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Dear Matt,

Thank you for the info, it's good to hear that they are recovering 

quickly! Are there any news?

Oh how sad the loss and all the associated trouble is!
My thoughts are with Lee and George and I cross my fingers....
and best wishes!

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Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 19:27:08 -0700
From: "Robert W. Garven Jr." <rgarven [at] gmail.com>
To: Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com>
Cc: Ferrari List <Ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] George Parker - tragedy
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Any news on George and Lee?

Robert W. Garven Jr.
rgarven [at] gmail.com

  "The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special vehicle and for most 
people it will remain a dream apart from for those lucky few." Enzo Ferrari

On May 18, 2015, at 6:34 PM, Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com> wrote:

All,

I visited with George this afternoon. He has more family there now -- including 
his parents and sister who showed up from the Rochester area just as I was 
leaving.

I spent about 30 minutes with George. He is still on some sedatives so is usually 
resting, but I woke him up and we interacted easily for the time we were there. He is 
still on the respirator -- that is, the tube is still inserted but the respirator is not 
on, so he is breathing fine on his own. They are leaving the tube in place until they are 
100% sure there are no further issues that need to be cleared out of his lungs. George 
was writing questions for me or answering my questions by writing responses. He's fully 
cognizant of what is going on, where he is, etc. I was able to talk with his boss where 
he works today and they are looking to help out with extra sick leave donations from 
co-workers. The same neighbor who was there most of yesterday was there again today. I 
passed on everyone who responded's name today and he responded "Wow, word gets 
around fast!"

That same neighbor started a GoFundMe campaign that at this point George and 
Lee are not aware of, but I want to pass it on for you all who are asking how 
you can help:

http://www.gofundme.com/uuzyr4 <http://www.gofundme.com/uuzyr4>

It might be Wednesday before I go visit again, but I'll continue to keep 
everyone posted.

-Matt

On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 10:24 PM, Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com 
<mailto:ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com>> wrote:
All,

Sorry for the slow reply but I wanted to wait until I had time to sit down and 
type a bit of what happened. Some of this is pieced together and we'll figure 
things out more fully as time goes on.

This morning, George and Lee were in the house when they heard something in the 
basement/garage. George ran down to see what it was, ran back up to get a fire 
extinguisher, but apparently knew that wasn't going to be sufficient and yelled 
at Lee to get herself and the dogs out of the house. George managed to get one 
of their Jettas to safety as well as the XK120 (although it does have some 
cosmetic damage such as bubbling paint on the front). They lost their Miata, 
his Jetta wagon, and the Spitfire. At some point during the fire, the 
Spitfire's fuel tank exploded (his friend Lee suggested that the tank separated 
and with the fire already there, once the fumes escaped it went boom). A 
neighbor I talked with said it sounded like Fort AP Hill was testing. They 
unfortunately lost all their exotic birds, and the house looked nearly gutted 
but I can't be sure because I did not go in the house. The fire did start in 
the garage, and there were holes in the roof, and their house is fairly lar
  ge/tall, so this was an extensive fire and likely a complete loss. Furniture, 
clothes, electronics, etc. can be replaced, but a lot of George's car 
paraphernalia and other collectible stuff will be tougher. Lee also had her 
collections of things she loved that are all gone, too.

The important part is that Lee seems fine, and George will get through this fine. He did 
suffer some 2d and 3d degree burns -- I did not see evidence of that, but I was told some 
were on his back (however when I visited for a few hours today he was on his back in the 
bed the whole time, so that may not be the case). He also has some burns in his throat. 
When I arrived with my son Carter, we hung out with Lee (his wife), Lee Kimble (his 
friend), and his neighbor Tim until they let us back to his room (he is in the ICU at 
MCV). When we saw him, I spoke with him to make him aware who was there and he did look 
at us and gave us all a thumbs up, but he is fairly heavily sedated and on a respirator, 
and we did not communicate beyond that. He'll be in there "at least" 24 hours, 
and in the hospital for several more days.

I plan to visit again tomorrow and will update as I learn more. They have very 
good neighbors who are going to put them up for the time being in an in-law 
suite. Once George is back on his feet, they do still have two driveable cars, 
but he also has access to his old Jetta that I bought from him. Really, the 
thing that would help best right now would be your thoughts and prayers. You 
can convey them on his FB wall, or feel free to send me any notes of 
encouragement and I'll bring them tomorrow to share with him (hopefully he'll 
be awake and aware tomorrow).

-Matt

On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 7:34 PM, Dennis Liu <bigheaddennis [at] gmail.com 
<mailto:bigheaddennis [at] gmail.com>> wrote:
Just saw this on FB from Matt Boyd, and wanted to share with all of George?s 
friends here.  Ugh, horrible tragedy.  Keeping George and wife Lee in my 
thoughts.

Please say a prayer tonight for our friends, George Parker and his wife Lee. 
Their car blew up in the garage this morning and caused their house to burn 
down. George was injured pretty severely and is at MCV.

George posted two days ago that his Triumph Spitfire broke down and left him on 
the side of the road, needed a flatbed home.  Maybe this was the cause?

Matt, please keep us apprised of the situation.

Vty,

--Dennis

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Re: George Parker - tragedy	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Boris Schlegelmilch (borisschlegelmilch.com)
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2015 03:37:27 -0700 (PDT)