Post by oldguy1957 on Jan 11, 2009 9:59:10 GMT -5
I announce with regret that, last week, after more than 7 years of faithful service, my PS2 has succumbed to natural causes. It provided my son and myself with literally thousands of hours of entertainment without ever being sent to the repair shop. Perhaps after seeing that I had purchased a PS3 for Christmas it decided the trouble of going on living was no longer worth the effort.
On a much more serious note, my favorite uncle, Stuart Faber, died of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) last week at the age of 91. This is of significance on this board because it was through him and his sons that I acquired my love of fast cars and racing. Uncle Stuart's father, Herbert, was one of the two co-founders of the Formica Corporation. Thus there was no lack of money for him and his children (my cousins).
In particular, Cousin Jeff went into circle track racing and dominated the local tracks around Cincinnati when he was still in his teens in the early to mid 70's. He later joined the ARCA series and was runner-up in the rookie of the year voting in 1974. He would almost certainly have moved on to Cup racing, but he developed health problems in '76, and his family and doctors eventually convinced him to give up racing. In 1992, he died of his illness.
The Fabers always had an abundance of fun toys around their house when I visited them, such as go-carts and dirt bikes. Airplanes, gliders and hot air balloons were also sometimes available for playtime. And of my many fond memories of Uncle Stuart, one that stands out is him doing "smoky burnouts" in one of Jeff's Corvettes in their long driveway with me as a passenger when I was in my early teens. I also recall that complaints to the police from the neighbors were not unusual, due to excessive noise and car-related activity.
Uncle Stuart met my dad while they were both stationed in Alaska during WWII and they became good friends. www.af.mil/news/airman/0603/secret.html My dad introduced him to his sister, and thus he became my uncle.
Godspeed to Uncle Stuart. He was a very kind, intelligent and fascinating man. May he rest in peace.
On a much more serious note, my favorite uncle, Stuart Faber, died of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) last week at the age of 91. This is of significance on this board because it was through him and his sons that I acquired my love of fast cars and racing. Uncle Stuart's father, Herbert, was one of the two co-founders of the Formica Corporation. Thus there was no lack of money for him and his children (my cousins).
In particular, Cousin Jeff went into circle track racing and dominated the local tracks around Cincinnati when he was still in his teens in the early to mid 70's. He later joined the ARCA series and was runner-up in the rookie of the year voting in 1974. He would almost certainly have moved on to Cup racing, but he developed health problems in '76, and his family and doctors eventually convinced him to give up racing. In 1992, he died of his illness.
The Fabers always had an abundance of fun toys around their house when I visited them, such as go-carts and dirt bikes. Airplanes, gliders and hot air balloons were also sometimes available for playtime. And of my many fond memories of Uncle Stuart, one that stands out is him doing "smoky burnouts" in one of Jeff's Corvettes in their long driveway with me as a passenger when I was in my early teens. I also recall that complaints to the police from the neighbors were not unusual, due to excessive noise and car-related activity.
Uncle Stuart met my dad while they were both stationed in Alaska during WWII and they became good friends. www.af.mil/news/airman/0603/secret.html My dad introduced him to his sister, and thus he became my uncle.
Godspeed to Uncle Stuart. He was a very kind, intelligent and fascinating man. May he rest in peace.
