G'day list
I hadn't made the connection between Howard and HoYo until Marion's mail
(derrrr!)
I'm sure all us down under will also miss HoYo's contributions - I certainly
will - especially his put-downs of some of the more acrimonious threads!
Goodonya HoYo! Don't take any c**p up there!
Cheers
Peter Linn
Brisbane
----- Original Message -----
From: <MBran89793@aol.com>
To: <57healey@gmail.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>; <hoyo@bellsouth.net>
Cc: <HOYO@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: HoYo
> Hi Pam-
>
> For some reason my Email did not make it to some of the list on May 12,
2005
> so I will post it again.
> Marion
>
> "For those that are not aware this is not the usual funny one that you
would
> get from HOYO.
>
> My brother called me today and told me to sit down because he wanted to
read
> an obituary to me. If you want to read the same information go to "The
> Clarion Ledger" and you will find the obituary for our friend and Healey
devotee,
> Howard Lee "Butch" Young, Jr. who was known to the those on the list as
HOYO.
>
> We knew him as "Butch" back in the '60s in Jackson, MS. We were close
> friends with "Butch's" parents and our kids spent a lot of fun times
together. His
> father, Howard, died at a very young age from the big "C". His mother,
Patsy,
> remarried and after they moved we lost track of the family. Several years
> ago I spotted the name HOYO on the list and reestablished our contacts
thru the
> Internet.
>
> In memory of HOYO I make this quote, "Life's journey is not to arrive at
the
> grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to slide in sideways
> totally worn out, shouting '...holy shit...What a ride!'. "
>
> We will miss you HOYO.
>
>
> Marion S. Brantley, Jr.
> 2696 66th Terrace South
> St. Petersburg, FL 33712
> 727/867-7129
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