[DeTomaso] Tom Tjaarda on Creativity

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/5/16 19 58 46, jeffcobb1 at me.com writes:


> I was amazed and said, "how is that possible because Tom passed away in 
> May of 03". Ho looked at me as if I was crazy and that was not true. I was 
> sure of what I said and the salesman decided to show me that Tom was alive.
> 

>>>Great story!

I had a similar experience back in 2002.   I met a guy at the SAAC 
convention and it turns out he was Don Coleman, Ford's man in Modena at the ramp-up 
of the Pantera program in 1970.   We got to talking and somehow the name of 
Claude Dubois came up.   I presumed that he was dead, but Don pointed and 
said, "No, we're here together, he's right over there!"

So I bid Don goodbye and walked right up to Claude, stuck out my hand and 
said, "Hi, I'm Mike Drew, you're Claude Dubois, and I thought you were dead!"

He just burst out laughing, and we've been terrific friends ever since! :>)

Mike
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   In a message dated 1/5/16 19 58 46, jeffcobb1 at me.com writes:

     I was amazed and said, "how is that possible because Tom passed away
     in May of 03". Ho looked at me as if I was crazy and that was not
     true. I was sure of what I said and the salesman decided to show me
     that Tom was alive.

   >>>Great story!
   I had a similar experience back in 2002.  I met a guy at the SAAC
   convention and it turns out he was Don Coleman, Ford's man in Modena at
   the ramp-up of the Pantera program in 1970.  We got to talking and
   somehow the name of Claude Dubois came up.  I presumed that he was
   dead, but Don pointed and said, "No, we're here together, he's right
   over there!"
   So I bid Don goodbye and walked right up to Claude, stuck out my hand
   and said, "Hi, I'm Mike Drew, you're Claude Dubois, and I thought you
   were dead!"
   He just burst out laughing, and we've been terrific friends ever since!
   :>)
   Mike