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Date:         Sat, 9 Jun 2012 13:09:11 +0000
Reply-To:     J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Steve Dolan passed away on June 7
Comments: To: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <01c901cd463b$68568d90$3903a8b0$@com>
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Wow, I too am so sorry to hear this. I knew Steve pretty well back in my type 2 days, but I had not seen him in years. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > Forwarding this from the Bus lists. > I am so sad to hear this news. Steve was a kind and fascinating person > who > had his own unique take on the world. I fondly remember the many > conversations we had that would start off about Buses and veer into > philosophy, religion, you name it. Years later I would find myself > quoting > him. I am a better person for having known him. > - Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > www.busdepot.com > (215) 234-VWVW > _____________________________________________ > Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT > -----Original Message----- > From: John Anderson [mailto:wvukidsdoc@yahoo.com] > I bear some really sad news, for me personally, and for the memory of > these > lists as they once were. > I received an email today from Jim Dolan stating that Steve had died > unexpectedly last night. Steve had some medical problems, and hadn't > followed these lists in a couple of years now, and in fact wasn't able > to > work on his buses much recently. Apparently I was one of only a few VW > people he was much keeping in touch with at all. > I will try at some point to post some thoughts as a fitting tribute to > Steve. For now I will only say that although certainly an odd > character and > a grumpy young/old shit, he was under it all the most big hearted SOB > I've > ever met. He was one of my closest friends, and I already miss him > incredibly. > I will post further details as Jim sends them to me. If people would > like > to post stories or thoughts, I will endeavor to collect them and > forward > them to Jim to perhaps be mentioned at the service, unfortunately I'll > probably not be able to make it back east myself. > If someone who still subscribes to Vanagon could forward this there, I > would > appreciate it. If anyone from Vanagon would like to share something, > please > copy me so I can pass it on... > Sadly, > John Anderson


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