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NEWS
Dick May Passes Away
- Dick May Celebration of Life - Dick May
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Joni's note: 6/9/09
It is with extreme sadness I must report that my father, Dick
May, passed away this afternoon at 3:50PM. As many of you know, he
has been quite sick for the past year and his body was just worn out
when pneumonia set in. In his own words, “He hit the wall for the
final time”. His humor was intact and he was strong until the end.
Thank you to all who have given me kind words and strength during
this difficult time.
Funeral Arrangements are with the Cavin Cook Funeral Home in
Mooresville, NC (date pending). A memorial service will also be held
in NY at a future date in late June or early July.
Frank Mundy, a
former NASCAR and AAA competitor in the late 1940 and early '50s,
has died in Atlanta. Mundy, born Francisco Eduardo Menendez, was 91
and is survived by his wife, Mae.
Also known by the
nickname "Rebel", which he sometimes signed as a middle name, Mundy
competed in more than 50 NASCAR events from 1949 to 1956, earning
three wins - at Columbia, S.C., Martinsville, Va., and Mobile, Ala.
He also won four poles and recorded 24 top-10 finishes. He was the
1955 champion in the American Automobile Association.
Mundy is often
remembered for driving a Studebaker, but the Georgia driver was also
associated with the powerful Chryslers organization of Mercury
Marine owner Carl Kiekhaefer, widely regarded as NASCAR's first
big-spending, mega-team owner.
Mundy and
Indianapolis 500 figure Tony Bettenhausen drove Keikhaefer's cars in
American Automobile Association races before the multimillionaire
turned his attention to NASCAR in the mid-1950s. Mundy, Tim Flock,
and Buck Baker were among his drivers in the growing stock car
racing series.
Those that have Passed
for the Final Checkered Flag:
G.C. Spencer
passes away at 82, Thursday September 20, 2007. Larry Flynn
77, passed away Friday, Sept. 14th, Southern short Flynn, a legend on
Florida Short Dirt Tracks, won the Governor's Cup 3 times in a row & hundreds of other races. Billie Harvey
passes away at age 57 on Sept 13th. Familiar Florida 80's short track driver. JOHN ROBERT (BOB) FISH,
JR. Passes Away Mr. Fish was passionate about connecting race history with the
racing of today. Son of the legendary Bob Fish, Sr. of Fish
Carburetor fame, Bob, Jr. had many stories of the great drivers
connected with the 1950's racing and his father., including Fireball
Roberts. Go to the Fish Carb
page for more info. From the Family of Mr. Fish: Thank you so
much for your kind words. My family has been very touched to hear
from those who knew my father at different phases of his life. I'm
finding that he had an even more interesting history than I
realized.
The services were held on June 26th, 2007, internment at Fort Rosecrans
National Cemetery on Point Loma in San Diego, CA. The memorial service
was at the Chapel of the Roses in Glen Abbey Memorial Park in
Bonita, CA (3838 Bonita Road). Those gathered after the
service were invited back to the home my dad shared with my mother,
Audrey, at 3261 Bonita Mesa Road, Bonita, CA. Thank you again for contacting us and for your
condolences.
Best wishes,
Kim Gietzen
A big Thank You to Florida Race Historian, Marty
Little, who often provides essential archive photos for Legends of
Nascar. Thanks!
A big Thank You to Florida Race Historian, Marty
Little, who often provides essential archive photos for Legends of
Nascar. Thanks!
