Ferrari Mailing List: Bob Holbert's Services

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   For those of you who
   remember,.........................................

   This was forwarded to me by a friend and fellow enthusiast, John
   Heckman

   Phil
   Philip "Phil" Tegtmeier
   39 Churchill Drive
   Elverson Pa 19520
   610.525.8949
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>    Greetings fellow Car Guy,
>
>
>    As you have probably heard by now, Bob Holbert died last week as a
>    result of a brain tumor.  Services will be held at the Dealership in
>    Warrington on Sunday, Novermber 25.  The family will begin receiving
>    mourners at 2:00, and the memorial service will begin at 4:00.
>    Internment will be private.  I, as well as other Car Guys, will be in
>    attendance.
>
>
>    Along with his contemporaries Dan Gurney, Roger Penske, Caroll Shelby,
>    Bill Wonder, and others, Bob Holbert was instrumental in the formation
>    of sports car racing in post WWII America.  Starting out in an MGTD he
>    went on to race several different marques including Porsche and Shelby
>    American.  He did it all -- built them, fixed them, raced them, and
>    sold them.  And he did it in Suburban Philadelphia.
>
>
>    Mr. Holbert was a wonderful man possessing a gruff exterior but a warm
>    interior.  While employed by the Porsche dealership he founded, I
>    cherished the times when we would discuss with me one-on-one what it
>    was like back in those glory days of the `50s and `60s.  Extremely
>    modest and humble, he was also funny in a very dry way.  He was the
>    only person who knew him that didn't think he was a living legend.  He
>    always made me want to do my best for him.
>
>
>    Regards,
>
>
>    John D. Heckman, AAI
>
>    Restorer & Builder Program
>
>    Grundy Worldwide Insurance
>
>    400 Horsham Road
>
>    P.O. Box 1957
>
>    Horsham, PA  19044
>
>    www.Grundy.com
>
>    Fax: 215-674-5743
>
>    Phone: 1-866-338-4006 x 165
>
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