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I have a very large collection of Pat O'Connor photos. I will not part with them. It has been almost 58 years since he lost his life at Indy, but I continue to add to my collection whenever I can. Last summer Kim and I made the 500 mile round-trip to North Vernon to attend the dedication of the memorial there. We met Pat's widow and his son. I got Pat's autograph in '57 at Du Quoin. A short time later, another fan offered me $10 for it. Thank God I did not accept his offer.
Memorabilia and memories attached to it is very important, especially to those of us who are well into the senior citizen ranks.
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