[Fot] Check out Racing community mourns loss of Jack Drews - Auto Racing - MLive.co

[Bill Babcock]

Nice article. I didn't think of Jack's recent surgery when I heard  
about the accident, I always saw Jack as being so healthy, I doubted  
the blackout theory, but now I'm not so sure. I remember he was a bit  
nervous about the surgery when I talked with him about the engine he  
was building for me.

I like the last line of the article--" he was a very down to earth  
person." That's probably ultimate praise in the midwest

I remember driving into Geneseo and thinking the town could be a movie  
set for 1950's small town america. When I pulled up with Nero in tow,  
Jack was sitting in his porch swing, enjoying a cigar. Later at a  
track somewhere I gave him one of the pre-embargo cuban cigars I hoard  
and it seemed he didn't know whether to smoke it or mount it on a  
wall. I know Jack was a sophisticated guy who had been around. He  
chose to live in a small town where kids can ride their bikes to the  
park. He chose to have a "full cleveland" leisure suit in his closet-- 
tanned rested and ready for the Columbia River Classic vintage party.  
He chose to be a "very down to earth" person. Nice guy.

On Aug 19, 2008, at 8:31 AM, BillDentin at aol.com wrote:

> Click here: Racing community mourns loss of Jack Drews - Auto Racing  
> - MLive.com
>
> Amici...
>
> There is a very nice article concerning Jack Drews' passing in this  
> morning's Grand Rapids newspaper.  As you can imagine reference to  
> the tragic accident was sketchy on Sunday due to scant details.  But  
> they are blessed with a serious motorsports reporter in Grand  
> Rapids, and he stayed on the story until he could get details.  Good  
> for him.
>
> Bill Dentinger
>
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