[Spridgets] Eric Jones passed away

[Ron Soave]

--- On Mon, 8/25/08, Deikis, John G <John.Deikis at va.gov> wrote:
> A real loss for the hobby.

Amen to that. Eric was a true craftsman and a real gentleman. John, I'd speak to Eric 4 or 5 times a year, and he'd invariably mention how much he enjoyed rallying with you. Aside from the usual dealings and seeing Eric at the DuPage show each year, I had the pleasure of going to his beautiful farmlet a few years back, and don't think I'll ever forget all the amazing stuff in the barns. 

I don't think it ever was mentioned on this list, but last week we also lost Jack Drews, another of the LBC giants. If you check the team.net archives for the August 2008 FOT list, the stories of Jack could fill a book. Between Eric and Jack, there's some serious LBC engineering going on up there right about now.

Ron