[1969] Mark Ellis Memorial?

[Dave Newell]

Hi Bill,
Thanks for your interest in finally getting the newsletter out and for your kind willingness to contribute to the cause. I've asked Eve to come up with a cost figure so we can either pay her directly or through the group.
I really appreciae your help in getting this project going!
Dave


---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Bill H." <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>
To: Dave Newell <chevrobilia at juno.com>
Cc: 1969 at corvair.org, corvairdave at msn.com
Subject: Re: [1969] Mark Ellis Memorial?
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:19:50 -0800 (PST)

                                         B"H

Dave:  What needs to be done?...Bill


--- On Mon, 11/16/09, Dave Newell <chevrobilia at juno.com> wrote:

> From: Dave Newell <chevrobilia at juno.com>
> Subject: Re: [1969] Mark Ellis Memorial?
> To: gojoe283 at yahoo.com
> Cc: 1969 at corvair.org, corvairdave at msn.com
> Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 1:23 PM
> Hi all,
> Thanks to Dave for reminding us all that it's been a
> year...it seems like yesterday that Mark passed. Every day I
> see things here in my collection that came from Mark or that
> I knew he would have loved to see, and it's still
> very hard to realize I can't share them with him. 
> Many times, while slaving over my 50th
> Anniversary articles for the Communique, I've
> felt Mark's presence watching over my
> shoulder, inspiring me to keep writing even if I had to
> stay up all night. He thought nothing about giving his all
> for volunteer projects like that....you did what had to be
> done, right? Whatever it took for the Corvair! Sadly, there
> isn't that kind of dedication in CXORSA
> "leadership" any more.
> The first thing we need to do is cover the cost of
> printing and mailing the last "Ellis" issue of the
> 69er that he had almost ready to go when he left us. Damn it
> guys, let's get off the pot and DO IT. It's the
> right thing to do. If we have any kind of 69 Group worth
> perpetuating, we owe it to Mark and Eve to do this (not to
> mention the pleasure it would give us to read it). 
> I've said it before that I'll pledge part of the
> cost. If no one takes action on getting this done, I'll
> be very disappointed in our group. It would be a fitting one
> year memorial to Mark. And it's WAY
> overdue! 
> Dave Newell  
> 
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: "Bill H." <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>
> To: 1969 at corvair.org, david robertson
> <corvairdave at msn.com>
> Subject: Re: [1969] Mark Ellis Memorial?
> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:27:58 -0800 (PST)
> 
>                                                      B"H
> 
> Perhaps establish a fund for Eve to help her financial
> situation?
> 
> Bill Hershkowitz #5056
> 
> 
> --- On Sun, 11/15/09, david robertson
> <corvairdave at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: david robertson <corvairdave at msn.com>
> > Subject: [1969] Mark Ellis Memorial?
> > To: 1969 at corvair.org
> > Date: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 9:14 PM
> > This past Tuesday, November 10th, was
> > the one year anniversary of Mark Ellis'
> passing.  I'm
> > embarassed to admit I had forgotten the exact date,
> maybe it
> > was because the funeral was delayed because of the
> > autopsy.  Our local chapter meeting was that
> night and
> > I didn't realize it was the anniversary.  I
> was late
> > getting there, so I don't know if anyone said
> anything about
> > it.  
> > I do know it was a miserable week.  Rain started
> > falling about 5 PM Tuesday and didn't stop
> completely until
> > Saturday morning.  
> > Only my Mother's passing back in '91hit me
> harder than did
> > Mark's.  The past year has been awful. 
> Not a day
> > goes by that I don't think about him and wonder
> why this had
> > to happen and could I have done something to stop
> it. 
> > Even the autopsy didn't give us any real answers
> as to what
> > happened to him.  The doctors' best guess was
> that the
> > Guileen-Barre Syndrome (which leaves no physical
> evidence it
> > was there) paralyzed him and then he had a series of
> brain
> > bleeds (mini-strokes?) that left him brain
> dead. 
> >   
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