While back in Northlandia a few weeks ago I learned a friend of mine had died. Ron "Redi-Mix" Harn of Bushnell was 85, and after a brief stay in a nursing home, died of a stroke. He was in the Korean War and worked at the hammer factory there all his life. He was married to Lana, a pretty cool person in her own right.
I met him when I first joined the Western Illinois Antique Auto Club. The first time we really hooked up was at a car show. They were parked right across from me and they invited me over to sit with them. I knew who he was from the meetings and after that I also started sitting with him n the back row. We did the usual things, make jokes, giggle like kids and generally had a good time.
Lana took some pictures of some Club stuff and they gave me a booklet of them back in the day.
I was around when he retired at 65 from the factory. And I was around when he had his knees operated on. He told me they poured cement in there to make it strong, thus my moniker "Redi-Mix". He always made room for me next to him.
I saw him a couple years ago at the Bushnell car show. Lana told me then he was developing dementia.
Good bye, old buddy.
I met him when I first joined the Western Illinois Antique Auto Club. The first time we really hooked up was at a car show. They were parked right across from me and they invited me over to sit with them. I knew who he was from the meetings and after that I also started sitting with him n the back row. We did the usual things, make jokes, giggle like kids and generally had a good time.
Lana took some pictures of some Club stuff and they gave me a booklet of them back in the day.
I was around when he retired at 65 from the factory. And I was around when he had his knees operated on. He told me they poured cement in there to make it strong, thus my moniker "Redi-Mix". He always made room for me next to him.
I saw him a couple years ago at the Bushnell car show. Lana told me then he was developing dementia.
Good bye, old buddy.
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