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Don Hart Passed last night [message #339696] Fri, 21 December 2018 13:40 Go to next message
Matt Colie is currently offline  Matt Colie   United States
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Don Hart passed last night. I got this message from two granddaughters that posted this on FB.

I might have put this up sooner, but it took a while to sink in and then I had to read all the postings to be sure. Yesterday, we (Don and I) had a telephone conversation because he tried to get to the SEMNO lunch and missed getting there.

This is the guy that drove about a hundred miles to Evart MI to bring me a starter when none were available in range. A true member of the GMC community.

This is one of those notes that you really don't like to post, but those that would like to know need to hear it.

Matt


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Re: [GMCnet] Don Hart Passed last night [message #339697 is a reply to message #339696] Fri, 21 December 2018 14:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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NO!!! That's some of the worst news I've ever seen here! Don was a dear
friend for the past 20+ years of GMC community membership. He was a true
gentleman and ALWAYS willing to help anyone. He will be sorely missed.

Ken H.

On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 3:05 PM Matt Colie wrote:

> Don Hart passed last night. I got this message from two granddaughters
> that posted this on FB.
>
> I might have put this up sooner, but it took a while to sink in and then I
> had to read all the postings to be sure. Yesterday, we (Don and I) had a
> telephone conversation because he tried to get to the SEMNO lunch and
> missed getting there.
>
> This is the guy that drove about a hundred miles to Evart MI to bring me a
> starter when none were available in range. A true member of the GMC
> community.
>
> This is one of those notes that you really don't like to post, but those
> that would like to know need to hear it.
>
> Matt
>
> --
> Matt & Mary Colie - '73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
> Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan
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> SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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Re: [GMCnet] Don Hart Passed last night [message #339698 is a reply to message #339696] Fri, 21 December 2018 14:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Billy Massey is currently offline  Billy Massey   United States
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Very sad news.
May he Rest In Peace.

bdub

On Fri, Dec 21, 2018, 2:05 PM Matt Colie Don Hart passed last night. I got this message from two granddaughters[/color]
> that posted this on FB.
>
> I might have put this up sooner, but it took a while to sink in and then I
> had to read all the postings to be sure. Yesterday, we (Don and I) had a
> telephone conversation because he tried to get to the SEMNO lunch and
> missed getting there.
>
> This is the guy that drove about a hundred miles to Evart MI to bring me a
> starter when none were available in range. A true member of the GMC
> community.
>
> This is one of those notes that you really don't like to post, but those
> that would like to know need to hear it.
>
> Matt
>
> --
> Matt & Mary Colie - '73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
> Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan
> OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
> SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Don Hart Passed last night [message #339700 is a reply to message #339696] Fri, 21 December 2018 16:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
JerryW is currently offline  JerryW   United States
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We will also miss Don.
He was a great guy.
A couple of years ago he picked up a chest of drawers for us in Ohio and dropped them off at my parents in Michigan so we could pick it up when we got there a couple of weeks later. He probably drove more than a hundred miles out of his way that time. I understand that was the way he did things.

He will be missed.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick CO

> On Dec 21, 2018, at 12:40 PM, Matt Colie wrote:
>
> Don Hart passed last night. I got this message from two granddaughters that posted this on FB.
>
> I might have put this up sooner, but it took a while to sink in and then I had to read all the postings to be sure. Yesterday, we (Don and I) had a
> telephone conversation because he tried to get to the SEMNO lunch and missed getting there.
>
> This is the guy that drove about a hundred miles to Evart MI to bring me a starter when none were available in range. A true member of the GMC
> community.
>
> This is one of those notes that you really don't like to post, but those that would like to know need to hear it.
>
> Matt
>
> --
> Matt & Mary Colie - '73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
> Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan
> OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
> SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
>
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Re: Don Hart Passed last night [message #339704 is a reply to message #339696] Fri, 21 December 2018 23:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
George Zhookoff is currently offline  George Zhookoff   United States
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Matt Colie wrote on Fri, 21 December 2018 13:40
Don Hart passed last night. I got this message from two granddaughters that posted this on FB.

I might have put this up sooner, but it took a while to sink in and then I had to read all the postings to be sure. Yesterday, we (Don and I) had a telephone conversation because he tried to get to the SEMNO lunch and missed getting there.

This is the guy that drove about a hundred miles to Evart MI to bring me a starter when none were available in range. A true member of the GMC community.

This is one of those notes that you really don't like to post, but those that would like to know need to hear it.

Matt
Oh NO. I talked with Don Thursday afternoon. He wanted to confirm he was mailing his GMC Dixielanders dues and it might miss the deadline by a day or two. I told him not to worry that he was covered. We chatted about his coaches and extra parts on hand. We discussed putting a list of sale items together that I would add to the next newsletter. He also talked about missing his wife.

George

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Re: Don Hart Passed last night [message #339705 is a reply to message #339696] Sat, 22 December 2018 12:30 Go to previous message
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Matt Colie wrote on Fri, 21 December 2018 14:40
Don Hart passed last night. I got this message from two granddaughters that posted this on FB.

I might have put this up sooner, but it took a while to sink in and then I had to read all the postings to be sure. Yesterday, we (Don and I) had a telephone conversation because he tried to get to the SEMNO lunch and missed getting there.

This is the guy that drove about a hundred miles to Evart MI to bring me a starter when none were available in range. A true member of the GMC community.

This is one of those notes that you really don't like to post, but those that would like to know need to hear it.

Matt
That is indeed sad. He was a good guy and didn't live all that far from me. He will be missed. It seems I was just up to his place, but as it turns out after looking at my calendar:

"Thursday 5/24/2007 Dropped off rear seats and the windows from the '76 PB and put it in his parts coach. Picked up a set of 455 heads in exchange."

I don't think I had seen him since then. This goes to show how fleeting life is and that we need to take advantage in a positive way of the time we have.





Richard
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SE Michigan
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