[Spridgets] Fwd: Obituary for Edwin Whitney Kaler

[dwoerpel]

So sorry to hear about Ed.  Yes, we snarked at him and he snarked back.  
As Bob and others have said if you gave him crap back you were almost 
family.  It was his way of testing your mettle. He was generous, and 
would give help when needed(several times in my case).  Many will think 
some of us are exalting him a bit much.  You had to know his history, 
health, and problems.  Ed is the guy that you may not feel like talking 
to or contacting all the time but there was a comfort knowing he was 
there and present in you life.  Kinda like all you folks.  Bud hasn't 
been heard from for awhile but it's a comfort knowing he's there. I feel 
the same way about this entire list.  When one is called to the last 
garage there is a hole....at least until those departed are reincarnated 
as someone worthy of being on this list, i.e., hates cats, moans about 
bootleg parts and low quality from a certain Asian country with which 
we're going to have a tariff war.  Yup, Ed was family like it or not.  I 
say this with respect...Rest in Piece you *@#$&@!!  HA!  Now he'll haunt 
me.  Yup definitely a hole in the space time continuum.

Dave W
59 :{)
59 MGA 1500
Burlington WI
"/Pay It Forward"/


On 3/2/2018 8:58 AM, Allen Hefner via Spridgets wrote:
> I was sorry to hear about Ed the first time. This seems to be the real 
> thing. Ed may have been caustic, but he always came thru if you needed 
> something. He worked with me and Elizabeth to help chuck get to the 
> Saab thing in FL, so his heart was always in the right place.
>
> Now where will we get Busty parts loosener? And what will become with 
> his parts inventory?
>
> Allen Hefner
> Norristown, PA
> /Current:/
> 2016 Subaru, Outback somewhere
> 2006 Chebbie
> /Former:/
> 1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III
> 1967 Triumph TR4A IRS
> 1964 VW Type I
> 1967 VW Type II
> 1967 Rover 2000TC
> 1977 MG Midget
>
> On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 3:02 PM, Neil Anderson via Spridgets 
> <spridgets at autox.team.net <mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>
>     FYI, I just received this from one of our local Healey club
>     members, that Ed Kaler passed away in January.  He lived in the
>     southwest Chicago suburb of Hinsdale with his wife Cindy for the
>     past thirty years or so.  He was one of the founding members of
>     the Illini Chapter of the AHCA. and until a few years ago, a
>     frequent contributor the autox Healey and Spridget lists.  R.I.P. Ed.
>
>     Attached is the Obituary for Edwin Whitney Kaler for your
>     information as posted today in the local Hinsdale newspaper.
>
>
>     	
>

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