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03-18-2021, 02:11 PM #13876The Historic Photo Master
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...Truly sorry to hear of this great loss Jackie. Condolences to Mark & the entire family...
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03-18-2021, 04:31 PM #138777000 RPM
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The Wife and I send our condolences. The kind of losses are tough on a family.
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03-18-2021, 05:08 PM #138786000 RPM
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Sorry for your family on their loss.
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03-19-2021, 03:23 AM #13879Screaming And Flying!
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Talked to Mark for an hour or two last night. Well, it was his birthday, Vicky had decided not to leave on his birthday, so she she left with a half hour to spare .
Been a bit of an upheaval for the wilson Firm, what with the purchase of new premises , moving the factory from Fort Pierce back down to Stuart [Palm City actually] .
Craig and his family already moved into the house at the ranch and the workshops being expanded to accommodate both WILSON CUSTOM MARINE. AND WILSON COMPOSITES !!!
Marks house wont be ready for a while yet, important to complete the move and get the shop up and running first.
Should be open for business around Easter time ,
Sad part of all this, is the fact that we are still in lockdown here with severe travel restrictions, USA is one of those countries that require a UK resident to spend a 14 day quarantine period, before and after a visit there. So not a single member of the Wilson clan in England will be at Vicky‘s wake.
Looks like we are still on course to be out of quarantine by April 14TH. That’s when life should slowly get back to something like „“Normal“—-whatever that may be ??????
Thanks to all my friends for the condolences—— too many to thank each one of you personally, so forgive me . This way i don’t miss anyone out.
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03-20-2021, 04:11 AM #13881Screaming And Flying!
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OK, SO I KNOW THIS IS GOING „“OFF PISTE“ BUT , BEAR WITH ME.
Couple of days have past since Marks wife Vicky passed away, [ somehow, i just don’t like that expression]. Seems to be the only thing i have thought about during that time, simply cannot get her out of my mind. Only a few close friends knew of Vicky‘s ailment—started thirteen years ago when Mark received a phone call from her. “Mark, where am i , ive forgotten where we live!!!“. Vicks had just been on her weekly trip to the bank, as she always did on a Monday.
Stop messing about girl, what’s up ? Mark did know exactly where she was , so he went and found her .
That was the first indication that anything was wrong . Vicky was just 50 years old .
Now i can’t tell you whether it was dementure or Alzheimer’s , all i can tell you is we watched it eat into her for 13 years before she died .
My son tried everything known to man, in an attempt to stem the advance of this terrible ailment.
Simply would not hear of having her hospitalised, or put in a care home, or hospice. He was with her 24/7 until the moment she died .
Wherever he went — Vicky went— end of !!!!! Whether it was a top level management or board meeting, visiting customers , or sitting in reception at WILSON CUSTOM MARINE . Two of them were together and inseparable .
Many of the OLD FARTS will remember her with Mark at the last fall meeting in Tavares . She refused To leave his side for even a minute .
Seebold and i discussed this on numerous occasions , we both agreed that neither of us could devote the amount of care and attention to our loved ones as Mark did.
Over the years , i have often wondered if i could have done a better job of raising my children .
I was always shy of praising my kids —- just wish i had told them more often, just how proud of them i really am. Especially my son Mark. So i will say it one more time. MARK, I AM SO VERY PROUD OF YOU—ALWAYS HAVE BEEN— EVERYTHING A MAN COULD WISH FROM HIS BOY. I LOVE YOU .
Not one of my kids read scream and fly—- why? —i have no idea!! Not even Mark.
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03-20-2021, 10:21 AM #13882Screaming And Flying!
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My son Mark—with his son Craig. Seems like all our life was spent around power boats . Here i am forty years later , nothing much has changed , except i grew older without really trying. Life sill revolves around power boats one way or another . Mark and Craig Design and Build offshore power boats for real.
Me—i make „“CONCEPTS OF POWERBOATS“ . Nothing changes very much!
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03-20-2021, 05:18 PM #13883Screaming And Flying!
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03-20-2021, 07:02 PM #138848000 RPM
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03-20-2021, 08:01 PM #13885Screaming And Flying!
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Condolences to the Wilson clan
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03-21-2021, 03:30 AM #13886Screaming And Flying!
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Tomorrow at noon, we get handed the keys to our new/old house . Old house , but New to us .
We opted for a single story bungalow, getting too old to climb stairs . Slight problem here as there is no garage !!!!!!! Solved the problem. “SUPERSHED“. EAT YOUR HEART OUT !!!! As we speak, work is on to erect my dream Workshop. Custom made shed—- will house ALL my new machinery.
Opted for only the best—- after years of making do with what i could afford , have finally achieved everything i ever wanted workshop wise . Should be up and running by Easter.
Will send you progress pictures !!!!!!!
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03-21-2021, 10:04 AM #13887Screaming And Flying!
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This was a report on that fateful day in Casale . Mark had joined Renato in the Martini team, he had driven in Milan the previous race —- boat was a piece of SH-T, no power steering and it leaked like a sieve . When the boat was hauled out on the crane , it took twenty minutes for the PHOO-PHOO valves to drain it. That was the first time NICOLO SAN GERMANO and i fell out big time . Afraid i told him his fortune —— and his lineage ! I simply felt that him in particular —- along with OMC had let Mark down big time. But that’s a tale for another day! Tom Percival went well up the scale in my estimation after that accident.Last edited by jackiewilson; 03-21-2021 at 10:06 AM. Reason: Errors
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03-21-2021, 10:48 PM #138888000 RPM
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I have witnessed the slow reaction of rescue teams in Italy. When I, one time literally pointed to a pilot in the water, and told them to proceed to the accident.
Tom in another fender bender. This reminds me of his good fortune, that one of the Como carpenters (only time I remember one of them being at a race) was at an Auronzo Italy race. Tom banged the side (with I do believe it was his buddy Bob Spalding) and received a hole.
The hole was right at the waterline on the right sponson, near the cockpit area. So we get the water logged boat on shore. And whilst I am repairing Tom's malfunction kill switch, the singing carpenter (he sang during work at the Como shop, the other carpenter just listened) was repairing the wooden hole with a hand saw, hammer and glue. And it was successful and Tom Percival was ready for the next heat.
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03-22-2021, 07:57 AM #13889Screaming And Flying!
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At Casale Monferrato they never considered there could ever be „“AN ACCIDENT“ If you had a skiff or a rowboat , then that would suffice.
It was the camaraderie , the great food —- and the bat sized mosquitoes that made CASALE what it is.
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03-22-2021, 02:15 PM #13890Screaming And Flying!
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