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madcurl
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MAR 09, 12:09 PM
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Sorry to here about the death of Dee Hickman. Do you have any pics and the car?
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madcurl
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MAY 05, 03:28 PM
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Rainman
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MAY 05, 03:55 PM
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William Thorn - 31yrs, died in a motorcycle accident on 05/03/2008
William died this past weekend in a vehicle accident. He was truly a great friend.
Previous cars were a low mile '85GT and '87 coupe. Current Fiero is an IMSA kit using an '86SE chassis.
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madcurl
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MAY 07, 02:10 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Rainman:
William Thorn - 31yrs, died in a freak motorcycle accident on 05/03/2008
Previous cars were a low mile '85GT and '87 coupe. Current Fiero is an IMSA kit using an '86SE chassis.
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Do we have any pictures of his cars? This would be nice to review or reflex upon of how William contributed to our love for the Fiero.
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Rainman
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MAY 07, 02:15 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by madcurl:
Do we have any pictures of his cars? This would be nice to review or reflex upon of how William contributed to our love for the Fiero. |
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I have a picture of his old '87 coupe. Monkeyman may have a photo of his old '85GT (monkey man bought it from him). I don't have any photos of his '86SE/IMSA project. The body is not on the car yet.
'87 Coupe
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madcurl
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MAY 07, 02:27 PM
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Rainman, will there be a group of Fiero owners following the funeral out to the cementary in their Fieros? This should be (our) standard for anyone of our friend who has died (like they do with fallen peace officers).
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Rainman
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MAY 07, 02:30 PM
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Cool idea.
My Fiero is under the knife preparing for next seasons SCCA autocrossing. Most of the rest of the gang have gotten other cars, I'm not sure if any of them still have Fieros, that was back in the late '90s and early '00s that all us us hung out.[This message has been edited by Rainman (edited 03-16-2012).]
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BENGAL4
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MAY 09, 01:50 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Rainman:
William Thorn - 31yrs, died in a freak motorcycle accident on 05/03/2008
William was killed this past weekend in a freak motorcycle accident. He was truly a great guy. Always there to offer advice or a helping hand and never requesting anything in return. Selfless, honest, a great personality and sense of humor. He will be forever missed.
Its unfortunate he will not see his IMSA project to completion. He and I had been discussing it just a few days ago.
Previous cars were a low mile '85GT and '87 coupe. Current Fiero is an IMSA kit using an '86SE chassis.
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Rainman I am in shock. If I had known, I would have been at the services.
When I lost my wife in 2000, William would stop by my house after work to see how me and my girls were doing. When my Fiero was in Canada getting it's swap, he let me drive his 85GT for a few months to tide me over. What a loss, He was a great guy and one of the smartest people I have ever met.
Bill
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NashvilleFiero
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MAY 09, 03:14 PM
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I am fairly new to this board. I have to say that I am very impressed by the sincerity of its members. A real class act here. ------------------
What really matters is the size of your Flux Capacitor...
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Rainman
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MAY 09, 06:20 PM
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William was a class act, as evidenced by the turnout at the visitation and funeral service. Yesterday at the visitation, it is estimated more than 2,000 people showed to pay their respects. A planned 3 hour visitation lasted more than 8 hours, from 4pm till after midnight. People waited hours, honestly hours, to pay their respects. I waited in line for 4 hours to share a few brief moments with his family. And the line got longer and longer as I waited. I would not be surprised if the wait in line got to be 6 hours. The line extended throughout the funeral home's hallways, down the sidewalks and into the parking lot. People were parking all over as all the nearby parking lots were overfilled and vehicles continued to arrive. The funeral was very good, and there weren't enough chairs and room in the service area for all the people in attendance. Many folks had to stand in the back and nearby hallways. [This message has been edited by Rainman (edited 03-16-2012).]
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