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Old 10-13-2009, 04:29 AM
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Good for her. what a way to go and be remembered!!!
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Old 10-13-2009, 05:16 AM
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<font color="pink"> </font> I was at the service on Saturday, and let me tell you, it was all Donna Mae. She was full of life and its really not hard to believe that she wanted it to be a party. She lived life that way..BKH <font color="pink"> </font>
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Old 10-14-2009, 01:13 AM
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She must have been fun to be around. RIP Donna Mae.
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Old 10-14-2009, 03:07 AM
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The wife and I just rolled in from PA, representing the sYc at Donna Mae's funeral service.

Donna Mae was posed in her best Pink outfit, seated behind the wheel of her '79 Pink Corvette. The funeral service was very nice, the first part a nice religous service conducted by her pastor from the Methodist Church, and the second part was several friends sharing their "Donna Mae" stories. Following the service there was a get together at a local catering place. The procession to there was led by over 40 Corvettes.


As in life, she went out in style.
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Old 10-14-2009, 03:57 AM
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I was unable to make it to the funeral, and have been really busy with some stuff lately, but as promised here are a few neat little Donna Mae tidbits I was able to dig up...I know I have a ton of other things buried somewhere, but for now I thought you guys might get a kick out of a few of these pictures/letters from Donna Mae.

The first one is a letter from Andy Granetelli, of Indy/STP fame... Donna had written him in regards to a sponsorship for Don, but as you will see... he wasn't too interested...


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Old 10-14-2009, 04:00 AM
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Here's Donna Mae's reply/memo back to Don's mom, suggesting maybe they just settle for some free jackets...


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Old 10-14-2009, 04:03 AM
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Here's a neat photo of Donna Mae (left) with Zora Arkus Duntov and his wife. That's Frank Yenko (Don's dad) on the far right. Not sure who the other guy is... anyone recognize him?


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