[AT] Cecil...

[Larry D Goss]

Regardless of our modern communication systems, some things never change.  I 
am digitally archiving several hundred letters that were received by my 
grandfather.  Yesterday I came across one written in 1949 from an 
acquaintance my grandfather had not seen or heard from for nearly 50 years. 
He asked about my grandmother's health and the health of several other 
family members -- all of whom were dead.  Those things happen, and I think 
we all can relate to the feeling of embarrassment we would feel in similar 
circumstances.

I have my own memories of Cecil.  He asked me repeated questions about 
travel and living conditions in eastern Europe prior to a trip he and 
Lucille were planning.

Larry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 1:43 PM
Subject: [AT] Cecil...


>
>
> George,  I understand that he had no way of knowing.  I just felt like I
> would have been embarrassed in that situation (as in kind of sticking 
> one's
> foot in one's mouth) not that he had any thing to be sorry or ashamed of 
> or
> any way to know different.
>
> I understood your point and it was well made.
>
> Charlie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "George Willer" <gwill at gwill.net>
>> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 12:59 PM
>> Subject: RE: [AT] Cecil...
>>
>>
>>> Charlie,
>>>
>>> That shouldn't have been embarrassing for Jack... he had moved away and 
>>> had
>>> no way to know.  It was my intention to point out how wide Cecil's 
>>> circle of
>>> friends whose lives he had touched really was.
>>>
>>> The internet made it possible for a guy in Ohio to steer a guy in New 
>>> York
>>> to his first Cub in Indiana.  Cecil's friends were widely scattered.
>>>
>>> http://gwill.net/Album/People/Cecil.jpg
>>>
>>> Cecil had bought his Cub from this picture and several others.
>>>
>>> http://gwill.net/Album/Tractors/Other_Peoples_Tractors/Cecil/Cecil%20preview
>>> .jpg
>>>
>>> George
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
>>>> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 12:10 PM
>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Cecil...
>>>>
>>>> Wow,  that must have been heartbreaking and embarrassing for Jack.  I 
>>>> feel
>>>> for him.
>>>>
>>>> Charlie
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "George Willer" <gwill at gwill.net>
>>>> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
>>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 10:42 AM
>>>> Subject: RE: [AT] Cecil...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > Mike,
>>>> >
>>>> > It was even spookier (to me) to see Cecil's post on farmallcub.com
>>>> several
>>>> > weeks ago.  Someone else responded to that post who had regularly
>>>> > delivered
>>>> > fuel oil to Cecil and didn't know he was gone.
>>>> >
>>>> > Here's the text of Jack's post:
>>>> >
>>>> > WOW WHAT A SURPRISE    , I was checking the member list and saw a
>>>> familar
>>>> > name  , Cecil Monson  ............ Hi Cecil Jack here your old fuel 
>>>> > oil
>>>> > delivery man, remeber me I use to do a 5 minute delivery at your 
>>>> > house
>>>> and
>>>> > then stay an extra 20 minutes to talk tractor talk  ......... 
>>>> > Surprised
>>>> to
>>>> > see you with a Cub I remember you as an Allis Chamers and John Deere
>>>> kinda
>>>> > guy  .......... I am still a fuel oil man just moved up here to 
>>>> > Ulster
>>>> > county and I have 2 Cubs now, bought the 51 last summer....... If ya
>>>> need
>>>> > any Cub stuff I may be able to help just send a PM.......
>>>> >
>>>> > Jack
>>>> >
>>>> > George Willer
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