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Funeral for a Friend
Some of you may recall a thread from a few weeks ago in which I posted the pic below of my MGA next to a friend's Ginetta G4. Little did I know that that weekend's ride to the Blue Ridge Parkway, Deal's Gap, and Cherahola Skywas was our last.
My friend, Bob Kassow, was killed in the Ginetta in a head-on collision one week ago tonight. We laid him to rest this morning. He was larger-than-life, always had a smile and a contagious laugh, and I am privleged to be able to say he was my friend. He is sorely missed by everyone who knew him. 
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*sigh* sorry to hear of this loss. Sadly the older we get, the more miles we put under us, the more likely we are to lose partners.
Damn shame peace
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Sorry for your loss, I just lost a very close friend myself, the day before thanksgiving
 Godspeed to both of them.
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May he rest in peace. Sounds like he was a great person to be around.
My best to you.
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Beautiful cars. I just hope that wherever we all wind up when this is all said and done, we meet again, and we get to keep driving cars like that.
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Sorry to hear about your friend. At least he passed while doing something he loved, driving an old friend.
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Sorry for the loss of a friend.
They don't think that the right hand drive of the Ginetta G4 was a factor do they?
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So sorry to hear you lost your friend. Live everyday to the fullest. Death comes when you least expect it. He was kind to let you see your friend one last time so he could live in you memory forever on that day.
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my sincerest condolences, chris. we just never know when that day will come. you've gotta let the people you love know that you love them every day..
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Very sad, our prayers go out to his family and friends.
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Thanks for the comments, everyone.
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The lesson once again is to enjoy your friends and families EVERY damn day. It is very easy to get caught up in the details/problems/minutiae of whatever you are dealing with at any given moment and miss the bigger picture. Dreading work tomorrow? Got something you don't want to deal with? At least you get to get up in the morning. Puts a whole different perspective on things. Thanks again for the positive thoughts.
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I am sorry to hear about your friend as well.
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Condolences, Chris.
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God bless, he joins a great group of friends we all have lost.
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Sorry to hear about this tragedy. The best to you and those he hit in the accident....
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Boy, this is not a good week. Just received word that a 30+ year friend of mine passed away on Saturday. He was only 51...
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condolences to you as well on your friend's passing, joe. no, this isn't shaping up to be a particularly good week.
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