Just way too young, and with a wife and year old child.
Those videos will be treasured.
Just way too young, and with a wife and year old child. Those videos will be treasured.
RIP M030. You were one of the good guys, and you will be missed.
Marjorie Suddard wrote: So sad to hear the news. He was, indeed, one of the good'uns on here. Speaking of which, anyone else ever happen upon an old post from one of our departed friends, and end up clicking through to their profile to read some of their other posts? I admit, I've paid Walter and Curmudgeon a couple of visits like that. It usually feels sad going in, but I end up smiling just a few clicks later. Margie
There are some great memories buried in the pages of this forum. I have caught myself scrolling down memory lane a time or two.
Walter and Mike both still pop up on my FB feed fairly regularly. It's always happy memories, that are bittersweet because of their passing. I, like you, always seem to come away with a smile.
We are the memories that we make. Not just in our own minds, but the minds of others. That, above all else, is the legacy we leave behind. This mangy group seems to do a fine job of leaving smiles.
another lost, sucks.
Prayers of comfort for Brian's friends and fam.
:'(
So a funny story to lighten this thread up a little.
I ended up giving my 94 Mustang to Brian. I don't quite know what happened to it. The original plan was for him to DD it while the Boxster was being worked on. I know he really liked it but I think it eventually was passed on to a student of his that really needed a vehicle and Brian had no shortage of them.
Anyway fast forward to a couple months ago and out of the blue Brian called me and said he has a care package for me in return for the mustang. He was insistent that I take it. Turns out that it was a collection of 944 parts that he knew I was looking for my car along with a couple of surprises. I am thinking ok a couple parts but no he has a pickup truck load of parts show up at my place. All boxed and packaged up in plastic tubs. I have not gone through all the parts yet as they are in tubs and I planned on dealing with them in the spring when I assess what is going on with my Porsche. But I did see a complete set of Wilwood calipers that he later told me were for my car. He also said that there are a couple more surprises in there. I have yet to see what they are as the bins the parts are in are stored away in my barn at the moment.
I never asked for any of this and it just showed up at me door one Saturday morning delivered by a friend of his with a pickup truck. He just kept telling me it was in payment for the Mustang and I kept saying no I gave that to you and/or your students. We went back and forth on this and agreed to disagree. Looking back on things there was always some Porsche part going back and forth between us. Makes me smile thinking about all the calls at weird hours of the day looking for a DME or the pin to lock a clutch fork in or wanting to know if I had any speed and reference sensors or if he had a 951 TPS. 
A real friend he was!!!!
Pigeon pops up in old threads periodically, and that always catches me off guard, and of course Curmudgeon, but he posted so often that it doesn't surprise me.
One more to add to this unfortunate list is Wherethefami2000, Tony Paci. He and I "met" here when we used to argue about crappy motorcycles in the Sprockets forum. It was sort of adversarial at first, but then we patched things up and became friendly. He was headed off to Afghanistan and we agreed to get together and go riding when he got back. With the help of another GRM'er, I put together a care package and sent it to him over there. I don't know if he ever got it. He never came home.
http://mobileobits.masslive.com/obituaries/masslive/obituary.aspx?n=brian-w-dimetres&pid=184694681&referrer=0&preview=True#.WNWVNAuh7nU.facebook
How do I make that a clickable link?
Place the link in the box that opens when you click on the link icon, third from the left, above the smiley faces.
I will be making the trip down. Although it will be a somber afternoon it would be great to meet some of Brian's other friends.
dean1484 wrote: I will be making the trip down. Although it will be a somber afternoon it would be great to meet some of Brian's other friends.
Looking forward to it.
Sad to lose another "one of us"
I went to the funeral and I really am glad I did. I got to see Brian's Boxster for the first time since he had made a bunch of mods to it. What a great looking car. I got to meet some of his students and many many of his friends. If I had to guess there was more than 200 people there. Story's were shared. Although I will miss him dearly as I left the funeral home the sun was out and there was a slight brease and there was Brian's Red Boxster looking ready to hit the track or a nice twisty back road. It was clean and shined with those wide r comps gripping the ground even while standing still. For some reason this picture actually made me smile and I actually felt better than I have since his passing. I guess I have made a kind of peace with things.
Good to finally meet you Dean.
I was typing a response to a thread on here while in the passenger seat on the way home. I typed the word catalytic converter, and it autocorrected to catastrophic converter. Brian (m030) used to call them that. I finished the post with tears rolling down my cheeks. It didn't really hit me till today, my mind hadn't accepted it.
I almost broke down when I saw his Boxster sitting there when I pulled in looking for a parking spot. That is when it really hit home. But like I said the drive home felt better. I realized when I got home that I never turned on the radio. I was just thinking.
Wanted to share this as well. Took it when I was leaving. Most everyone was gone by then. For some reason, I wanted to wait to get a clear shot and I am glad I did.
The Boxster reminds me of this famous photograph...
In reply to dean1484:
Beautiful image!
I've been considering and reconsidering and re-re-considering how to respond to this thread. See, I don't have a lot of experience with death or loss.
Brian's passing affected me way more than I thought it would. I've never met him. I don't even know if we've ever really directly corresponded with each other. I know we've posted in the same threads a bunch, and that he was another big Porsche guy on the board. He was someone whose experience and wit I respected. And he had the coolest username in the world. But we definitely weren't closely connected.
Still, this has me choking up every time I come back to it, and I keep coming back to it. It's inspired me to really take the time to let the people I care about know that they're important to me. I don't want to lose someone and have to hold onto a thought like, "I really wish I had time to tell them what they really mean to me." If nothing else, that lesson was important and I'm thankful for it.
Almost two years. Just thinking of my friend this morning.
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