[DeTomaso] Bill Van Ess RIP….
Dick Koch
redcatman74 at gmail.com
Thu Mar 23 10:14:30 EDT 2023
Very sad to hear the news about Bill's passing.
I didn't know Bill personally, but knew him through the numerous references
to his many activities and contributions in the Pantera community over the
years.
As Mark said, "... our time together is often far shorter than we expect.."
So enjoy, to the extent you can, the camaraderie of our Pantera brethren.
I certainly have.
Dick Koch - Atlanta
On Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 9:35 AM MARK CHARLTON <pantera01826 at rogers.com> wrote:
> Very sad news indeed. A reminder to us all that our time together is often
> far shorter than we expect, and we need to make the most of it, while being
> positive, helpful and sharing — as Bill clearly was. Godspeed Bill!
>
> Mark Charlton
> pantera01826 at rogers.com
>
>
>
> > On Mar 22, 2023, at 11:44 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <
> detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> >
> > All,
> >
> > Lori just informed me that Bill Van Ess, who created the original De
> Tomaso registry in the early 1990s and was a stalwart supporter of the
> marque, passed away today.
> >
> > He had been bravely battling oral cancer and had been openly sharing his
> struggle on Facebook for quite some time. He had been posting about all his
> treatments and he believed he would beat the cancer. He never sounded
> defeated.
> >
> > Those who attended the Fun Rally last year may remember he drove his
> orange L-model all the way from his home in Michigan. He was quite
> concerned because it used huge amounts of oil. I reassured him that he had
> just suffered a common intake manifold gasket failure, so he bought a
> couple of cases of oil and at the end of the festivities he drove it home,
> then fixed it.
> >
> > He loved his Pantera, but more than that, he loved his Pantera friends,
> and he devoted an enormous amount of effort to creating his first registry,
> long before computers, gathering data from all over the world, compiling
> it, then painstakingly typing out hundreds of pages of information.
> >
> > He was a really good man, struck down far too soon. I feel privileged
> that I got to spend a fair amount of time speaking with him last year. At
> the time I knew he had health issues but had no idea his significant they
> would prove to be.
> >
> > Godspeed Bill….
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
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Very sad to hear the news about Bill's passing.
I didn't know Bill personally, but knew him through the numerous
references to his many activities and contributions in the Pantera
community overA the years.A
As Mark said, "... our time together is often far shorter than we
expect.." So enjoy,A to the extent you can, the camaraderie of our
Pantera brethren. I certainly have.
Dick Koch - AtlantaA
On Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 9:35 AM MARK CHARLTON
<[1]pantera01826 at rogers.com> wrote:
Very sad news indeed. A reminder to us all that our time together is
often far shorter than we expect, and we need to make the most of
it, while being positive, helpful and sharing a as Bill clearly was.
Godspeed Bill!
Mark Charlton
[2]pantera01826 at rogers.com
> On Mar 22, 2023, at 11:44 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
<[3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>
> All,
>
> Lori just informed me that Bill Van Ess, who created the original
De Tomaso registry in the early 1990s and was a stalwart supporter
of the marque, passed away today.
>
> He had been bravely battling oral cancer and had been openly
sharing his struggle on Facebook for quite some time. He had been
posting about all his treatments and he believed he would beat the
cancer. He never sounded defeated.
>
> Those who attended the Fun Rally last year may remember he drove
his orange L-model all the way from his home in Michigan. He was
quite concerned because it used huge amounts of oil. I reassured him
that he had just suffered a common intake manifold gasket failure,
so he bought a couple of cases of oil and at the end of the
festivities he drove it home, then fixed it.
>
> He loved his Pantera, but more than that, he loved his Pantera
friends, and he devoted an enormous amount of effort to creating his
first registry, long before computers, gathering data from all over
the world, compiling it, then painstakingly typing out hundreds of
pages of information.
>
> He was a really good man, struck down far too soon. I feel
privileged that I got to spend a fair amount of time speaking with
him last year. At the time I knew he had health issues but had no
idea his significant they would prove to be.
>
> Godspeed Billa|.
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPad
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