<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thanks, Dave. You described Jim perfectly! Jim lost his wife about a year ago (I learned recently) and he certainly had an element of grief on all he did recently. <div><br></div><div>So seeing some names here, it’s been too long since seeing many of you I’d see at least monthly back in the day. If anyone ever wants to play Spridgets, I’m near Belvidere Illinois, and Tim Michnay and I play with cars regularly, at least weekly and I’m in the shop daily. Our shop is a bit of a dream space for me, a very well appointed large, well lit space with floor heat and a pretty good sound system (partially thanks to Mr. B. Zoom.) Lynette cooks for us unless we tell her not to and there is a full size fridge with beer that’s been sitting too long and needs help to be consumed. All are welcome to join us any time. Of course, race season is coming and there’s that too. Life is short and getting shorter. <br><br><div dir="ltr">Ron Soave</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 10, 2023, at 8:39 AM, Dave and Terri Woerpel <dtwoerpel@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Dang it Mr. Dillon, we'uns lost another good'un. Jim was involved in so many things and now who's going to re-enact Wyatt Earp? I remember him trying to get me to eat Rocky Mountain Oysters when we were there for his OSHIT gathering. He called in a beauty of a storm that weekend. A big man with a big heart and a bit of a stubborn streak. He and Frank are no doubt discussing "bootleg" parts from a certain balloon loving country.<div dir="auto"> RIP my friend,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks for the update Ron.</div><div dir="auto">All y"all be well,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Dave W</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">'59 :()</div><div dir="auto">'59 MGA 1500</div><div dir="auto">Waukesha WI </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">"Pay It Forward "</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 10, 2023, 6:52 AM Ron Soave via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Just heard from Tiffany Clarici that Jim Johnson passed away several days ago. Jim was a huge contributor to the OSHITs, BusterCluster, Holy Sprite and many of the elements that made this list the most generous collection of people imaginable for so many years. Godspeed, Jim, and may all of your weather forecasts will be 100% spot-on. <br><br><div dir="ltr">Ron Soave</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.swaimfuneralhome.com/obituary/james-johnson?lud=EF47675606633C434DF2E7B68245CA03" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> https://www.swaimfuneralhome.com/obituary/james-johnson?lud=EF47675606633C434DF2E7B68245CA03</a></div></div>------------------------<br>
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