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<DIV>In a message dated 11/3/2013 11:24:27 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
dlstiefel@dekalbk12.org writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>Russ was very helpful the first year<BR>we started with info. When
he found out what we were doing he told me he<BR>wanted to do his part to get
knowledge to the next generation. I'm sorry I<BR>never got to meet him in
person.<BR>Dennis Stiefel<BR>72 Fastback FI MT<BR>Rainsville,
AL</FONT></DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000
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face=Arial>Russ was like that. He'd help anyone who needed it. </FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial>Prior to 2007, I'd only communicated with him via the internet
(this list at first, then on the Samba). In 2007, I was going out to Idaho to
pick up a very rusty 71 Notchback from Neil Mast. Russ told me to stop by on
my way out, and offered to put me up for the night (it turned out to be 2
nights out, and 1 night on my return trip). While I was there, I helped him
out fitting and welding in a section of battery tray metal in his recently
acquired 69 Fastback (I felt it was the least I could do to pay him
back). Little did I know that, would be the start of a friendship, that saw my
wife and I drive out and visit him and his wife Marilyn at least
once a year, and help him out. My wife and I spent some long weekends
there, along with a couple of weeks vacation time, talking type 3s, general
BSing, and building stuff over the years. Good times. : )</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial>In 2008 at the T-3 Invasion, Russ, Jim, and Keith swarmed around a
T-3 Squareback that came in on a roll back with an FI issue (wouldn't start
and run). It was running and driving by the time everyone left. I think they
found a broken wire somewhere in the system, and used Keith's soldering iron
to fix it. The owner had just purchased an FI tester the day before thru the
silent auction, but hadn't any idea of how to use it, yet. He got a quick
tutorial on it's use that afternoon. ;-) But then, that's just how the
Invasions go, people helping people anyway they can.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob 65
Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty<BR>64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie<BR>71
Square-vert under
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