Reply to "Bill Santos Has Passed Away"

When I attended the Las Vegas Fun Rally in 2001 as a total newbie, not knowing a soul, I arrived at the track event at LVMS and approached the first "in charge" looking guy I saw - Bill Santos. It was the beginning of a very dear friendship with a most wonderful man.

Bill's everpresent smile, much like that of Tony Harvey, was always there for friends and strangers alike. I always felt very much at ease with Bill, and as I became more involved with PCNC, he was always there to help and advise, and just be a friend.

He will leave a large void in PCNC, but my biggest regret is he will no longer be able to be the ever-loving and caring father he has always been for his son Brett. Brett is a remarkable man, and I often tell the story of how some nine months after meeting Brett at Vegas 2001, he walked up and greated me by name when I attended my first PCNC monthly meeting. Bill did a fine job in raising his son, and that is perhaps the most important job a man ever has to do.

I will miss Bill for a very long time.

The De Tomaso Family is in mourning - we have lost one of our best.

Larry