Wally Swift was the first gentleman to ever say a word
to me at an autox. I remember we were grid next to
each other at my first event. He took me under his
wing because, as he said, we both had fair skin. I
remember he told me that the most important thing I
needed to remember when attending an autox was to make
sure I wore lots of sunscreen. What a character!
He took me on my first course walk, showed me what
to do, gave me pointers all day, and invited me out to
eat after the event. I must say he was the most
energetic, friendly, happy-go-lucky man I ever met. I
haven't seen nor spoken to Wally in about three years,
and I was deeply saddened to hear of his passing. He
was a great fellow and I am going to miss him a lot.
Buddy Ahlers.
--- Alan Pozner <apozner@ptd.net> wrote:
> I don't know if we are including non-SCCA events but
> there was a fatality
> recently. At a Porshe club autocross held in DC this
> year Wally Swift, a
> longtime autocrosser, passed away of either a stroke
> or heart failure while
> on course driving his Neon ACR. He was 82 and died
> doing something he loved.
> Many competitors attended his funeral.
>
> Regards,
> Alan
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