[Healeys] Rich Chrysler will live on

[Bob Spidell]

Well said, Gary. 

Rich was a big help in our ongoing BN2/100M resto but, beyond that, was by all accounts a class act all the way around. He was my age (59), which makes it a bit more poignant for me and when someone of that caliber passes you can't help but aspire to live a bit more nobly to honor their memory. 

Bob 


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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA 

----- Original Message -----
From: editorgary at aol.com 
To: healeys at autox.team.net 
Sent: Friday, July 6, 2012 9:10:00 AM 
Subject: [Healeys] Rich Chrysler will live on 

I've been away from email for a few days so only learned this morning of 
Rich's unexpected passing. It will take me some while to get my mind around 
the idea that Rich no longer will be at his computer within 24 hours to handle 
another question, provide another piece of information, or respond with 
excitement to a new piece of knowledge about our cars. 


When I first considered creating a formal concours system with originality 
guidelines for the Healey clubs, there were only two people who could possibly 
contribute at the level that seemed necessary, Roger Moment and Rich Chrysler. 
Rich was enthusiastic about the endeavor and happy to be one of the three 
founders of the new system, which over the years since has absorbed, recorded, 
and promulgated the information we needed to keep these automobiles on the 
road in the form that they were originally designed. 



In the grand scheme of things, that doesn't seem like a huge contribution to 
civilization, but for all the pleasure and satisfaction it provided so many 
people, and the fact that an artifact of man's creativity and innovation will 
continue to exist, Rich's contribution can not be minimized. In each of our 
cars that he touched directly and indirectly with his commitment, and in all 
the people who were inspired by his continuing enthusiasm and patience, Rich 
will live on. 



But I'll still miss him very much. 


Best 
Gary Anderson