The Ford Barn

Rod-MI · 09-19-2013, 03:08 PM

We lost another Ford Barner. We buried "Spike" (Denny Smith) today. He will be missed by some of us on Ford Barn and all of us in the Sparton Horn Region of MARC.

Tom Wesenberg · 09-19-2013, 04:25 PM

Sorry to hear of the passing of your friend. 72 isn't so old these days.

http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/ja...052&fhid=21027

CarlG · 09-19-2013, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

... 72 isn't so old these days.

Tell me about it -- I'll be there in 56 days!

larrys40 · 09-19-2013, 04:48 PM

Rod,

Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.. I understand... my mentor of 34 years Terry Oberer passed away last august ( 2012). I miss our daily chats. I feel enormously fortunate to have had a mentor as him... and soak up as much information as possible from many. No one of us know it all... It's a learning experience every day. I can say my life is blessed every day by my Model A friends, near and afar,
Condolencses and Regards,
Larry Shepard

grj · 09-20-2013, 04:56 AM

Rod. I knew Denny for over 30 years. He will be missed. Gary Johnson

Gary WA · 09-20-2013, 12:29 PM

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I spoke to him on occasions-great guy. Sorry to hear.

Tom Wesenberg · 09-20-2013, 02:18 PM

I never met Spike, but was trying to place him by his posts. You can do an advanced search to find posts by the name. I see Spike's first post was in 2010 and about removing his brake floaters. Spike's last post was just 3 weeks ago about his Model A air compressor for sale, a Gordon Smith compressor.

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116057

Great Lakes Greg · 09-20-2013, 05:58 PM

We had about 12 Model A's in his funeral procession. It was the saddest tour I have ever been on. After the gun volley to acknowledge his Navy service, the club did a simultaneous ahooga horn salute. Not many dry eyes. I am still trying to deal with this hit.

Michael M · 09-20-2013, 06:33 PM

Condolences and prayers to the Barners and to the Smith family.

Michael M · 09-20-2013, 06:35 PM

Condolences and prayers to the Ford Barners, and to the Smith family.

C26Pinelake · 06-06-2016, 10:44 PM

May you cherish your very special memories each and every day. My sympathy to friends and loved ones! Wayne.

mshmodela · 06-07-2016, 09:24 AM

Condolences to Spike his family and those who knew him. God Bless you all.

GordonJ · 06-07-2016, 12:13 PM

I used to visit Denny whenever I was in town from my assignment in China 2011-2014. Denny helped me greatly with my initial work on my Delivery as he had already restored a late '31 delivery. He bought the 30 off of Ebay and I remember asking him if he was really ready to tackle another one as it was clearly in Barn Find condition...he just laughed. I enjoyed seeing the progress from disassembly to restoration to reassembly each time I returned and he was nearly finished in the summer of 2013. He told me he chose the blue color for the Delivery because he was thinking of making it a "Pepsi" truck - his favorite soda pop. I knew that he had health problems, but was greatly saddened when I heard of his passing. He was definitely a positive contributor to the Model A hobby and is still missed.

Ted Duke · 06-07-2016, 06:44 PM

Condolences to the family.

loubob · 06-07-2016, 07:49 PM

R.I.P. Spike

09-19-2013, 03:08 PM	#1
Rod-MI Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson, Michigan Posts: 18	In Memory of Spike We lost another Ford Barner. We buried "Spike" (Denny Smith) today. He will be missed by some of us on Ford Barn and all of us in the Sparton Horn Region of MARC.

09-19-2013, 04:25 PM	#2
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: In Memory of Spike Sorry to hear of the passing of your friend. 72 isn't so old these days. http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/ja...052&fhid=21027

09-19-2013, 04:48 PM	#4
larrys40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: St Charles , Missouri Posts: 1,998	Re: In Memory of Spike Rod, Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.. I understand... my mentor of 34 years Terry Oberer passed away last august ( 2012). I miss our daily chats. I feel enormously fortunate to have had a mentor as him... and soak up as much information as possible from many. No one of us know it all... It's a learning experience every day. I can say my life is blessed every day by my Model A friends, near and afar, Condolencses and Regards, Larry Shepard

09-20-2013, 04:56 AM	#5
grj Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,415	Re: In Memory of Spike Rod. I knew Denny for over 30 years. He will be missed. Gary Johnson

09-20-2013, 12:29 PM	#6
Gary WA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Clinton,WA/Whidbey Island Posts: 4,104	Re: In Memory of Spike Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I spoke to him on occasions-great guy. Sorry to hear. __________________ www.whidbeymodelaclub.com

09-20-2013, 02:18 PM	#7
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: In Memory of Spike I never met Spike, but was trying to place him by his posts. You can do an advanced search to find posts by the name. I see Spike's first post was in 2010 and about removing his brake floaters. Spike's last post was just 3 weeks ago about his Model A air compressor for sale, a Gordon Smith compressor. http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116057

09-20-2013, 05:58 PM	#8
Great Lakes Greg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,369	Re: In Memory of Spike We had about 12 Model A's in his funeral procession. It was the saddest tour I have ever been on. After the gun volley to acknowledge his Navy service, the club did a simultaneous ahooga horn salute. Not many dry eyes. I am still trying to deal with this hit.

09-20-2013, 06:33 PM	#9
Michael M Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Middlesex County, NJ Posts: 298	Re: In Memory of Spike Condolences and prayers to the Barners and to the Smith family. Last edited by Michael M; 09-20-2013 at 06:34 PM. Reason: Typo

09-20-2013, 06:35 PM	#10
Michael M Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Middlesex County, NJ Posts: 298	Re: In Memory of Spike Condolences and prayers to the Ford Barners, and to the Smith family.

06-06-2016, 10:44 PM	#11
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: In Memory of Spike May you cherish your very special memories each and every day. My sympathy to friends and loved ones! Wayne.

06-07-2016, 09:24 AM	#12
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,763	Re: In Memory of Spike Condolences to Spike his family and those who knew him. God Bless you all. __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

06-07-2016, 12:13 PM	#13
GordonJ Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Livonia, MI Posts: 54	Re: In Memory of Spike I used to visit Denny whenever I was in town from my assignment in China 2011-2014. Denny helped me greatly with my initial work on my Delivery as he had already restored a late '31 delivery. He bought the 30 off of Ebay and I remember asking him if he was really ready to tackle another one as it was clearly in Barn Find condition...he just laughed. I enjoyed seeing the progress from disassembly to restoration to reassembly each time I returned and he was nearly finished in the summer of 2013. He told me he chose the blue color for the Delivery because he was thinking of making it a "Pepsi" truck - his favorite soda pop. I knew that he had health problems, but was greatly saddened when I heard of his passing. He was definitely a positive contributor to the Model A hobby and is still missed.

06-07-2016, 06:44 PM	#14
Ted Duke Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fairfield, Virginia Posts: 615	Re: In Memory of Spike Condolences to the family.

06-07-2016, 07:49 PM	#15
loubob Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Syracuse,NY Posts: 264	Re: In Memory of Spike R.I.P. Spike