Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:37:32 -0500
Reply-To: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@VERIZON.NET>
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From: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: Sad day for our family, LVC.
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Hi Dennis
I know your Pain. My father passed 1.5 months ago of Cancer. He was a Ford man from day one. retiring from Ford of 32 years as an electrician in new
construction. He was the one who got me lined up for my 1st car a 79 Rabbit Diesel. Why a VW?? Ive got not a Clue. Moved to ford after that then in my
military obligation days in San Diego I got my 1st air cooled VW which Ive still got the 66 Square. He could never fully under stand my passion for the VW.
He did like to drive my 56 single though. He liked that I put a ford zetec in my vanagon. But he passed at age 64. He worked VERY hard and was a work a
holic Perfectionist. It was a Bad / good combination and I learned alot about alot. I will miss him. He was a Black and White kind of guy with NO gray area.
He could never see out the window at that wonderful day it was outside, Only could see that the windows were dirty. Ive learned how to Live in the Gray
But see and understand the Black and White.
My Favorite thing he would say to me when I would goof up is " Why weren't you Thinking??" I would say " Well I was Thinking" and he would cut me off
and say " There you go Thinking again"
Couldn't Win.
I know your pain and understand fully. Loosing a parent is never easy. Ive heard it but never knew till just recently. I dont like it! They say it is harder to
loose a child. I hope to Never go down that road.
Thanks for listening to my ramble
Jonce
>My dad passed away this past Monday. As I reflect my thoughts I have realized that he made the decisions that shaped much of my life. most important is
that he was the reason for my VW involvement, especially Busses and Vans.
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>During my younger years my family had limited means and at time both my parents worked two jobs. I am the oldest of 5 children born in 1960. September
of 1970, My mom while pregnant with my brother Daniel, (child 4) she got into an accident totaling the only family car, the Ford Torino Station Wagon. As my
dad had zero mechanical skills they believed new was the only option. The new car was a powder Blue 1970 Standard Beetle.
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>Now a Family of 6, we took a vacation to Lake George the following year. Yes 6 of us in a Beetle. Shortly after that trip, my dad decided we needed a Bus.
Soon came the 1967 Splittie.
>
>Starting at 13 I began doing some repairs on those vehicles. I spent 3 days doing a generator in the bus and then it wouldn't run. I swapped the green
wires for the ignition points and the field coil. At 15 I rebuilt the engine in that Bus. Over the next two years I learned the hard way about bolt torque and
other mistakes I made. I learned much working on those two cars. The Bus became mine in 1978 and I had it until 1981. It was replaced with a '69. That
was later replaced with a '72. The Beetle went to my sister and she had until 1985 or so.
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>Thanks to those 2 VWs I honed skills that got me started in Industrial Maintenance. Been doing that since 1980. In 1983 I started working for Estee lauder
as a Production mechanic. Now I am the engineering manager for their automated warehouse. All this because my dad decided to buy the 2 VW's.
>
>My brother Daniel, also decided to go the mechanical route. He stuck with cars and is really a Ford fan. He has his own shop and towing company now.
By the way, Dan and I have the same birthday, 10 years apart.
>
>Kathy and married in 1983, our honeymoon bus was the 1972 converted camper. My third Bus, the first FUN BUS. In 1985 we aquired a 1984 passenger
Vanagon. The Vanagon love began. It was replaced in 1988 with the '87 Syncro westy, still the current FUN BUS. even though we joined the RV and
Mercedes world, there will probably always be a Vanagon in our driveway.
>
>My life shaped by my father's decision to buy a VW.
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>While we didn't speak often since my parents moved to Florida, I knew he was there.
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>I'll miss him and I know he is ridding in my Bus, (Vanagon).
>
>Thanks for listening,
>Dennis
Jonce Fancher
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