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01-23-2021, 06:06 PM | #1 |
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Gosfast Gary from NY?
anybody hear from Gosfast Gary from NY?
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01-23-2021, 07:03 PM | #2 |
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Re: Gosfast Gary from NY?
His profile shows that he was last on the 'Barn on 1/1/21
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01-24-2021, 11:14 PM | #3 |
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Re: Gosfast Gary from NY?
Gary has been quite Ill and his son has been handling the business. Hope he doing well.
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01-25-2021, 01:13 AM | #4 |
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sorry to hear that. i always enjoy gary"s input here, i wish the best for him
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01-25-2021, 03:52 AM | #5 |
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Re: Gosfast Gary from NY?
I'll try to reach out to him today. I PM'd him last week with no response. We've been in touch with each other about once a month, but I haven't heard from him
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01-25-2021, 05:44 PM | #6 |
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01-25-2021, 06:27 PM | #7 |
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Re: Gosfast Gary from NY?
This the one thing I don't like about these forums; leaning bad things about good people.
Gary has done me a few favors, which I am grateful for, and I hope everything turns out good for him. |
01-25-2021, 08:26 PM | #8 |
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Re: Gosfast Gary from NY?
I'm afraid it comes with the territory. We like the old stuff, really old stuff. We like each other. We have found 'birds of a feather' on this amazing platform. But we are mostly older guys. I guess we could have come up with a more modern hobby and joined some 'gamer site' and the folks we interact with are 30 and healthy even though they live on potato chips. I thought about joining one of those groups last week, but then I remembered I was gonna be busy that day eating ground glass instead. With my collection of beater trucks, I would be 'Goslow Gary' for sure. I just hope my faster brother is OK and just busy with a cool project. And Godspeed Gary!
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01-26-2021, 12:37 PM | #9 |
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Re: Gosfast Gary from NY?
I have tried getting in touch with Gary but no response. I wanted to buy a stroker kit from him.
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01-28-2021, 05:09 PM | #10 |
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I left another message today
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01-28-2021, 05:16 PM | #11 |
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Anyone know the name of their business?
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01-28-2021, 05:51 PM | #12 | |
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Hoping Gary is OK!
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01-29-2021, 04:38 AM | #13 |
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01-29-2021, 03:39 PM | #14 |
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Best wishes for his health. I appreciate his insights.
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01-31-2021, 07:50 AM | #15 |
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Guys, I'm not 100% sure of what I read this morning.
Gary O Sharkey passed away Friday January 29th 2021 West Babylon, NY Prayers to the family. |
01-31-2021, 08:30 AM | #16 |
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Gary O Sharkey. GOS fast??
Very sorry to hear it, but that must be "our" Gary. Wow that's very sad to read. Condolences to the family. Mart. |
01-31-2021, 09:46 AM | #17 |
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Really sorry to hear this! He will be sorely missed by all of us! Prayers to the family, Dale.
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01-31-2021, 09:59 AM | #18 |
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That's terrible. So sad.
Prayers for him and for all his family. A very fine man. Will be greatly missed. |
01-31-2021, 10:04 AM | #19 |
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Oh dear. Prayers to GOS family. Thanks for all your great contributions to our world. RIP friend.
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01-31-2021, 10:20 AM | #20 |
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I saw it mentioned on another forum. Really nice guy. Offered me help, a few years ago, with an engine problem I had. He will be missed.
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01-31-2021, 10:29 AM | #21 |
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From what I know of him, he was a great example to try to follow. He helped me with advice and sent me small parts and wouldn't even accept postage. Prayers for comfort and peace for his family.
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01-31-2021, 10:29 AM | #22 |
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Damn. I almost wish I hadn't logged on this morning. As I posted earlier, he helped me out a couple of times. My condolences to his family.
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01-31-2021, 10:35 AM | #23 |
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Such sad news - being an old Long Island boy I believe we met up once or twice. Nice guy, not an in your face type of guy. My condolences to his family .....
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01-31-2021, 10:45 AM | #24 |
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Prayers going out to the Family.
I'll miss his responses and explanations. Paul in CT |
01-31-2021, 11:43 AM | #25 |
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Sorry to hear of Gary's passing. I also always enjoyed his input and guidance on this forum. Condolences and prayers for his family. May he rest in peace.
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01-31-2021, 12:17 PM | #26 |
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01-31-2021, 12:24 PM | #27 |
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Prayers for his family, sad to lose a very helpful man. God Bless and God Speed.
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01-31-2021, 12:48 PM | #28 |
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I'm sorry to hear about Gary's passing. Anyone who cared enough to bring new flathead products to market was an asset to our hobby. My condolences to his family and friends.
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01-31-2021, 01:06 PM | #29 |
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It is truly disturbing that it's getting to the point where you hesitate to answer the phone or turn on the TV or the internet as "bad and sad news" seems to so prominent these days. I guess you experience this more as you get older.
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01-31-2021, 01:33 PM | #30 |
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https://nocefuneralhome.com/book-of-.../Sharkey-Gary/
Here's a link to Memory Wall for Gary if someone wants to leave a message for the family. No obituary listed yet and I wish I had a chance to meet him, always followed his posts to gain new knowledge. |
01-31-2021, 02:20 PM | #31 |
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I was at his shop several years ago when we bought a 294 ci crank assy. A real gentlemen, very helpful. he will surely be missed. Mu thought and prayers go out to his family.
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01-31-2021, 02:25 PM | #32 |
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It’s to bad to lose one of “us”!!!.....his contributions on this forum will be missed for sure. Condolences to his friends and family........Mark
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01-31-2021, 05:21 PM | #33 |
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Sorry to hear about Gary, great guy! helped me out a couple of times, never hesitated. Condolences to his family!
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01-31-2021, 05:27 PM | #34 |
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Oh Boy . . . that totally sucks to hear about Gary. Hell, just bought some of his lined valve guides a couple months ago. He had such enthusiasm for our beloved Flatheads and did his best to pass on the knowledge/experience he'd gained over the decades.
We didn't always agree on how best to do things, but that was perfectly fine - I respected his opinion and he respected mine (it is what civil folks do!). My heart goes out to his family - Godspeed Gary, you will be missed! |
01-31-2021, 05:45 PM | #35 |
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Just a few miles from me, deepest condolences and heart felt sympathy to his family.
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01-31-2021, 06:54 PM | #36 |
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His knowledge will be sorely missed.
PS I will also miss his post scripts.
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Yeah, he had a way with flatheads, and he surely had a way with HIS "PSs" (post scripts). Gonna miss everything about The GOSfast Man! So sad!! DD |
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01-31-2021, 07:11 PM | #38 |
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If any of Gary's family sees this, know he will be missed. Learned quite a bit from his posts. God bless.
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01-31-2021, 08:52 PM | #39 |
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I learned a tremendous amount from his posts, and I always appreciated his helpful advice and positive attitude. I hate to hear of his passing and I will miss reading his responses. Prayers to the family.
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I'm a relative newbie to Flatheads and ALWAYS clicked on his posts. Loved reading his comments, looking at the pics he posted and learned from all of them. I too liked his PS's. I miss them already. He always responded promptly to my PM's. RIP Gary.
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02-01-2021, 04:27 AM | #41 |
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Gary was a real nice and helpful person,I got a set of valves and stuff from him just last week.
God speed Gary and know that the valve guides and seals you gave me did wonders for the 33, it did 5 days in a row at 550 kms per day in 35-40C and used no oil on our trip to Ayers rock. THANK you for your help and knowledge. You will be missed. Lawrie |
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Gary was one of the guys who had the knowledge to go to the next level with the flathead. I enjoyed reading his posts and learned a few things doing so. The truly sad part is for the new guys coming on the Barn looking for info about the flathead and now not being able to learn from him. He will missed a lot.
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02-01-2021, 10:31 AM | #43 |
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Was hoping to send my guides to him when the time comes...all of his posts about them had me convinced.
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Yes, it is a shame and as others mentioned it sort of comes with the old car hobby to see these unfortunate announcements. RIP Gary.
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Can't find suitable words. So I'll borrow John's.
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