Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:15:42 -0800
Reply-To: Andrew Martin <campahvan@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From: Andrew Martin <campahvan@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: Goodbye to Chuck Hill
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Budd and all,
I would like to offer my condolences to Chuck Hill's family and to you,
Budd. I never had the pleasure to meet Chuck but I do recall him posting to
the list.
To help unlock my memory I did a search of the Vanagon List Archives and
discovered that Chuck posted as early as April 1996 (search "chuck hill").
By reading just a few of the 200+ messages in the archives I was reminded
that Chuck was not only interested in the standard 2WD Vanagon but he was
also involved with Westfalias, Syncro Vanagons, diesel Vanagons, and
"Subagons". In an early post, Chuck may have coined the underappreciated
word "newbusee", which describes the dreaded condition a whole lot better
than just "newbie".
I would hate to intrude upon their privacy but is there anything that the
Vanagon community should do for his family at this time? Is there a
simple way yet appropriate way to properly acknowledge the passing of one
our own?
What do you think folks?
Andrew Martin
Bainbridge Island WA
(mostly a "snivlin' lurker" since '96)
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Budd Premack
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 10:09 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Goodbye to Chuck Hill
After a long and valiant fight against prostate cancer, longtime
Listmember Chuck Hill died this past Friday. For many months as the
disease progressed, he had been receiving home care at the family farm
near Dysart, IA through the local hospice program.
Besides his numerous local activities, Chuck has been reknowned in the
VW community for his encyclopedic knowledge of Vanagons and his
willingness to share it with everyone. His collection of dozens of
Vanagons and other vehicles has caused more than one visiting VW
enthusiast to wonder, "Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa."
Chuck and his wife, Barb, were frequent participants at many VW
camping activities and developed a wide circle of friends, many of
whom were welcomed to stay at their home whenever they were in the
vicinity.
Chuck was a witty and thoughtful conversationalist who generally had
something appropriate to say on topics as diverse as politics,
cuisine, and mechanics. As one whose time came way too soon, he will
be missed by all who had the good fortune to meet him.
