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How sad. I've been busy the last 48 hours or so and hadn't looked at the boards until now.
Dwight and I grew up near each other and are about the same age. I was thinking how nice it was of everyone to send best wishes to all his friends. I consider myself one of his friends, so I took some comfort in all the kind thoughts.
Then I realized, I never actually met Dwight. It just felt like I had. We joked about waving to each other as kids, while at the beaches of Long Island Sound, he on the New York side, while I splashed in the water of Rocky Neck State Park on the Connecticut side. We both ended up in the Midwest, both enjoy the love of our sport and it's history, both enjoy the company of the people we meet on, or through, these boards.
But I never did actually MEET Dwight, could have sworn I did, but I didn't. That's just how he made you feel in discussing a topic. As I said, I consider myself one his friends, and I can only hope he felt the same.
It shouldn't feel this bad to lose someone I never had the pleasure of meeting - in person.
None if us know how many laps we are scheduled to run. From what I read here, Dwight ran a few laps under caution with some health issues. Not the kind of thing he ever burdened us with here on the boards. I missed it when he took the white flag, and now the checkered has waved ending his race. Rest in peace old "friend".
Tom Arthur
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