| [GMCnet] Fred, and Diane Dugger.The loss of family members [message #342245] |
Thu, 04 April 2019 01:48 |
BobDunahugh
Messages: 2465
Registered: October 2010
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Karma: 11
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A tragedy like this. Makes you more mindful of how close we get in the GMC community. Linda, and I went to our first GMCMI event in 2004. From Iowa to Las Vegas. Knew no one there. We were made to feel so welcomed the very first day by Fred, and Sharon Hudspeth, and Emery, and Michelle Stora. Then that welcoming group just expanded quickly from that point on. We've attended a lot of GMCMI events since that very first one. All over the country. Mileage there made no difference to us. Then in 2007. Linda got an infection in her knee after her knee replacement. She was given a choice. Lose your leg, or your life. The numbers of letters, e-mails, and phone calls was be on belief from GMCers.
Then in Aug of 2015. 3 weeks before the Rapids City GMCMI event. Our GMC burned up in Neb. We had 4 couples offer to loan us their GMC's. To go to the Rapids City event. Only one of the couples we knew. Again. Lots of letters, e-mails, and phone calls. Jim, and Grace K at Applied GMC were so kind, and helpful. Out of the blue. Jim K called me the Sunday morning on my cell phone. We got in Linda's lift van to go to Rapids City SD. We got a standing ovation for still coming. A real truth. In general. The general public aren't comfortable with handicapped people around. At the time that Linda lost her leg. We were in GMCMI, and a large car club. I was on the car clubs board. At the car clubs conventions. People avoided Linda at their conventions. If I was with her. Both of us were avoided. At GMCMI events. She was still totally welcomed, and talked too. As a true family would be. We truly love this group. That's why I put on the GMC/GMCMI display at the Muscle Car/ Corvette Nationals. As a promo for both. They charge $200 for a club to put up a display. This coming Nov will be my 5th display. I pay that fee myself. As a gift to GMCMI. I don't want, or ask anything for what I do. We're a family. And we just lost two of our family members. Bob Dunahugh Member GMCMI
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