Don,

I have had the pleasure of talking with you on several occassions and you are one of the best this sport has involved in it. I was sad to hear you have had some medical problems but relieved and happy to hear you are doing better. Get well soon and maybe just maybe I will be able to make Ft. Wayne this year and watch your car run and talk with you if not before at a midwest race (Jacksonville/Spoon weekend?).

The man upstairs works in mysterious ways. Everything that happens is a by his direction. It took me finding out that a very dear friend of mine has cancer and that she is giving up and allowing her cancer to consume her to realize just how fragile and precious life is and that we should all just try to get along. I am going to miss her company very much as she has been just a absolute joy to have around. We in the racing community may disagree and debate with each other but in the end we all should relish the fact we have each other to do that with.

I wish you continuing success and better health in the days, months, years (decades?) to come