<div dir="ltr">Thank's Bill. That was a very nice piece. <br><br>Joe, I know the shock and loss will last a life time for you. I am sorry for that. Sorry too that I never met Jack, though we comuned often on this site. Still have a set of his axels too install this winter.<br>
<br>Tony, my condolences to you and your family. Your dad will live on in the memories of many, many people. The tributes on this list speak to that.<br><br>I have alws=ays told my wife that vintage racing is "safe", but should I die doing she will know I died happy.<br>
<br>Love to you all.<br><br>Chuck Arnold<br><br> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Bill Babcock <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Billb@bnj.com">Billb@bnj.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I know everyone is still absorbing this sad news, it's hard to look<br>
forward in times like this. This is the second good friend I've lost<br>
to vehicle accidents this year. My best friend, Barney Li, died in a<br>
motorcycle accident a few months ago. I can tell you that you simply<br>
don't know what to feel when something this terrible happens. The<br>
stunned part lasts a long time, and you might wonder if you have real<br>
feelings at all. Life just seems to go on, and you look to other<br>
things, wondering if you're some kind of unfeeling monster. But the<br>
hole in your life is big, and slowly you begin to comprehend the loss.<br>
I miss my friend every day, and I'll miss Jack the same way. It took<br>
me months to cry after my father died, and weeks after Barney. We'll<br>
all cry for Jack in our own time.<br>
<br>
Looking forward helps. I suggest we call our race in Watkins Glen<br>
"Uncle Jacks Race". I'm sure as we gather we'll all spend a lot of<br>
time remembering this remarkable man. I can't think of a better way to<br>
honor him than to put his name on my car and race it hard. He<br>
certainly did.<br>
<br>
It's terribly trite and no real comfort to say someone died doing<br>
something they loved, but both of my friends did. Way too soon--it<br>
would always be too soon. But it's a measure of the man that he was<br>
still doing the things he loved, surrounded by people he loved being<br>
with. If I could choose they way I'll go, that would be it.<br>
<br>
Bill<br>
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