Death of Fellow Pelican BBS Member...
I have sad news to report. I received
this email from Jane Bennett:
quote:
Here is the link to the article on Barry:
Dear Wayne,
I am the wife of one of your Pelican Parts forum chat members here in
Massachusetts, Barry Bennett. (I think he went by the name targa911, but I
can't be sure...)
Barry died Nov. 2 of a line-of-duty injury - see the attached news story
link... He was so excited the last two years, because he bought his first
Porsche 911S Targa. He stripped it down, and had completely restored the body,
had the engine apart and bought new pistons, etc. It is in a kazillion pieces
in my two-car garage. The last year, however, he became so disabled, and
received a life-saving transplant this past May; but the Hep C virus (stuck
with a paramedic's discarded needle while resuscitating a junkie in 1987) came
back and destroyed his new liver. Sadly, Barry's life-long dream will never be
realized.
Anyway, he communicated once in a while with a Pelican Parts forum member
named Chris Bennett of Nashua, NH, and once visited Chris. I am hoping you can
help me contact Chris or any other Mass. Pelican Parts members for advice on
what to do with Barry's car. My children and I are devastated at losing my
husband, and also very sad that he will not be able to finish his dream - but
maybe there is someone out there looking for a project, or someone who knows
enough about this car to help me come to a good decision on what to do with
it.
Anyway, thanks for having Barry as a member. He was a hard-working
firefighter, loving father, and devoted Porsche fan - and enjoyed occasional
chats with all of you the past 2 years.
-Jane Bennett, Maynard, MA
http://www.townonline.com/cambridge/news.html
And here is her email address: Jaynlayn355@aol.com
His username was BMB, and here are some links to his posts:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/sear...searchid=487887
Anyone have any suggestions or bright ideas?
-Wayne
Added: PayPal Information for $50 Donation Fund:
_______________________________
You can send money by PayPal to:
toddr@usc.edu
www.paypal.com
If you want to send a check or money order, email me for my mailing address.
I'll post a running tally, and then we just need to figure out where/who to
send the money to.
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