For those who don't know, goo929 - aka Pete died at 6:00 PM on December 31, 2002 of a heart attack. ?Pete is one of the earliest members of the Chevy Avalanche Fan Club joining on February 6, 2002. ?Since then he has gone on to be our most prolific poster who has been generous with his time and money toward the club. ?He has been one of the strongest supporting forces putting together the largest meets and cruises in the club and was working on the 2003 southwest meet. ?Yesterday the Chevrolet Avalanche community lost a friend, an ally and a very good man.
For those who may not know Pete had a lot of medical problems and because of this he had no life insurance. ?His family is now saddled with the unexpected costs of a funeral on top of everything else going on on what should be a wonderful day.
I know this is after the holidays and I know we asked you to dig deep to help another member just a couple weeks ago - but this is goo, and his family needs our help in the short term.
If you want to make a donation to help defray funeral costs you can click the "donate" button (look up and to the right - it's below the sponsor ad and above the navigation bar). ?You can make a donation by credit card or checking account via PayPal. ?At this time because no arrangements have been made I can't exactly say when the cut off date will be for donations - or if we'll keep taking donations after the funeral. ?When you make a donation please put - FOR PETE in the comments line. ?This is very important so the donations can be tracked. ?As with other activities in the past your donation will remain anonymous - as it is complicated to sort out who does and doesn't want their name listed.
Second - when we start some new programs in a few weeks I will start a CAFCNA fund for one of two things (still thinking). ?It will either be a scholarship for members children who will be going to college to study mechanical engineering or other fields that could be applied to the automotive industry in Petes name. ?The other possibility is an annual grant to a respectable diabetes research organization. ?Through a program I'm involved in if I do the annual diabetes grant I can get the money doubled up to $10K - so I'm leaning toward that direction. ?Again the donation would be in Petes name.
I'm so profoundly sad this morning over this news. ?We've lost a most valuable member and he will be sorely missed. ?God speed goo - I know your on an Avalanche cruise up in heaven. ?

For those who may not know Pete had a lot of medical problems and because of this he had no life insurance. ?His family is now saddled with the unexpected costs of a funeral on top of everything else going on on what should be a wonderful day.
I know this is after the holidays and I know we asked you to dig deep to help another member just a couple weeks ago - but this is goo, and his family needs our help in the short term.
If you want to make a donation to help defray funeral costs you can click the "donate" button (look up and to the right - it's below the sponsor ad and above the navigation bar). ?You can make a donation by credit card or checking account via PayPal. ?At this time because no arrangements have been made I can't exactly say when the cut off date will be for donations - or if we'll keep taking donations after the funeral. ?When you make a donation please put - FOR PETE in the comments line. ?This is very important so the donations can be tracked. ?As with other activities in the past your donation will remain anonymous - as it is complicated to sort out who does and doesn't want their name listed.
Second - when we start some new programs in a few weeks I will start a CAFCNA fund for one of two things (still thinking). ?It will either be a scholarship for members children who will be going to college to study mechanical engineering or other fields that could be applied to the automotive industry in Petes name. ?The other possibility is an annual grant to a respectable diabetes research organization. ?Through a program I'm involved in if I do the annual diabetes grant I can get the money doubled up to $10K - so I'm leaning toward that direction. ?Again the donation would be in Petes name.
I'm so profoundly sad this morning over this news. ?We've lost a most valuable member and he will be sorely missed. ?God speed goo - I know your on an Avalanche cruise up in heaven. ?
