Thread: The greatest mechanic, carpenter, plumber, electrician in the world died

My Dad did not make at 11:15 p.m. Central time the hospital called to tell me his heart stopped 3 times I have no idea how I am going to tell my mom, he died with no one at his side last time I saw him was 2 years ago, last time he was able to hold a coherent conversation with me was June,my last words to him were I love you, unfortunately I also think that was the first time I said it, but I think he knew it.

There was not a thing he could not fix he was a jack of all trades and master of 99% of them (He was never comfortable working on a transmission and he would say that out loud). When I get a little more composed in a few weeks if nobody minds, I would like to use this thread to post pictures of some of his work and share some of his tips and tricks. But right now he is in NY I am in TN and I have a long ride (943 miles one way)and a lot of things to take care of, but he could have taught most of you guys a thing or two he loved cars and tools of any kind as if they were living and breathing creatures, and to him they were.

Cars have been my escape when the world got o crazy, lately I have been remodeling my house, when Dad's Parkinson's got to bad to handle he gave them to me, Because of that I was able to redo my living room and kitchen, so I added an escape for when the car is running fine. He would amazed me at how he could torque a bolt and when I put a torque wrench on it it was within 2-3 lbs. He would find a way to fix things that shops said needed the engine pulled without pulling the engine, which saved my butt a few times,

Thanks Dad for the hobbies and the skills, sorry if anyone feels this post inappropriate, but I was going up in 3 weeks for his 85th birthday and I feel a bit lost

Sorry to hear that man, may he rest in peace

Not inappropriate at all IMHO. Sounds like he's a great man that taught you a lot of things to get you through life. Keep the fond memories and keep using and sharing the skills he gave/taught you. Be careful on your trip up there.

Originally Posted by sugaryuk

My condolences for your loss, sounds like your old man was a classic "old school" guy.

You know, you hit it right on the head, that is a real compliment to him, thanks, and thank you everyone I want to post some pics of his tools and some tables he made when I get back
, wish you could have seen him work

sorry about your dad

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

Sorry to hear the news Logan. Send me a pm as to when you are in NY and if things work out, maybe we can meet up.

Bill that is such a nice thing I would like that if we can, only problem is mom does not have internet access if you want to PM me a way to contact you via cell phone we can give it a shot.

Blueguy sorry about your dad too and thanks

Sorry for your loss and your last line is exactly what lifes all about! Passing on the knowledge and skill to the next generation.

Cherish the memories you have.

Thats really a shame man. Hope you are doing okay

There was a certain model and year car I believe it was a '50's model caddy,that you either had to jack up the engine or remove the fender to reach the rear plug. Dad said the problem with this was these were repeat customers so these were repeat pains in the butt jobs. So Dad removed the tire, figured out where the plug was and cut an access hole for the plug then with several long extensions, he could get to the plug. When he was done he would plug the hole back up with a gasket and piece of metal or a suitable rubber plug. Next time the car came in his job was super easy.

Having to install a freeze plug in a hard to read location he had me cut a hole through the firewall and attack it from there, then seal it up and put the rug back, can't even tell