Everyone Please Read: As an Honor to Terry, I'm Posting This in the Imperial Forum...

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Very sorry to hear this.

I had only communicated with Terry through the forums here but always knew he was a genuine nice man and well loved by all he touched. I am sorry I myself never met him in person.

May he rest in peace under God's shining light.

Patrick
 
In Honor Of Terry.....

I don't have much to say, because in all of the decade that I have been a member here, I don't believe I have ever met Terry, nor communicated with him in any way. But I will say that I am sorry to hear of his passing.

I am sure Terry was a great guy for those who have had the privledge of interacting with him. And had he and I ever met anytime during his life, then that would've been my perception of him as well.

I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to Terry's family as well as his VERY extended family here on "www.automaticwasher.org". Whether we knew Terry or not, we still loved Terry as the same, and he will be sorely missed. Here at "www.automaticwasher.org", we have lost a valued friend indeed.

Just know now, Terry is in a better place, and I am sure there are a lot of vintage washers in heaven for Terry to play with and enjoy.

On this end, I would like to say, Rest In Peace, Terry. R.I.P.!!!!

--Charles--
 
Funeral Arrangements

Here are the funeral arrangements from Terry's nephew:

 

<span>We have set visitation for Tues 1/31 from 4-7 pm

The funeral service will be Wed 2/1 at 10am

Cotter Funeral Home
Momence, IL
815-472-2442

If you or anyone plans on attending, there are many hotels in kankakee or bourbonnais, IL</span>

 
Thanks for that, Fred.

I hope many of you all can attend. I do wish I could. I know Terry has created very strong, firm bonds with so many club members all around the world.

He was, in a way, what one could call "the baking yeast" of the club. As we mingle in the mixmaster bowl, he lifted us up, and supporting us at all times, as we all soon find comfort amongst each other in the Frigidaire oven, as a big family.

Thanks again, Terry, and for everyone you have reached out to.
 
My sympathies go to his family and all of you who knew him well. I am another who has never met the man, but just from the pictures I can tell he was a very friendly and caring person.

May Terry rest peacefully.
 
Very sad news

This is shocking sad news for anyone who knew Terry and a loss to us all. As all have shared here, Terry was a very loving, warm person. At the first DC wash in, I had dragged my partner Gary across the country to it and then abandoned him to the excitement of visiting with club friends and experiencing vintage washing machines in John's warehouse/museum. Terry saw Gary standing alone and not fitting in (Gary is not a washer-guy, but puts up with me.) He started talking to Gary and the two of them hit it off and had a great time all night. This was typical Terry -- making sure everyone feels welcome, and he was happiest when busy taking care of others. Gary and I will miss him very much. We are comforted by knowing Terry was with people he loved at the time he left us.
 
I am sorry that I never met Terry in person. I had thought that eventually our paths would cross at a wash-in or smaller gathering, and at that time I could meet the man whom several people have told me was such a great guy, and whom I had seen countless times in photographs. I always thought he looked like such a happy, warm, and caring soul and there is certainly proof of that here.

Two things profoundly strike me as I read this amazingly well-read and replied to post. First, Terry made a mark on the world and in the lives of many people. I am sure that he achieved more than we probably realize even amongst all these touching testimonials. To earn the caliber of acolades he did is truly special in this day, and we should all be so fortunate, and we stand to learn from his example.

Also, this is the third reminder in just a few days that I have had that life is brief, and should be embraced when we have the chance. Terry clearly knew that and practiced this each day. Earlier this week my Mom informed me that two neighbor ladies in Michigan, where I spent half my childhood, had died six weeks apart this past fall. We were the fourth of a four-house cul-de-sac which was built in 1967. There were kids my age in each of the other three houses and I got to know their moms very well. We were the first to move away ten years later. I always looked forward to their Christmas cards which came to my parent's house year after year after we moved, first to Denver and then to Charlotte. This year, when the cards didn't come, I feared the worst, and Mom sent some e-mails and found out that one lady died in September, and the other in October. In fact, the funeral of the first who died was the last public function the second lady had attended - they were neighbors since 1967. My Mom is now the last of four, and I can hardly fathom the logical extension one can make there.

This is just another example why we should grab life and live it while we can. We need to take at least a little bit of Terry's example on how to life a fine life for the good of ourselves and everyone else. As they say, immitation is the greatest form of flattery.

Rest in peace Terry. To all of us still here...live happy, live healthy, and live well.

Gordon
 
R.I.P.

very saddened to hear of a longtime AWO member and great friend to so many here
going off to the great beyond...
In tribute i ran a steaming,sudsing"imperial"load in the 'ol filter flo.
R I P terry
 
Such sad news.  Terry was so much a part of this forum, though I never met him, I felt I knew him - at least a bit- by reading his posts.  He always had something positive to say, I'm glad he found a home here as many of us have.  A sad day indeed.
 
As a bit of a newbie to the board, I never had the opportunity to meet Terry. All I can offer is the following:
"May the angels lead you into paradise. May the martyrs come to welcome you and lead you to the Holy City, the new and eternal Jerusalem where Lazarus is poor no longer. May you have eternal rest."
 
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