RIP Paul "PW" Wilson

throb · 7/6/10, 4:39 PM

hearing through the facebook grapevine that we lost PW today...for anyone who knew pual, and if you have ever been to a race track that should be EVERYONE, pual was one of the most genuinly nice and likeable guys you could ever meet! you will be missed pal! god speed!

cowboyhar69 · 7/6/10, 5:12 PM

Hate to hear this...Paul was a great guy...RIP,Paul

Tim Wolffrum aka Cowboy

petey · 7/6/10, 6:13 PM

First met Paul ten years ago. Hadn't seen him in like five years during Sprint Week. I didn't realize that he had cancer. He was a good, fun loving guy. RIP PW.

STIDA.com · 7/6/10, 8:17 PM

PW!!!! Damn brother you will be missed....Cancer SUCKS>.......To your love of music, racing and the Colts.... (thanks for trading me my upper deck for your 8 rows off the field in the end zone...cuz thats the kinda guy you were buddy) RIP

welder · 7/6/10, 8:54 PM

RIP PW, I imagine you having one hell of a time up there with our late racing and rock n roll heroes. Crank up the Motorhead in honor of PW!!!
D.W.J.
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Vukie · 7/6/10, 9:03 PM

A sad day. Rest in Peace, PW.

racephoto1 · 7/7/10, 12:25 AM

I knew Paul 35 years, before he was going racing. Never changed, same guy I always knew. RIP old friend.

sceckert · 7/7/10, 1:48 PM

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...ue#Post6071628

This is a message board for MOPAR collectors in PW's memory. It expresses the love so many felt for the Man.

Dave Argabright · 7/7/10, 2:40 PM

Steve, thanks for posting the link. Reading the comments of Paul's friends from the Mopar world, I can see that his impact was the same as in racing circles. He was a delightful guy, a genuine character who pursued with a powerful passion the things he loved. He was as easy to get to know as anyone I've ever met...straightforward, sincere, honest, caring, genuine.

Good 'ol PW...I can think of so many memories, and so many fun times that he was right in the middle of. I remember one weekend during the TNN days when we carpooled from Eldora back to where the crew was staying in Piqua. We made several detours and did a bunch of sightseeing, what a great couple of days.

Paul had such an easy smile, and a zest for life. If you pissed him off he could get pretty vocal, but he would get over it quickly and soon was back to the happy, easy guy we all loved.

If there is one thing I detest about growing older, it's the fact that more and more of the people I know and love are no longer with us. The losses over the past couple of years have been particularly painful...Chuck Amati, Larry Rice, Mutt Anderson, my stepfather Joe Elsey, Jesse Hockett, Wayne Leary, and several others. Each was an important friend to me, someone for whom I feel a keen sense of loss when I think of them.

Ben Stein said, "When you lose someone you love, the damage is permanent. It is as if there were a brick wall right in front of your door. But eventually, there is ivy on the brick, and after that, there are roses. It will happen."

As time passes the grief of losing Paul will diminish, replaced by the pleasant roses of fond memories. But today there is just the brick wall at the door.

7/9/10, 3:19 PM

Sorry to hear that , did not know , we had a lot of good times at the tracks and in Indy , partying in the old days . Will be missed . Went to Eldora a few times with Paul and we packed the track in a few times and Partyed hard , whose were the good old days . Ha Paul if your can read this you would be smiling now that Sprint Week is getting into full swing . God BLESS and This ones for you

Your Friend Greg Axsom

7/6/10, 4:39 PM	#1 RIP Paul "PW" Wilson
throb Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 888	hearing through the facebook grapevine that we lost PW today...for anyone who knew pual, and if you have ever been to a race track that should be EVERYONE, pual was one of the most genuinly nice and likeable guys you could ever meet! you will be missed pal! god speed! __________________ Rob Botts

7/9/10, 3:19 PM	#10 Re: RIP Paul "PW" Wilson
axsom#11 Posts: n/a	Sorry to hear that , did not know , we had a lot of good times at the tracks and in Indy , partying in the old days . Will be missed . Went to Eldora a few times with Paul and we packed the track in a few times and Partyed hard , whose were the good old days . Ha Paul if your can read this you would be smiling now that Sprint Week is getting into full swing . God BLESS and This ones for you Your Friend Greg Axsom _________________________________________________ Last edited by axsom#11; 7/10/10 at 10:07 AM.

7/6/10, 5:12 PM	#2 Re: RIP Paul "PW" Wilson
cowboyhar69 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,428	Hate to hear this...Paul was a great guy...RIP,Paul Tim Wolffrum aka Cowboy

7/6/10, 6:13 PM	#3 Re: RIP Paul "PW" Wilson
petey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 925	First met Paul ten years ago. Hadn't seen him in like five years during Sprint Week. I didn't realize that he had cancer. He was a good, fun loving guy. RIP PW.

7/6/10, 8:17 PM	#4 Re: RIP Paul "PW" Wilson
STIDA.com Senior Member Race Count This Year: 9 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 825	PW!!!! Damn brother you will be missed....Cancer SUCKS>.......To your love of music, racing and the Colts.... (thanks for trading me my upper deck for your 8 rows off the field in the end zone...cuz thats the kinda guy you were buddy) RIP

7/6/10, 8:54 PM	#5
welder Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 197	RIP PW, I imagine you having one hell of a time up there with our late racing and rock n roll heroes. Crank up the Motorhead in honor of PW!!! D.W.J. Posted via Mobile Device

7/6/10, 9:03 PM	#6 Re: RIP Paul "PW" Wilson
Vukie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,310	A sad day. Rest in Peace, PW.

7/7/10, 1:48 PM	#8 Re: RIP Paul "PW" Wilson
sceckert Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 162	http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...ue#Post6071628 This is a message board for MOPAR collectors in PW's memory. It expresses the love so many felt for the Man.

7/7/10, 2:40 PM	#9 Re: RIP Paul "PW" Wilson
Dave Argabright Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 118	Steve, thanks for posting the link. Reading the comments of Paul's friends from the Mopar world, I can see that his impact was the same as in racing circles. He was a delightful guy, a genuine character who pursued with a powerful passion the things he loved. He was as easy to get to know as anyone I've ever met...straightforward, sincere, honest, caring, genuine. Good 'ol PW...I can think of so many memories, and so many fun times that he was right in the middle of. I remember one weekend during the TNN days when we carpooled from Eldora back to where the crew was staying in Piqua. We made several detours and did a bunch of sightseeing, what a great couple of days. Paul had such an easy smile, and a zest for life. If you pissed him off he could get pretty vocal, but he would get over it quickly and soon was back to the happy, easy guy we all loved. If there is one thing I detest about growing older, it's the fact that more and more of the people I know and love are no longer with us. The losses over the past couple of years have been particularly painful...Chuck Amati, Larry Rice, Mutt Anderson, my stepfather Joe Elsey, Jesse Hockett, Wayne Leary, and several others. Each was an important friend to me, someone for whom I feel a keen sense of loss when I think of them. Ben Stein said, "When you lose someone you love, the damage is permanent. It is as if there were a brick wall right in front of your door. But eventually, there is ivy on the brick, and after that, there are roses. It will happen." As time passes the grief of losing Paul will diminish, replaced by the pleasant roses of fond memories. But today there is just the brick wall at the door.