posted 12-12-2017 09:06 PM                  

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Originally posted by tangled up in BLUE:
...long time Prowler owner, long time friend, Bob Hacker has passed...a short bout with cancer and pneumonia took him this afternoon

...one of the nicest guys I have ever known, condolences to his wife Coleen and their family....Bob and Coleen were everywhere there was a group of more than two Prowlers, every event Debbie and I attended, Bob and Coleen were there....they visited us in Florida during their annual trip to Disney, came to many if not all of the "Nursing Home Nationals" over the seven years we had them.....constant FaceBook buddy, sure gonna miss his smiling face.....RIP Bob

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Obituary Colonial Funeral Home, McHenry, Il.:

"Robert F. Hacker, age 67, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017 in McHenry. He was born in Chicago on November 16, 1950, the son of Harold and Eloise (Evett) Hacker. On June 22, 1985, he married the love of his life Colleen Bottlemy.
Bob enjoyed many things in life, especially his 1999 Red Plowler, his Motor coach and camping with friends (especially at Disney World). He worked as a mold maker and designer for over 40 years. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his loving wife, Colleen; siblings, Richard Hacker, Connie Hacker, Cynthia (Bruce) Blumenthal, Jennifer Mitropoulos, Peter (Ann) Coppola and Caryn (Bruce) Ropski; nieces and nephews, Brian (Nicole) Miller, Michael (Michelle) Miller, Sunny Bennett, Sand (Leticia) From, Carlen (Richard) DeThorne; his grand-nieces and nephews Zaine (Shelby), Hannah, Desmond, Desiray, Daniela, Elena and Rhea as well as many cousins , relatives and great friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents Harold and Eloise, brother-in-law, Tom Mitropoulos and niece Holly From.
Visitation will be held on Friday, December 15, 2017 beginning at 4pm followed by Celebration of Life at 8pm. Family and Friends will gather on Saturday, December 16, 2017 for a 2:15pm graveside service at Church of Holy Apostle Cemetery 5211 W. Bull Valley Rd. McHenry IL.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the family."

posted 05-20-2018 11:55 AM                  

Rest in Peace Phyllis

Dale and family, you are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
AC

Phyllis Jean Ramey Beaman 66, of Fellsmere, Florida passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Sebastian River Medical Center.

Phyllis was born July 09, 1951 in Ashland to Mary Margaret Bowen Ramey Williams and the late William Butler Ramey Jr.

Phyllis was a former Customer Service Rep with Valvoline INC and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
In addition to her father she was preceded in death by a sister, Sharon Ramey Barber.

She leaves behind her loving husband of 49 years, Dale Beaman; her mother, Mary Margaret Ramey Williams (Jasper) of Fellsmere, Florida; one son, Phillip Dale Beaman (Amy) of Louisville; two daughters, Michelle Beaman Endicott (Stephen) of St. Helens, Oregon and Jeri Villaflor (Osias) of Carlisle, KY; one sister, Janet Reeves of Fellsmere, FL; 13 grandchildren, Mason Endicott, Madison Rowell (Michael), Jubilee Beatley (Mark), Liberty Arave (Scott), Brandi Pond (Kellan), Madalyn Beaman, Haley Beaman, Tyler Beaman, Zachary Beaman and Campbell Beaman, Samantha Villaflor, Olivia Villaflor and Julia Villaflor; four great grandchildren, Cairo Rowell, Sydney Rowell, Edsel Beatley , and Oscar Beatley; along with a host of extended family and friends.

Funeral services were conducted at 10:00 AM Saturday, May 19, 2018 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Russell with Bishop Ben Hurt, officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland.

posted 07-16-2018 04:47 AM                  

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Originally posted by padroo:
Southland family honors dad's memory by driving his ashes down Dixie Highway in convoy of Plymouth Prowlers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-d ixie-highway-prowlers-st-0713-story.html

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Driving with the tops down, four siblings and other family members rolled down the Dixie Highway last month in a convoy of Plymouth Prowlers. They were bringing their father’s ashes on one last trip, continuing a family tradition he had started in the years before his death in March.

Ed Wasik bought his first Prowler about 10 years ago so it could stand out as he rode in the annual Drivin’ the Dixie historic tour that June.

Wasik soon bought another Prowler, for his wife, in a matching purple.

“We thought that’s cute, they got his and hers,” said their daughter, Karen Jackson of Homewood.

The Prowler is a retro-style vehicle manufactured by Plymouth and later Chrysler in the 1990s and early 2000s. Some used models today are valued around $25,000, according to Kelley Blue Book.

Jackson said her father surprised the family when he unveiled a third Prowler in 2013. He had hidden it in a pole barn he owned in Crete.

“No one knew about it until it showed up in the driveway,” Jackson said.

In 2014, Wasik bought an orange Prowler and in 2015 he asked his daughter what color she would like to drive in the Drivin’ the Dixie.

She figured there were only the three purple ones and one orange one, but he asked, “Aren’t you going to drive the red one?”

More than an obsession with collecting Prowlers, it became clear Wasik was buying one for each of his children, who were spread throughout the south suburbs, Indiana and North Carolina, so they could all come together every year as a family for the Drivin’ the Dixie.

Jackson said her father got lucky with the vanity license plates, with each one reading “Prwlrr” along with the numbers 1 through 5.

“When driving them we all had to drive in order,” she said.

Dave Wasik, Ed’s son, said the vehicles make a statement.

“It’s kind of neat. People enjoy seeing them,” he said. “He liked (the Prowler) because it’s a roadster type vehicle. It was different. It didn’t look like anything else out there. It’s not like a Model T.”

Several antique Model T Ford vehicles, along with dozens of other vintage cars, typically participate in the annual Drivin’ the Dixie event.

Drivin’ the Dixie, which started in 2002, takes place around Father’s Day and features 100 to 200 antique, vintage and modern vehicles driving a 40-mile stretch of Dixie Highway from Blue Island to Momence.

As president of the Homewood Historical Society Elaine Egdorf had been tasked with creating an event celebrating the Dixie Highway, which was built in 1915 and is the state’s second oldest route.

She called organizers and historians in several Southland towns, such as Posen, Markham and Chicago Heights to create stops for the cruisers and the Drivin’ the Dixie was born. Each stop highlights a town’s history and heritage from an 1876 hardware store in Blue Island to a 1950s roller rink in Markham.

Egdorf had come to know the Wasik family over the years but she didn’t know how sick Ed was.

After his wife died of cancer in 2015, Ed Wasik was diagnosed with cancer in 2016. He died in March at age 80. Egdorf placed a Drivin’ the Dixie keychain in his casket.

Despite his absence, Wasik’s children gathered once again in June to cruise down Dixie Highway in the Prowlers.

They all wore shirts reading “Ed’s Prowler Club.” Dave Wasik said his niece drove their dad’s car.

“It was bittersweet,” he said.

Dave Wasik said the family is already looking forward to next year’s event.

“As long as we have the Prowlers we’ll keep doing the Dixie,” he said.

posted 08-19-2018 06:56 AM                  

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Originally posted by Pat and Jonie:
It is with deep sadness to tell you, our friend Jack Lietzke passed away.
Monday August 13, 2018 in Toledo, Ohio
He was 82
Owner of Jak’s Kat (yellow Prowler)

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posted 11-06-2018 05:27 AM                  

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Originally posted by DIXIE Cat:
Just read on FB that we have lost a dear friend George Maxey. His son Bret posted a few hours ago that his father George died unexpectedly yesterday.
I know many of you met or knew of George as he was very active on the POA site and attended many of the FL events as well as others over the years when he owned his Prowler.
He put his heart in his Prowler aka the CONQUEROO which was like none other.

I know George is now reunited with his beloved son William who passed away two years ago.

The photo below is the last one I have of George with Jay (YELLER CAT) when we ran into him a couple of years ago near our home in FL.

RIP George

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posted 12-09-2018 07:37 AM                  

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http://youtu.be/WM7-PYtXtJM < > Stevie Nicks - LANDSLIDE
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Lyrics
I took my love and I took it down
I climbed a mountain and I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
And the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky
What is love ?

Can the child within my heart rise above
Can I sail thought the changing ocean tides
Can I handle the seasons of my life

Well, I've been afraid of changing
'Cause I built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Even children get older
And I'm getting older, too

Take my love and take it down
Climb a mountain and turn around
And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide brought me down

posted 05-10-2019 05:17 AM                  

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Originally posted by Larry Lord:
I'm sorry to say that Al Becker the "AZ Ghostrider" passed away yesterday.
Al was one of the earliest Prowler friends we had. I first met Al during the 1999 Hot Rod Power Tour along with Debbie Angell. Al and I have spent many happy miles on the roads together.
We send our most sincere condolences to Patty and the rest of Al's family.

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Al Becker at 2001 Crazy Horse Event. Photo from Mike Gatlin collection....

Submitted by Patrick Becker 2/18/2020...