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#191137 03/18/10 03:05 PM
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He's gone (passed away). His wife called before noon, eastern time. March 18, 2010.

I think he would have liked to dedicate the following to his new bride: Neil Young - Harvest Moon

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Really?? is that true?
at least , if so , he at least got to take his cruise....but poor new wife! Is she going to be stuck with his parts businnes?

RIP Terry, you`ll be missed!



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Terry's a smart man. How many of us are going to take all those cruises while we can. D a m n, I am gonna miss him.

Can someone please head up an effort to help his family out? Preferably someone local?

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If it's true, then it's a sad day for us all.


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I feel so bad for his new wife. How does a broken leg kill someone? I will gladly donate to a memorial. He was very nice to me.


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NO F'ing way!!!!!!!! What happened????



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Very sorry to hear this, and my condolences to his new wife.
Rest in peace.




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Originally Posted By SethMast
NO F'ing way!!!!!!!! What happened????


OMG! I am stunned.

I'm with Seth - what happened?????????


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Speechless...just speechless.

This is a sad day for all.

I would really like to get some confirmation of this. I don't know the thread starter idreamofthe60s.






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I'm floored!!! I never had the chance to meet him, but I've always enjoyed reading his posts and talking to him about parts I needed. Rest in peace Terry, and if this isn't true I hope you are resting in peace in a comfortable reclining chair on some cruise ship



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Is this for real or a bad joke? How does a broken leg turn into passing away. I'm shocked and speechless.. can anyone confirm this? If this is true I will be very sad... Terry is a great guy.

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What?? who has the straight goods?....did he have a blood clot or something....That's terrible!!

Where's Ruffnut, he may know....

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If this is the early line-up for an April´s Fools Day joke, I'm not amused... But given the nature of the message, I cannot imagine it is a joke.

Shocked. My sincere condolences to all his loved ones..

Very weird post though...


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This better not be a joke because it is in the poorest taste I have ever seen in my life.


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Horrible news if it's true.


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Just to clarify - There is no joke in the post.

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That is horrible. So what are the details???


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Rest in peace, Terry. You will be missed by many who only knew you as 69firebirdman.

I think we should declare today as a forum-wide holiday in memory of Terry.


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Something's fishy here... I dont know the poster and nothing stated he died... just that "he's gone"... is he gone from the hospital to go home?
Also that "there is no joke in the post"... true... I dont see any jokes.
Not enough detail and I'm not going to jump to conclusions.

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I dont know poster either , but after hearing how bad he was doing ,and knowing Terrys past medical history, I would not think its a hoax, but the truth....him being " gone ", I take it as dead.


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It is surreal. Has anyone tried to call him?


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I`ve had a pm from the poster, saying its true, but no details , in respect of the family...he`s a close friend from S Fla.

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He's gone (passed away). His wife called before noon, eastern time. March 18, 2010.




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I am sorry to hear Terry has left us. My sincere condolences to his wife,all his loved ones.

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This is very, very sad news.

I was talking shop with him a few weeks ago and then sent him a PM that said, "I know you're on vacation now and hope you're enjoying the cruise. Contact me when you're back." I wanted to pick up our conversation from where we left off.

Just goes to show how precious and unpredictable life really is. He was a good friend and will be greatly missed.

This is unbelievable.


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Originally Posted By Banshee


Terry's last post. I remember seeing that.


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i am very sorry to hear this news. my condolences to his wife. farewell terry a firebird member that will be missed .

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WOW, I just logged on for the first time today, I can not beleive this! I did try calling him last week and did not get an answer. I've had the pleasure of visiting him a few times as he lived only 4 hours south of me. I feel so bad about this...




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The night before I began parting the Firebird out, he called me and talked for alomst 2 hours. He did not want me to part the car out, offered to send me parts that I needed and that he had and wasn't going to charge me for them just to help me out. This is the kind of guy Terry was. This is truly a sad day for this site and all it's users...




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It truly is...I would often PM him when I was building my car and he would call me instead just to chat, and he could...for hours!! Always a big help... frown


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Holy cr@p, never expected that.
Maybe someone could start a collection to send flowers, or something...


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Does anyone know his wife's first name? I'd like to call her tomorrow but would like to atleast know her name...




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hey everybody, this is christina ritter terry's wife. i appreciate all of your comments on this forum about my husband. it is good to know he has good friends that care so much.

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I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR THIS BAD NEWS. was it an infection or something?

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I suggest we dedicate the planned summer national FGF get-together in Terry's honor.

Christina - our prayers are with you.


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pneumonia took over his body and his organs shut down and heart stopped beating.

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Christina, I was/ am truly sorry to hear of your loss.

Terry was always a big part of this site. His presence will be truly missed by many people here. He was always trying to help those in our hobby/ obsession.

May he rest in peace.

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my prayers are with you, and i am sorry to hear this of terry. i am sorry for your loss.

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Well said catalina! R.I.P. our friend, Terry Ritter...




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We are deeply sorry for your loss. Terry will be missed by all of us. You have our heart-felt condolences.

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