[Chrysler300] Vern Graber's Legacy

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

I'm sorry I did not ever get to meet Vern Graber but I am enjoying reading
the kind words describing and remembering him by some of his many friends
and acquaintances.  We should all conduct ourselves in life to be held in
this high regard by our family, friends and acquaintances.

It occurs to me that Vern's approach to his hobby and his fellow hobbyists
might serve as a model for all of us.  I realize the hobby attracts folks
with widely varying personalities, education, skills, communications
ability, wealth, age, language and egocentricity but suggest that adopting
an attitude of humility, curiosity, tolerance, service and appreciation for
others in the hobby and their cars and interests would be beneficial for the
continuity and growth of our hobby and clubs.  It would be a great legacy
for Vern if more of us could adopt some of his style.

I do feel the ranters and ravers are very much in the minority in our hobby
so most of us only need a minor tune-up.  However, some do need a major
overhaul.  We have enough conflict in our country and world--there is little
value in further destructive dissension in our hobby.

Around the country there are thousands of people serving their car clubs on
a volunteer basis as officers, editors, email moderators, publishers,
writers, judges, meet hosts & hostesses, consultants, historians,
hospitality room hosts and hostesses, photographers, flyer distributors,
store managers, treasurers and all the other jobs that are required to make
a car club go and grow.  My personal thanks to all of you who serve our
clubs hobby in some small or large way.

Just some thoughts.  No need for another dialog on the server.  Please
address any thoughts on this missive to me personally.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Martha Kreszock
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 7:26 AM
To: rob kern; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: {Disarmed} [Chrysler300] Tempus Fugit, Momento Morti

Thanks to everyone posting your memories of Vernon, it helps all of us 
who can't be there today as our friend is laid to his well-deserved rest.

Mick and I plan to bring a "memory book" to Lancaster with photos of 
Vernon from different meets, and blank pages where folks can write their 
memories and notes to Nancy and Tom.  We'll mail it to her afterwards.

So . . . please, please, please . . . if you have photos you can 
contribute, send them directly to me by e-mail attachment 
(kreszocmh@xxxxxxxxxxxx) or regular mail (PO Box 2191, Boone, NC 28607), 
by Monday, May 4th.  Include a sentence or two about the shot, like Rob 
does below (who, where, when), if you will.

It is a beautiful day here in NC as we fondly remember our dear friend 
and treasure the gift of being a member of the 300 Family.

Martha K



rob kern wrote:
>
>
> Hello 300'ly to all!
> I was going through the e-mails on the club list server and during a 
> pause my screensaver took over and flashed a picture of Vern Graber 
> standing with Tom Cox at Hutter's Engine Shop in Chardon, 
> Ohio....Vern's last meet he attended, Spring, 2007. It was very 
> fitting for this scene to pop up especially now that we learned of 
> Vern's recent passing. I met Vern at the first 300 Club International 
> Meet that Marnie and I attended...Dayton, Fall, 2003. What a fine 
> gentleman! After chatting with him for 5 minutes I felt like he was an 
> uncle. As a matter of fact he asked me to drive his K from the hotel 
> parking lot to the Carillon Park show site during the meet. He rode in 
> the passenger seat....just like my uncle used to do with me when I had 
> my driver's license and we would go off to do errands around town. I 
> remember Vern stating to be leery of the brakes, they grab a little 
> and then telling me on a straight away to PUNCH IT! He just loved the 
> wallop that the engine would gen
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> 


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