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Sad News
I watched a rerun of Southern Steel this morning on Discovery Channel and
happened to notice at the end they displayed a message saying something like: In loving memory of Gary Woodford, 1953 - 2005. If you've ever watched the show you know Gary as the older guy with the long ZZ-Top style beard that did nearly all of the metalworking and was fun to watch. The show includes a bit more actual metalwork than others and a bit less of the BS although the boss does get annoying at times. ;-) Gary was obiously the most creative and impressive of the bunch. He seemed to have a really unique outlook on life. Once when he was having a tough time with something, rather than get ****ed off and rant and rave like many of us might do he walked outside to find a 4-leaf clover. :-) I'd never heard his last name and wasn't sure if he was the one mentioned so I did a Google search but didn't find anything. Then I tried http://www.milwaukeeiron.com and found that it was indeed him. He passed away just a couple of days ago but they don't say why. Here's a link to a tribute to him: http://www.milwaukeeiron.com/item.as...& Backlink=No Best Regards, Keith Marshall "I'm not grown up enough to be so old!" |
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"Keith Marshall" wrote in message m... I watched a rerun of Southern Steel this morning on Discovery Channel and happened to notice at the end they displayed a message saying something like: In loving memory of Gary Woodford, 1953 - 2005. If you've ever watched the show you know Gary as the older guy with the long ZZ-Top style beard that did nearly all of the metalworking and was fun to watch. The show includes a bit more actual metalwork than others and a bit less of the BS although the boss does get annoying at times. ;-) Gary was obiously the most creative and impressive of the bunch. He seemed to have a really unique outlook on life. Once when he was having a tough time with something, rather than get ****ed off and rant and rave like many of us might do he walked outside to find a 4-leaf clover. :-) I'd never heard his last name and wasn't sure if he was the one mentioned so I did a Google search but didn't find anything. Then I tried http://www.milwaukeeiron.com and found that it was indeed him. He passed away just a couple of days ago but they don't say why. Here's a link to a tribute to him: http://www.milwaukeeiron.com/item.as...& Backlink=No Best Regards, Keith Marshall "I'm not grown up enough to be so old!" That is very sad news indeed. That guy was a real craftsman. walt |
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On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 02:04:24 GMT, the renowned "Keith Marshall"
wrote: I watched a rerun of Southern Steel this morning on Discovery Channel and happened to notice at the end they displayed a message saying something like: In loving memory of Gary Woodford, 1953 - 2005. If you've ever watched the show you know Gary as the older guy with the long ZZ-Top style beard that did nearly all of the metalworking and was fun to watch. The show includes a bit more actual metalwork than others and a bit less of the BS although the boss does get annoying at times. ;-) Gary was obiously the most creative and impressive of the bunch. He seemed to have a really unique outlook on life. Once when he was having a tough time with something, rather than get ****ed off and rant and rave like many of us might do he walked outside to find a 4-leaf clover. :-) I'd never heard his last name and wasn't sure if he was the one mentioned so I did a Google search but didn't find anything. Then I tried http://www.milwaukeeiron.com and found that it was indeed him. He passed away just a couple of days ago but they don't say why. An obit from the local Lynchburg, VA paper. http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA%2FMGArticle%2FLNA_BasicArti cle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031785316777&path=!obituaries Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com |
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Keith Marshall wrote:
I watched a rerun of Southern Steel this morning on Discovery Channel and happened to notice at the end they displayed a message saying something like: In loving memory of Gary Woodford, 1953 - 2005. If you've ever watched the show you know Gary as the older guy with the long ZZ-Top style beard that did nearly all of the metalworking and was fun to watch. The show includes a bit more actual metalwork than others and a bit less of the BS although the boss does get annoying at times. ;-) Gary was obiously the most creative and impressive of the bunch. He seemed to have a really unique outlook on life. Once when he was having a tough time with something, rather than get ****ed off and rant and rave like many of us might do he walked outside to find a 4-leaf clover. :-) I'd never heard his last name and wasn't sure if he was the one mentioned so I did a Google search but didn't find anything. Then I tried http://www.milwaukeeiron.com and found that it was indeed him. He passed away just a couple of days ago but they don't say why. Here's a link to a tribute to him: http://www.milwaukeeiron.com/item.as...& Backlink=No Best Regards, Keith Marshall "I'm not grown up enough to be so old!" Small world. I did some work, through another vendor, some years ago for MI. Looking at the website, some of the parts pictured looked familiar, the triple trees in particular. I was in touch directly with them at the time get questions answered and/or feedback on ideas I had, etc. ISTR speaking with someone named Gary on the phone. If it was the same Gary, he impressed me as being a genuinely decent person. I'm sure those who were close will miss him greatly. michael |
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Keith Marshall wrote: I watched a rerun of Southern Steel this morning on Discovery Channel and happened to notice at the end they displayed a message saying something like: In loving memory of Gary Woodford, 1953 - 2005. If you've ever watched the show you know Gary as the older guy with the long ZZ-Top style beard that did nearly all of the metalworking and was fun to watch. The show includes a bit more actual metalwork than others and a bit less of the BS although the boss does get annoying at times. ;-) Gary was obiously the most creative and impressive of the bunch. He seemed to have a really unique outlook on life. Once when he was having a tough time with something, rather than get ****ed off and rant and rave like many of us might do he walked outside to find a 4-leaf clover. :-) I'd never heard his last name and wasn't sure if he was the one mentioned so I did a Google search but didn't find anything. Then I tried http://www.milwaukeeiron.com and found that it was indeed him. He passed away just a couple of days ago but they don't say why. He had an apparent heart attack. http://www.wset.com/news/stories/0905/264192.html ....rip Gary. Here's a link to a tribute to him: http://www.milwaukeeiron.com/item.as...& Backlink=No Best Regards, Keith Marshall "I'm not grown up enough to be so old!" |
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"wallster" wrote in message oups.com... He had an apparent heart attack. http://www.wset.com/news/stories/0905/264192.html ...rip Gary. That sucks. I had a mild heart attack last year and they are NO FUN. Anyway that is too bad about the guy. I watched the show from time to time and liked him. |
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Guys- Was this a re-run? The last episodes I saw is where they were getting
the laser cutter and started the production bike kits. What a loss! That was one cool guy. I would give my front teeth to work in a shop with that atmosphere and a guy like Gary to learn from. They have to be devastated beyond belief. (especially his two sidekicks) They were just in AWS magazine last month too. Wow, I can't believe it.... You figure the steroid loaded Tetul Sr. would drop before a laid back clover hunting guy who I never saw get angry or even stress out. Sort of makes you think. I can't believe it. I was a Larry DeSchmidt fan since I was a kid and the only tattoo I have is his logo under my left wrist. I wear my Rolex and I look at it to keep me inspired and when things get tough and I need to bust my ass a little harder I look at the bottom of my wrist and Larry's logo is there underneath it, opposite to let me know it's all gonna work out in the end. My Ying/Yang thing. I'm floored that Gary passed. I would have never figured... Really makes you think. I called and made an appt for a total physical after reading this. And one of the "Total body cardio scans" Just seems so unfair. I just feel bad for the people he left behind. Respects, Rob Fraser Fraser Competition Engines Chicago, IL. Long Beach, CA. "wallster" wrote in message oups.com... Keith Marshall wrote: I watched a rerun of Southern Steel this morning on Discovery Channel and happened to notice at the end they displayed a message saying something like: In loving memory of Gary Woodford, 1953 - 2005. If you've ever watched the show you know Gary as the older guy with the long ZZ-Top style beard that did nearly all of the metalworking and was fun to watch. The show includes a bit more actual metalwork than others and a bit less of the BS although the boss does get annoying at times. ;-) Gary was obiously the most creative and impressive of the bunch. He seemed to have a really unique outlook on life. Once when he was having a tough time with something, rather than get ****ed off and rant and rave like many of us might do he walked outside to find a 4-leaf clover. :-) I'd never heard his last name and wasn't sure if he was the one mentioned so I did a Google search but didn't find anything. Then I tried http://www.milwaukeeiron.com and found that it was indeed him. He passed away just a couple of days ago but they don't say why. He had an apparent heart attack. http://www.wset.com/news/stories/0905/264192.html ...rip Gary. Here's a link to a tribute to him: http://www.milwaukeeiron.com/item.as...& Backlink=No Best Regards, Keith Marshall "I'm not grown up enough to be so old!" |
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