and settled into out hotel in town.&nbsp; We decided=
 to go to the Coventry Inn (got lost trying to find it) to have dinner, sin=
ce I wanted to see the plaque with my name on it I had purchased so many ye=
ars prior, but figured I would never
 really see it. &nbsp;We were sitting at a little table, had not ordered di=
nner yet, but I did have a pint started and we saw Charles entering the res=
taurant.&nbsp; He notices us after saying =93hello=94 to a few guests and g=
ave us a huge smile, and greeted us.&nbsp; I could
 see the surprise upon seeing that we had truly, actually made it.&nbsp; We=
 invited him to our dinner, and after giving us a mini tour, also showing m=
e the plaque, we sat down and had a wonderful time.&nbsp; We went the next =
day to visit The Roadster Factory and he gave
 us another tour, this time of the warehouse.&nbsp; You could see the pride=
 as he showed us shelves of NOS parts, and the mini workshops where some of=
 his parts (like the walnut shift knobs) were being made right there in the=
 warehouse.&nbsp; Then on the last night,
 Charles personally announced, that =93one of my old friends from Californi=
a=94 had won the long distance award, and presented it to us (to the slight=
 dismay of another attendee who thought that this year, he may have finally=
 been the winner)&nbsp; My cars would not
 be in the condition they are today had it not been for Charles and his com=
mitment to originality.&nbsp; I never had to worry about ANYTHING I purchas=
ed from TRF.&nbsp; He always treated you like a friend, not a customer when=
 I would see him.</p>
<p>I drove that very Spitfire to my family=92s Christmas eave gathering in =
his memory.</p>
<p>Charles, it is with a heavy heart I say, you will truly be missed=85you =
will TRULY =85be missed</p>
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