Tom Hoover passed away

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"giant legend" probably does not do the man justice. RIP
 
If it is real this time, may he RIP. What a huge loss.
 
What a great guy he was. Such a brilliant mind for Mopar. RIP Tom Hoover. He even did some work with the 273 but was well known for being the Father of the Hemi. tmm

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Can't be thankful enough for everything he's done for the Mopar racing family.
RIP Mr. Hoover.
 
Yes, sadly it is real this time. A couple of weeks ago it was communicated to me
by Joe Pappas from Tom Coddington that he had passed away but evidently it
was just a scare and was hastily retracted.

In the meantime we had good news that the disease was misdiagnosed and they
had altered his medication with encouraging results. Even the day before he passed
everyone expected him to be out and about soon as he was responding well.

Then, without warning he was gone. Joe contacted me as soon as it happened but
we decided to hold back announcing anything that we hoped might be premature.

In spending some time around him last summer it did not go without notice that the
men who worked around him in the race group 30 years ago still referred to him as
Mr. Hoover out of respect and admiration.

This is the way I will always remember him as he was obviously enjoying himself.

Godspeed Sir.

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So many great people now are gone and there will never be people like that again...
 
Great guy, He also designed the Slant Six Hyper Pac parts.
 
Old Man Mopar said:
Yes, sadly it is real this time. A couple of weeks ago it was communicated to me
by Joe Pappas from Tom Coddington that he had passed away but evidently it
was just a scare and was hastily retracted.

In the meantime we had good news that the disease was misdiagnosed and they
had altered his medication with encouraging results. Even the day before he passed
everyone expected him to be out and about soon as he was responding well.

Then, without warning he was gone. Joe contacted me as soon as it happened but
we decided to hold back announcing anything that we hoped might be premature.

In spending some time around him last summer it did not go without notice that the
men who worked around him in the race group 30 years ago still referred to him as
Mr. Hoover out of respect and admiration.

This is the way I will always remember him as he was obviously enjoying himself.

Godspeed Sir.

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I apparently missed your earlier thread. Thanks for the clarification.
 
Sad to see him go. He would frequent the local NAPA store but you would never know how important he was to the Automotive industry. And... most of the people here in Huntingdon have no idea who he was or what he has done.
 
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