[Steve Hoog]

I use to take people like all of you for granted; not anymore!

I want to tell you how close it was that Gary and I were never friends; we had this idiot acquaintance that kept us apart for many years by lying to both of us about the others feelings toward one another. He was a selfish silly person; and he let his greed for car parts dictate his behavior. Had Gary and I both not taken the chance and spoken to each other one time just out of hope that we didn’t really hate each other as much as this idiot friend had led us to believe, I would have missed out on a very special person that is now in my life hopefully until my demise.

I now consider Gary to be one of my closest friends and he is certainly a very loyal friend; that is something nearly impossible to find. I also consider all of you here that are concerned invaluable; and any of you are welcome in my home or to receive my help if I could ever give it.

[muscle_collector]

wow, what a compliment. i have tears in my eyes. very very hard to see steve in this condition. i really felt bad saturday when he came out to pull some parts and offered me something to pull a bracket for him and i just laughed it off and then later he was sitting at the pool with my family and he told my wife that he couldnt believe i wouldnt help him because i was busy cleaning my truck. when she told me about it later that night i had to call him and apologize because i thought he had already pulled it and was just joking with me. it still bothers me that i didnt help him.

it is a good lesson to always judge someone on how they deal with you and not what others say about them. the first time steve and i really talked, i traded him a 69 gto ra3 4 speed carousel red non judge body, for a primo set of 69 gto doors. we met at a mcdonalds on the turnpike (steve was living in muskogee and i in broken arrow), you could have cut the tension with a knife as we both thought the other one hated each other. on the other hand it might have been divine intervention so that we didnt end up in prison for life.

[Sidponcho]

Originally Posted by Steve Hoog

I use to take people like all of you for granted; not anymore!

I want to tell you how close it was that Gary and I were never friends; we had this idiot acquaintance that kept us apart for many years by lying to both of us about the others feelings toward one another. He was a selfish silly person; and he let his greed for car parts dictate his behavior. Had Gary and I both not taken the chance and spoken to each other one time just out of hope that we didn’t really hate each other as much as this idiot friend had led us to believe, I would have missed out on a very special person that is now in my life hopefully until my demise.

I now consider Gary to be one of my closest friends and he is certainly a very loyal friend; that is something nearly impossible to find. I also consider all of you here that are concerned invaluable; and any of you are welcome in my home or to receive my help if I could ever give it.

Saying a prayer, Hoog. Its easy for me to say, but stay strong and remember that you have an endless number of shoulders to lean-on.

[Uncle Judge]

God bless you and your family Steve. Stay strong! Jeff