[DeTomaso] HUGH CASEY

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

Bob wrote:

I just wanted you all to know that our   Pantera Friend Hugh Casey has 
passed away. 

>>>I've been away from home (first in the mountains with no internet, then 
in Japan or in the air, with no internet) and didn't realize the forum had 
gone down.   I just now checked the archives and saw this terrible news. :<(

>I had been hoping for some sort   of miracle cure. I spoke with Hugh 
every other day this past year in an effort   to help keep his mental 
outlook 
high. He Fought valiantly for over a   year and now he is resting . 

>>>He was an inspiration.   He e-mailed me privately on a frequent basis, 
not only to talk about his car, but also to express his fears about his 
impending demise.   What was truly remarkable about him is that his fears had 
nothing to do with himself.   Instead, he was concerned about how his passing 
would effect OTHER people, especially his mother.   He routinely expressed 
the kind of selflessness and grace that I would only hope to achieve were I in 
his position.

 
>Hugh's last wish was to drive his   Pantera one last time once his engine 
was rebuilt and installed . 

>>>Lori's engine was 'in the queue' at Dave McLain's shop, but she and a 
lot of other people gladly stepped aside so Dave could finish Hugh's engine 
first.   We all knew how important it was for him to get the pleasure of 
driving his dream Pantera as soon, and as often as possible, and we were all 
heartened when it came to be.   And Dave (and Dan) did an absolutely outstanding 
job, from what we subsequently heard.

>Hugh had asked   me to trailer his car back from 
Ron McCall's Shop in Baltimore. I asked him then   if he had the strength 
to 
drive his baby back from Ron's shop and he immediately   said yes. I had 
wanted 
to hove more cars join us but it was only the three of us   that escorted 
Hugh all the way back. Along with Dennis Sanford The three of   us drove 
our 
Panteras round trip. I could feel the smile on Hugh's Face all the   way 
home . 

>>>He briefly told me about that after he got home--his excitement was 
palpable, not only with the car, but also with the tremendous support he got 
from his fellow local Pantera buddies.

> Hugh was a very proud owner and was always eager to help a   fellow 
Pantera 
owner. 

>>>I'm sad to say that most of our recent correspondence centered around 
him asking for my help in selling his car.   He was most concerned that the 
car would prove to be a burden to his mother and he wanted to relieve her of 
that before he passed.

We last corresponded about it back in October.   I suggested that Ron 
McCall would probably be best-positioned to represent the car on his behalf, and 
also suggested that Ron in conjunction with Hugh's local friends would do 
everything in their power to make the sale of the car (as well as a spare ZF 
and a bunch of other parts) as effortless for his mother as possible.   Given 
that we were entering the end of the car-buying season, I suggested that it 
would be financially better if the sale was delayed until 2016.   What was 
left unsaid was that I thought the hole it left in his garage would be 
demoralizing, and that even though he could no longer drive the car, he could 
receive some pleasure just by seeing it there.   I hope that proved to be the 
case.
 
>I spoke with his mom this morning and   she told me that all he could talk 

about the last few months was the trip to   Baltimore to get his car. She 
also 
told me his family will be putting together a   memorial service for him in 

a few months . 

>>>I certainly plan to attend, so please keep us all appraised.   I never 
had the privilege of meeting him in person, but through our many e-mails (I 
just looked back and was surprised to see we had exchanged almost 400 of them 
since 2008) I felt I got to know him reasonably well.   Today I am very 
saddened by the fact that I didn't take the opportunity to fly out there to 
meet him in person, something I had intended to do.

There is a lesson to be learned there for all of us, I think....
 
>He will be missed for sure by all . 
 
>>>Absolutely!

>I am going to attach some selected   pictures of my friend and his car.

>>>Oddly, I'd never seen a photo of him (I'm not a Facebook guy) and always 
thought he was an older gentleman--he wrote with a certain distinction 
common to people of a certain age.   So it was with some surprise, and even more 
sadness, that today I looked at his Facebook page for the first time and 
saw how young he was.   I will attach a great photo he had posted there some 
months ago.

I do hope that the local Pantera crew will work to help make the sale of 
his car and parts as painless as possible for his mother, and I would like to 
offer whatever aid I might be able to provide in the furtherance of that 
aim.   Bob, Ron, presuming you are both on board with that project, please keep 
me (and Chuck Melton) in the loop.

With a heavy heart....

Mike
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   Bob wrote:
   I just wanted you all to know that our  Pantera Friend Hugh Casey has
   passed away.
   >>>I've been away from home (first in the mountains with no internet,
   then in Japan or in the air, with no internet) and didn't realize the
   forum had gone down.  I just now checked the archives and saw this
   terrible news. :<(
   >I had been hoping for some sort  of miracle cure. I spoke with Hugh
   every other day this past year in an effort  to help keep his mental
   outlook
   high. He Fought valiantly for over a  year and now he is resting .
   >>>He was an inspiration.  He e-mailed me privately on a frequent
   basis, not only to talk about his car, but also to express his fears
   about his impending demise.  What was truly remarkable about him is
   that his fears had nothing to do with himself.  Instead, he was
   concerned about how his passing would effect OTHER people, especially
   his mother.  He routinely expressed the kind of selflessness and grace
   that I would only hope to achieve were I in his position.
   >Hugh's last wish was to drive his  Pantera one last time once his
   engine
   was rebuilt and installed .
   >>>Lori's engine was 'in the queue' at Dave McLain's shop, but she and
   a lot of other people gladly stepped aside so Dave could finish Hugh's
   engine first.  We all knew how important it was for him to get the
   pleasure of driving his dream Pantera as soon, and as often as
   possible, and we were all heartened when it came to be.  And Dave (and
   Dan) did an absolutely outstanding job, from what we subsequently
   heard.
   >Hugh had asked  me to trailer his car back from
   Ron McCall's Shop in Baltimore. I asked him then  if he had the
   strength to
   drive his baby back from Ron's shop and he immediately  said yes. I had
   wanted
   to hove more cars join us but it was only the three of us  that
   escorted
   Hugh all the way back. Along with Dennis Sanford The three of  us drove
   our
   Panteras round trip. I could feel the smile on Hugh's Face all the  way
   home .
   >>>He briefly told me about that after he got home--his excitement was
   palpable, not only with the car, but also with the tremendous support
   he got from his fellow local Pantera buddies.
   > Hugh was a very proud owner and was always eager to help a  fellow
   Pantera
   owner.
   >>>I'm sad to say that most of our recent correspondence centered
   around him asking for my help in selling his car.  He was most
   concerned that the car would prove to be a burden to his mother and he
   wanted to relieve her of that before he passed.
   We last corresponded about it back in October.  I suggested that Ron
   McCall would probably be best-positioned to represent the car on his
   behalf, and also suggested that Ron in conjunction with Hugh's local
   friends would do everything in their power to make the sale of the car
   (as well as a spare ZF and a bunch of other parts) as effortless for
   his mother as possible.  Given that we were entering the end of the
   car-buying season, I suggested that it would be financially better if
   the sale was delayed until 2016.  What was left unsaid was that I
   thought the hole it left in his garage would be demoralizing, and that
   even though he could no longer drive the car, he could receive some
   pleasure just by seeing it there.  I hope that proved to be the case.
   >I spoke with his mom this morning and  she told me that all he could
   talk
   about the last few months was the trip to  Baltimore to get his car.
   She also
   told me his family will be putting together a  memorial service for him
   in
   a few months .
   >>>I certainly plan to attend, so please keep us all appraised.  I
   never had the privilege of meeting him in person, but through our many
   e-mails (I just looked back and was surprised to see we had exchanged
   almost 400 of them since 2008) I felt I got to know him reasonably
   well.  Today I am very saddened by the fact that I didn't take the
   opportunity to fly out there to meet him in person, something I had
   intended to do.
   There is a lesson to be learned there for all of us, I think....
   >He will be missed for sure by all .
   >>>Absolutely!
   >I am going to attach some selected  pictures of my friend and his car.
   >>>Oddly, I'd never seen a photo of him (I'm not a Facebook guy) and
   always thought he was an older gentleman--he wrote with a certain
   distinction common to people of a certain age.  So it was with some
   surprise, and even more sadness, that today I looked at his Facebook
   page for the first time and saw how young he was.  I will attach a
   great photo he had posted there some months ago.
   I do hope that the local Pantera crew will work to help make the sale
   of his car and parts as painless as possible for his mother, and I
   would like to offer whatever aid I might be able to provide in the
   furtherance of that aim.  Bob, Ron, presuming you are both on board
   with that project, please keep me (and Chuck Melton) in the loop.
   With a heavy heart....
   Mike
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