@pittsburghracer gone.

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pomonamissel said:
here is some of my lov'd ones , most are recue kiddies . and yes where so young they had to be bottle fed every few hours . and our big louie , made some babies before we thought he could . but we love them all .

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Well done sir, in true PBR style!
 
John was a great guy. Always treated me well as long as I’ve known him. I was sad and stunned when I heard this news which was passed onto me by John’s very close friend and my mentor. They spoke every day on the phone, including the evening before John passed.

John was a very funny guy, very helpful, very nice, loved racing and the Mopar community. Mutual friends are how I met John at our local track. I got to race with John in the box class for years. I’ll never forget the day John stayed and took photos of me and my team in our pit area after I picked up my first win. John was very excited for me and he took those photos and posted them online before I ever joined FABO. He will be missed by many. I’m very happy to see how many people he has grown close to through the use of Internet forums.

RIP John
 
I really enjoyed his intelligent posts and his experience. Next time you hear thunder don't worry it's just John firing up his new fueler.
 
Is anyone checking on his cats?

Frankie's Friends says they don't take in cats, but I bet, if someone explained how much John advocated for their rescue efforts and they tallied how much has been donated in his memory, they might consider helping to rehome them.
 
Wow! RIP John, never got to meet him. Was hoping to run into him at Keystone a year ago. Sad news.
 
Like most here, never met him, but always appreciated his posts. He seemed so full of knowledge, yet humble. Never raised his font (voice) in discussions, and always offered sage advice.
I am not sure who said this, but " don't be sad because it is over, be happy that it ever happened" that is my take on having discovering PBR on FABO.
He did mention in a post with me one time that he had a sister in Sebring florida.
 
YY1 said:
Is anyone checking on his cats?

Frankie's Friends says they don't take in cats, but I bet, if someone explained how much John advocated for their rescue efforts and they tallied how much has been donated in his memory, they might consider helping to rehome them.
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Not certain, I've been wondering the same thing, I'm not in a position to take any of them....Mr. Hemi's been on My mind in particular.....
 
I haven’t been on here in a week. I can’t frickin believe it. Dammit. We’re loosing a lot of good guys here. This ain’t supposed to happen until you’re 100.
 
RIP John! I always enjoyed his posts and the knowledge that he shared with all of us. This reminds us though that each of us only have so many trips around the sun, and we don't know how many that will be. Let's all try a little harder to be a better person........like John!
 
RIP John, enjoyed all his posts and information get pasted on, helped me learn a lot, thoughts and prayer with his family, he will be missed here by his Mopar family.
 
Be in peace now John. It was good to meet, know and interact with you. I do hope someone is taking care of the living remnants of his estate!!!
 
I enjoyed his posts. I also did not know him. He was a racer thru and thru. I wish I had talent and desire like him. A while ago I found the cat pic thread. It was so good to find out I wasn’t the only guy that loves cats. I will send a donation to his cat rescue. I hope all his feline friends are taken care of. It made me think about all mine if something happened to me. I’m working on a plan just in case. Thanks John for showing me it’s ok to be a mopar racer at a cat lover. R.I.P
 
I am very sorry to Hear this!
John was my favorite on the Mopar forums.

We talked about personal issues as well as Mopar
stuff. He was a Blessing to me and an encouragement to me
talking to me when I was going thru health issues!

HE WILL BE MISSED.
 
This is just a suggestion and I honestly have no idea how one would go about this. And I know there would be an element of timing here with family grieving etc.

But PBRs passion (or one of his passions anyway) was porting the SBM heads, and sharing general information that you would discover in this process. I wonder would it be possible to get ahold of one of his last copies and have someone digitize it and release the tool path files. This would become the PBR port file and could be a freeware of sorts you could take to a CNC operation and have them port the heads.

It would be a way for the guys legacy to live on indefinitely.

Alternatively you could also set it up so it's a downloadable file from a website the family has control over and it's a file that you would pay for which could help defray some costs.

Just an idea. Again I have no idea and I didn't know the guy personally. About all I could do is set up a website for hosting so if be willing to help there.

Someone else would have to take this up with I'm guessing his son.

RIP @pittsburghracer
 
I'm having trouble processing this. We used to chat on Facebook almost every morning. .......about cats, of course.
 
RustyRatRod said:
I'm having trouble processing this. We used to chat on Facebook almost every morning. .......about cats, of course.
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All you can do is celebrate his life Rusty. Don't let yourself mourn his loss. These things take time. I still get choked up over the loss of our mom and even our wonderful old pointer Little Miss Lucy.
 
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