Re: myclones funeral
First off, I have been up for 64 hours on 5 hours of sleep so I apologize if I sound like I am rambling. However, I wanted to post here before calling it a "day" while everything is still semi fresh in my mind.
GM TURBO said:
Thanks to Mike, Mike and E for representing. I know there were many people that would have loved to be there.
Yeah like Jason said, if the service would have been during the weekend I know for a fact that more would have made the journey out. I know that you were pretty good friends with Dave and it must have been no small disappointment to not be able to attend the services. I didn't *think* that I was going to be able to attend either. But my boss is a people person and he realizes somethings are more important than a delivery date.
Ended up putting 917 miles on my truck driving about 17 hours total. Right now, I think it is the dirtiest that it has ever been since I have owned it. I can't remember a time when I was happy about putting mileage on it. However, how often do you say goodbye to a friend for the very last time...
Soon as I got on the road, I noticed that the passenger side headlight looked inop. A wiggle of the plug and functioning high beam confirmed a burnt out bulb. No place to get a replacement at 12:00 in the morning. Ended up getting pulled over for it two times on the way down. Once by a local cop and the other was a State Trooper. Ended up just getting issued warnings. State Trooper said that I was also speeding, 72 in a 65. Guess the speedo is pretty accurate in my truck after all.
The service was nice and we all kept it together until we saw how broken up Lisa was. I think I speak for everyone in saying that the tears were always close to the surface and after seeing her was all it took... She had actually hurt herself trying to lift the truck off Dave when she found him. Knowing her, she probably did move it some. She insisted that we all come back to the house and be with her and the family since we *were* family too in her eyes.
Back at the house, the dually was parked under the carport. I always liked how Dave cleaned it up since he got it. If I owned one, it would probably be a carbon copy of his. As Renz and I looked on, I got a chill thinking about working under a truck that size since I get scared enough just working on the s-series that I have owned. Every time I see one now, there will always be a negative connotation even though it's not the trucks fault.
In the garage was the semi assembled myclone after his accident a few months ago. I tried to recall the details as I looked at all the parts laying in the bed. Many of the items that have appeared on the board over the years were there "in the flesh" as well. The homemade transmission jig he fabbed up, the "lumpy tracs", and the vortec head he sectioned up. Other projects like his DIY headers remain in pieces waiting for a day to be completed. Perhaps that day will never come now.
Over in the corner is the floor jack that Dave used for the last time. And in the opposite corner tucked neatly away are jack stands that had to be literally inches away from the truck when he was working on it. The sight of seeing them sitting there made me sick to my stomach. So close, yet so far away. One oversight and lives are changed forever...
Inside the house, pictures speak of better times. And the coversations are upbeat. Turns out there were some stories that never made it on here... What you have read on here is only the tip on the iceberg with regards to myclone. He lived everyday to the fullest and found humor in everything.
Yup, Lisa requested us to "light 'em up" when we left. With rain slicked roads and drag radials, that wasn't a problem for me. All four tires usually spin for about two seconds before I hook. I hope that I made myclone proud.
In closing, the support that has been given to Dave and Lisa has been phenomenal. That says
A LOT about us as owners. I still don't think Lisa is fully aware of everything that has gone on over the past few days. I have always been and will always be, proud to be a member of this community.
needing the cups for the bed cladding...I had read that someone had volunteered some up before I could post, but if you still need some, let me know.
