To my Triumph Talk family,
I am in awe of the love, caring and support of all of you. There are no words to express my thanks and a simple thank you seems so inadequate. But from the heart I do say thank you.
I am stunned by the awesome gift of $481.00 USD given to me by the Triumph Talk Family. At a time when the economy is tight and few of us have much disposable income – I just have no words except a simple thank you. This coupled with another generous gift from the PGR just about completely pays the cost of Mae Lyne’s cremation.
When I was laid off, I lost my life insurance on Mae Lyne. Due to her health issues, I could not find affordable insurance for her. Being 11 years my junior, I figured I would go before she did, and I had ample coverage on me to take care of her. Obviously, I was wrong. You all had an important financial part in Mae Lyne’s final journey that helped her kids and me significantly. I thank you so much.
Thursday, I received a call from John “Slowpoke†Minch. He and Bobbie (PGR) wanted to meet for lunch on Saturday. They live in New Port Richey on the west coast of Florida. I had a 10:00 appointment at the Triumph dealership to have my ECU flashed and upgraded. There is a recall on all Tiger 800’s after a certain VIN number and mine is in that range. This recall is to fix a stalling issue that affects about one out twenty bikes in that range. I have had zero issues with mine. Therefore, we decided to meet in Plant City which is about the half way point between New Port Richey and southern Orlando.
Friday, John called me with a change of plans. He told me that Leon (the PGR member who conducted Mae Lyne’s celebration of life) wanted to join us and we would meet in Apopka to accommodate Leon. That was easy, ithe location was only six miles from my home. So I told him it would take me about 35 minute to get there from the Triumph Dealership. Right after that call, another PGR member and close friend, who lives just south of Apopka, called me. I invited Gene to join us for lunch.
I got to the Gator Dockside restaurant about 12:05 fully expecting to find John, Bobbie and Gene. I did find them plus seven more PGR members including three who were not able to attend Mae Lyn’s mission; they were attending a KIA mission in Sarasota at the same time. Needless to say, I was delighted to see everyone. I soon learned they all had arrived at 11:30.
I hugged and got hugged and then I sat down. John began by telling the group that I had some awesome friends around the globe on Triumph Talk. He then proceeded to to hand my a package that came from Triumph. Unwrapping that package, I first found a polishing cloth. Hmm, must be a shiny something for the bike, I thought. I then found a brushed, silver toned jewel type box. Inscribed on the top is “MAE LYNE†on the first line. On the second line is inscribed “10/23/55 – 08/13/11.
Opening the box and the cloth bag inside, I found a gorgeous stainless steel chain. After more unwrapping, I found two dog tags with the following inscriptionsâ€
“Mae Lyne†on one side and on the other –
IN LOVING MEMORY
10/23/55 – 08/13/11
The second tag reads – “TRIUMPH TALK†on one side and “RIDING WITH AN ANGEL†on the reverse.
I broke down and sobbed. It was bitter sweet. Bitter because she is gone from me and sweet that I have such thoughtful and caring friends. My hands were shaking so John put the tags on the chain for me and I wore them yesterday and I wearing them today. I will wear them tomorrow…
Thank you all so very much. I cherish these dog tags. But even more, I cherish your thoughts and caring.
Alan (Papa) and Phyllis, his wife.
Leon and Bobbie
Beverly and Alan (Twowheeler) Beverly's hubby, Tom had to work.
Carl, Gene and Bev
Drooling over my Tiger
Beautiful dog tags
I am in awe of the love, caring and support of all of you. There are no words to express my thanks and a simple thank you seems so inadequate. But from the heart I do say thank you.
I am stunned by the awesome gift of $481.00 USD given to me by the Triumph Talk Family. At a time when the economy is tight and few of us have much disposable income – I just have no words except a simple thank you. This coupled with another generous gift from the PGR just about completely pays the cost of Mae Lyne’s cremation.
When I was laid off, I lost my life insurance on Mae Lyne. Due to her health issues, I could not find affordable insurance for her. Being 11 years my junior, I figured I would go before she did, and I had ample coverage on me to take care of her. Obviously, I was wrong. You all had an important financial part in Mae Lyne’s final journey that helped her kids and me significantly. I thank you so much.
Thursday, I received a call from John “Slowpoke†Minch. He and Bobbie (PGR) wanted to meet for lunch on Saturday. They live in New Port Richey on the west coast of Florida. I had a 10:00 appointment at the Triumph dealership to have my ECU flashed and upgraded. There is a recall on all Tiger 800’s after a certain VIN number and mine is in that range. This recall is to fix a stalling issue that affects about one out twenty bikes in that range. I have had zero issues with mine. Therefore, we decided to meet in Plant City which is about the half way point between New Port Richey and southern Orlando.
Friday, John called me with a change of plans. He told me that Leon (the PGR member who conducted Mae Lyne’s celebration of life) wanted to join us and we would meet in Apopka to accommodate Leon. That was easy, ithe location was only six miles from my home. So I told him it would take me about 35 minute to get there from the Triumph Dealership. Right after that call, another PGR member and close friend, who lives just south of Apopka, called me. I invited Gene to join us for lunch.
I got to the Gator Dockside restaurant about 12:05 fully expecting to find John, Bobbie and Gene. I did find them plus seven more PGR members including three who were not able to attend Mae Lyn’s mission; they were attending a KIA mission in Sarasota at the same time. Needless to say, I was delighted to see everyone. I soon learned they all had arrived at 11:30.
I hugged and got hugged and then I sat down. John began by telling the group that I had some awesome friends around the globe on Triumph Talk. He then proceeded to to hand my a package that came from Triumph. Unwrapping that package, I first found a polishing cloth. Hmm, must be a shiny something for the bike, I thought. I then found a brushed, silver toned jewel type box. Inscribed on the top is “MAE LYNE†on the first line. On the second line is inscribed “10/23/55 – 08/13/11.
Opening the box and the cloth bag inside, I found a gorgeous stainless steel chain. After more unwrapping, I found two dog tags with the following inscriptionsâ€
“Mae Lyne†on one side and on the other –
IN LOVING MEMORY
10/23/55 – 08/13/11
The second tag reads – “TRIUMPH TALK†on one side and “RIDING WITH AN ANGEL†on the reverse.
I broke down and sobbed. It was bitter sweet. Bitter because she is gone from me and sweet that I have such thoughtful and caring friends. My hands were shaking so John put the tags on the chain for me and I wore them yesterday and I wearing them today. I will wear them tomorrow…
Thank you all so very much. I cherish these dog tags. But even more, I cherish your thoughts and caring.
Alan (Papa) and Phyllis, his wife.
Leon and Bobbie
Beverly and Alan (Twowheeler) Beverly's hubby, Tom had to work.
Carl, Gene and Bev
Drooling over my Tiger
Beautiful dog tags
I know the lighting thing....same thing happens when i try and capture the Tbird on a sunny day. Cameras cannot capture shiny metal objects in all their glory. It can be frustrating.
