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6/17/12, 2:46 PM
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merrill downey..(downey44)
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Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 934 |
just received news that one our own merrill downey has passed away. great racer and friend.
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6/17/12, 2:51 PM
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Race Count This Year: 20 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,871 |
what?? wow, that just came out of left field...
totally speechless Posted via Mobile Device |
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6/17/12, 3:02 PM
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Re: merrill downey..(downey44)
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Race Count This Year: 11 Race Count Last Year: 38 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,580 |
Thanks for the Memories on and off the track.
You will be missed, Champ! Thoughts and prayers for the family. And now the reason why about 130 am a bad feeling washed over me is reviled. 
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6/17/12, 3:35 PM
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Dang, I am also speechless. Watched as a kid, him running in the Sportsman class, then Late Models. My Dad, Dick Schutte, Merrill, and I went to an Ohio Sprint Speedweek show at Millstream when I was a kid too. A fun guy to be around and a good race car driver! He will be missed! My thoughts and prayers are with his family!
J.T. Stapp Posted via Mobile Device |
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6/17/12, 4:59 PM
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Re: merrill downey..(downey44)
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Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 32 |
Wow, what a shock!
thoughts and prayers to Merrills family. he was a great racer and even greater person!! |
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6/17/12, 10:39 PM
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Re: merrill downey..(downey44)
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Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 463 |
when i was growing up i lived next to merrill and the great downey family. i can always remember him out there in his dads shop working on race cars. i always just wanted to know why they were making all that noise for. ( DOWNEY44) thanks for all the great things that you and your family has done for all of us in the osgood area and the great things that you have done to all the great fans in racing. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOU FAMILY!!!!!!!!
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6/18/12, 2:51 AM
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Re: merrill downey..(downey44)
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Race Count Last Year: 55 Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 118 |
All around great guy! Merrill you will be missed. Thanks for all of the laughs over the years. Godspeed my friend and I hope you find a good racetrack up there.
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Stand on the loud pedal and turn left!
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6/18/12, 5:38 AM
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Re: merrill downey..(downey44)
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Words cannot describe my feelings right now. Numb is the closest I can come up with. One of my close friends that I always appreciated spending time with. Lately when we talked he would catch me up on Indiana goings on. We all have friends and then there are those friends that really have a special place. "Cooter" I will miss your texts, e-mails and phone calls.
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6/18/12, 7:44 AM
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Re: merrill downey..(downey44)
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Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 |
We will all miss you Merrill. Thanks for the good times, great memories and racing advice. It will always be appreciated.
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6/18/12, 2:50 PM
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Re: merrill downey..(downey44)
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Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 190 |
This is Brandon, Merrill's son. I wanted to thank everyone for the kind words. Seeing all of the posts from everywhere is helping alot. Dad went the way I imagine he would have wanted to......at the track. The details for the services are at http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh...55&fh_id=11634
Brandon Downey |
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