Valley GTG May 9th, Ray's Day
05-02-2015, 06:47 PM
#1
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
Valley GTG May 9th, Ray's Day
Lets meet on Saturday, May 9th at the Whole Foods parking lot at the corner of Tampa and Rinaldi at 9:00am.
Not to cruise, but just to chat.
Almost as much as driving Corvettes, Ray enjoyed talking about them.
As many have documented in the last couple of weeks, Ray enjoyed the people of the Corvette community as much as the cars themselves.
Even a stroke, the lack of speech (in the beginning) and a wheelchair couldn't keep him away from the Valley GTG.
So let's get together on Saturday, not to mourn Ray's death, but to celebrate his life and the effect he had on us all. Let's share stories about the things he did for the Corvette community, us as individuals and the fact that it was almost impossible to not smile once Ray started telling a story.
As Ray would say "I'll bring the donuts!"
Just give me an idea of who is coming so I can bring enough. Either post in this thread or send me a PM.
I hope to see you all there,
Guy
Not to cruise, but just to chat.
Almost as much as driving Corvettes, Ray enjoyed talking about them.
As many have documented in the last couple of weeks, Ray enjoyed the people of the Corvette community as much as the cars themselves.
Even a stroke, the lack of speech (in the beginning) and a wheelchair couldn't keep him away from the Valley GTG.
So let's get together on Saturday, not to mourn Ray's death, but to celebrate his life and the effect he had on us all. Let's share stories about the things he did for the Corvette community, us as individuals and the fact that it was almost impossible to not smile once Ray started telling a story.
As Ray would say "I'll bring the donuts!"
Just give me an idea of who is coming so I can bring enough. Either post in this thread or send me a PM.
I hope to see you all there,
Guy
05-03-2015, 12:55 AM
#2
Race Director
Lets meet on Saturday, May 9th at the Whole Foods parking lot at the corner of Tampa and Rinaldi at 9:00am.
Not to cruise, but just to chat.
Almost as much as driving Corvettes, Ray enjoyed talking about them.
As many have documented in the last couple of weeks, Ray enjoyed the people of the Corvette community as much as the cars themselves.
Even a stroke, the lack of speech (in the beginning) and a wheelchair couldn't keep him away from the Valley GTG.
So let's get together on Saturday, not to mourn Ray's death, but to celebrate his life and the effect he had on us all. Let's share stories about the things he did for the Corvette community, us as individuals and the fact that it was almost impossible to not smile once Ray started telling a story.
As Ray would say "I'll bring the donuts!"
Just give me an idea of who is coming so I can bring enough. Either post in this thread or send me a PM.
I hope to see you all there,
Guy
Not to cruise, but just to chat.
Almost as much as driving Corvettes, Ray enjoyed talking about them.
As many have documented in the last couple of weeks, Ray enjoyed the people of the Corvette community as much as the cars themselves.
Even a stroke, the lack of speech (in the beginning) and a wheelchair couldn't keep him away from the Valley GTG.
So let's get together on Saturday, not to mourn Ray's death, but to celebrate his life and the effect he had on us all. Let's share stories about the things he did for the Corvette community, us as individuals and the fact that it was almost impossible to not smile once Ray started telling a story.
As Ray would say "I'll bring the donuts!"
Just give me an idea of who is coming so I can bring enough. Either post in this thread or send me a PM.
I hope to see you all there,
Guy
05-03-2015, 03:31 AM
#3
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
For some of you that might be hesitant, here is something to ponder, wouldn't we celebrate him the same way if he had passed from the stroke?
05-03-2015, 12:01 PM
#5
Intermediate
Lets meet on Saturday, May 9th at the Whole Foods parking lot at the corner of Tampa and Rinaldi at 9:00am.
Not to cruise, but just to chat.
Almost as much as driving Corvettes, Ray enjoyed talking about them.
As many have documented in the last couple of weeks, Ray enjoyed the people of the Corvette community as much as the cars themselves.
Even a stroke, the lack of speech (in the beginning) and a wheelchair couldn't keep him away from the Valley GTG.
So let's get together on Saturday, not to mourn Ray's death, but to celebrate his life and the effect he had on us all. Let's share stories about the things he did for the Corvette community, us as individuals and the fact that it was almost impossible to not smile once Ray started telling a story.
As Ray would say "I'll bring the donuts!"
Just give me an idea of who is coming so I can bring enough. Either post in this thread or send me a PM.
I hope to see you all there,
Guy
Not to cruise, but just to chat.
Almost as much as driving Corvettes, Ray enjoyed talking about them.
As many have documented in the last couple of weeks, Ray enjoyed the people of the Corvette community as much as the cars themselves.
Even a stroke, the lack of speech (in the beginning) and a wheelchair couldn't keep him away from the Valley GTG.
So let's get together on Saturday, not to mourn Ray's death, but to celebrate his life and the effect he had on us all. Let's share stories about the things he did for the Corvette community, us as individuals and the fact that it was almost impossible to not smile once Ray started telling a story.
As Ray would say "I'll bring the donuts!"
Just give me an idea of who is coming so I can bring enough. Either post in this thread or send me a PM.
I hope to see you all there,
Guy
05-03-2015, 12:16 PM
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05-03-2015, 09:56 PM
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I haven't been on the site for a while and this is such a shock to hear.
Ray was a great man. I enjoyed "cruising" with him and just chatting with him. Good people are so hard to find.
I knew about his stroke but last I knew he was getting better.
Somebody will have to chime me in on what happened. Truly a sad moment and hard to read. RIP my friend. You are missed.
Definetely count me in.
Ray was a great man. I enjoyed "cruising" with him and just chatting with him. Good people are so hard to find.
I knew about his stroke but last I knew he was getting better.
Somebody will have to chime me in on what happened. Truly a sad moment and hard to read. RIP my friend. You are missed.
Definetely count me in.
05-04-2015, 11:23 PM
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Instructor
I'm good to go too.Just book the room in Ramada in Chatsworth for Friday night.Traveling from Las Vegas to join GTG group to celebrate Ray's life.I met Ray in 2005,lost of fun memories of Ray.You are missed.
See you all there.
See you all there.
05-07-2015, 10:54 AM
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'10, '15. '22-'23
Wow what a shock to hear this. I have been without a Vette for a couple years and just got a C7 and was going to try and reconnect. I will come by out of respect for Ray, he was a great guy and I liked him a lot. Adam
05-08-2015, 12:09 AM
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Melting Slicks
See you guys Saturday.
05-09-2015, 12:32 AM
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Racer
I'm In.