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To: steveegg; All

Obit time .. a Biggy!

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Former NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr. dies (RIP Bill. What a ride! He was 74.) ^

Posted by NormsRevenge
On News/Activism ^ 06/04/2007 12:33:24 PM PDT · 1+ view

AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/4/07 | Jenna FRyer - ap
Bill France Jr., who transformed NASCAR from a small Southern sport into a billion-dollar conglomerate during his 31 years as chairman, died Monday. He was 74. He died at his Daytona Beach, Fla., home, NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said. France had been in poor health for much of the last decade — he was diagnosed with cancer in 1999. Although he was in remission, the extensive treatments took a toll. He never regained his full strength, often had difficulty breathing and had taken to using a motorized scooter to get around. France was hospitalized at least twice this year but...


347 posted on 06/04/2007 12:37:58 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... For want of a few good men, a once great nation was lost.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Smoky burnout, followed by a Polish.


351 posted on 06/04/2007 12:40:04 PM PDT by steveegg (I am John Doe.)
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