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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 10:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

Tom's kindheartedness will be missed!
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 6:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

I don't know how I missed this. Thanks for posting Gary. I have always enjoyed Toms posts and wisdom. Thanks Tom. Mahalo!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:30 am    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

Have a great weekend everyone

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

I received an email from Terry, Tom’s daughter. She and her brother have plans to return to LA in June. The plan is to complete the brake job on his bus and she’s invited me to help. Hopefully the timing will be good and we can get this done.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 3:06 am    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

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I received an email from Terry, Tom’s daughter. She and her brother have plans to return to LA in June. The plan is to complete the brake job on his bus and she’s invited me to help. Hopefully the timing will be good and we can get this done.


Please give my best to the family, I lost my Dad on Good Friday, but at 93 I could only be thankful for all the time I got with him.
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2018 8:16 am    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

I did not know Tom. I had no one on one interaction with Tom. I, of course, came across Tom's posts over the years and they seemed to often stand out. I do feel the pain of losing someone close and of losing someone who made a difference in your life as a mentor, confidant, mediator, and friend.
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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2018 10:59 am    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 4:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

Someone pass that on to the family please
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 5:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

I did last week.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:54 am    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

Update: Yesterday Telford Dorr and I drove 130 miles into Los Angeles and met with Toms kids, Terry and Jeff. We brought lots of tools and together with what Tom had we were able to fabricate some hard brake lines for his front disc brake conversion that he never finished.

Tom working on his bus sometime ago

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Telford and I yesterday

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Terry and Jeff were great. Tom raised them right. Once the brakes were bled we did his Vanagon too. I guess it was real close to complete brake failure due to lack of fluid. Got that straightened out.

Here's a pic of Telford with the kids in front of their house. Jeff looks, acts, and sounds exactly like his Dad.

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So I'm the new owner of Toms bus. Here it is in front of my house in San Diego.

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Thanks Tom for the bus and thanks for being a great father and friend

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:44 am    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

Update: Monday July 30, 2018

Tom's bus just got a new life this past weekend. I couldn't give it the attention it deserves and I found a very nice, long married, couple from Yuma to take it over. Dwayne and Kathy Alford are the new owners.

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They went to a lot of trouble and made a few trips back and forth between AZ and San Diego in order to see it and then get it home. These people are super excited to be in the bay window community and I'm sure will take great care of it.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:58 am    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

This is awesome!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

This is cool. I saw you had Toms bus advertised. Glad you found a good home for it. Thanks for the update. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

My hope was to be able to find someone who would drive it and enjoy it. I wasn't looking for a flipper. I had many contact me. Hell, if anyone was gunna flip it, it would have been me. No, i kept it just as Tom had. Well, short the disco ball and a few other things like the styrofoam head on the dash board.

The new owners are perfect and I'm sure Tom would approve. They plan to document their efforts and travels so as soon as they share that with me I'll post up here for you guys to see.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

Warmed the heart this evening.

Thanks Gary, and welcome NewBays....

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 1:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

Wow, I've been away from the forums for a few weeks while I settle into a new job and was both saddened and uplifted by this thread. It's really heartwarming to see how folks from all over can come together to celebrate the life of someone like this. I can only hope when I'm gone that enough people are able to wish me well on the eternal journey the way Tom has seen in this thread. It's clear that Tom made a positive impact and impression on the people he met. When asked by my daughters why some people seem to go before their time, my only response has ever been: the test is over for them and they passed. They're ready for the reward now.

RIP, Tom. Enjoy the reward!

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 6:40 am    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

Looks like Duane and Kathy meet the great hair criterium! Cool
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 1:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

Update: Oct 8, 2018

As many of you know, Tom owned not only a 1969 Bus but he also owned a couple Vanagons. One of those is on Oahu and the other was at his home in Los Angeles. That is until I towed it to my house recently for some much needed repairs.

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Tom's kids would like to do at least one more trip in it before letting it go but with the water pump leaking and the brakes going flat they were faced with a large shop bill IF they could find a shop up to the task.

This is what I found when I pulled off the rear drums

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So with the help of a good friend, Telford Dorr, we replaced the wheel cylinders and shoes. Then bled the system.

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The results were good.

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Telford also fixed the gear shifter lock out switch. Next comes the water pump and an oil change when my back feels better.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

Nice work aeromech!

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten Reply with quote

Well done Gary and Telford...get some gloves on and keep that glycol ether off your skin, nasty Shinola

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