farmer52 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Just learned Jim Winsor passed away today. We lost a true friend of the trucking industry. Thanks Jim for all you did. I must say I am proud to have known Jim and interacted with him at TMC (Technology and Maintenance Council).My condolences to Jim's wife and family. May he rest in peace.From a friend: In his last days Jim was very alert and still sharp with his memory, especially about TMC and all his friends. He always asked about the current events and still remembered most of the events of the past.Thanks Randy for the write-up on the Maxidyne engine. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 HDT article about Jim...www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2015/04/jim-winsor-longtime-trucking-journalist-passes-away.aspxP.S. You will need to copy/paste the link to see the article. IE11 does not make this a hotlink. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Condolences to his family and friends.Here is the hot linkhttp://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2015/04/jim-winsor-longtime-trucking-journalist-passes-away.aspx 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Thanks Paul. Did I ever tell you I HATE IE11? But not enough to switch to Chrome or Foxfire. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemack Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 KenThanks for the link- he worked at Chilton right in our Fire District and lived in Bryn Mawr just down the road.Wished I had met him sounds like a great guy.Firemack Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 May he Rest in Peace.Interesting how Jim Winsor passed away a mere 2 weeks after Walter May. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Jim,Only one person knows why. And isn't it interesting, Randy posted Jim Winsor's notes about the Maxidyne just days before. Makes you wonder why things happen as they do. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Jim,Only one person knows why. And isn't it interesting, Randy posted Jim Winsor's notes about the Maxidyne just days before. Makes you wonder why things happen as they do.It's all in Gods plan. Nothing more, nothing less. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 R.I.P. Jim Winsor. Always read his columns in CCJ,etc. One of the good guys,for sure. Al Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Wow....I have been super busy the last few days, haven't been on here and Donna Winsor just called my Dad who of course called me. I am devastated. Jim was always a good friend to both myself and my father. I have one regret- never having taken the FWD over to where he lives so that he could check it out.I'll post more later.Ken, I just got off the phone with Pat Hutchings at Mack and let her know. She was devastated. Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 R.I.P. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Ken I wish to hell that I knew you were tight with Jim, I would have taken you down to see him when you were in the area for Macungie. (which Jim used to come to before the Gillioun-Brerre hit him....) He was holed up in a very nice assisted living center in Bryn Mawr, not too far from where the Main Turnpike and the Northeast Extension cross one another. Jim couldn't get out but he always welcomed visitors to his place. He was confined to the motorized wheel chair but rock and rolled that thing all over the campus which was very large. Jim always knew where the hot nurses were working and their schedules, too. He was known as "The Mayor of............" (I can't remember the name of the place....)I am still in shock here. After I posted the story the other day, I thought to myself "you know, next time I go over there, I should ask him if I could record him while he rattled off some good stories." I know he would have done it, too.This fucking sucks. Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Randy,I did not realize Jim lived so close to Macungie. It has been several years since I talked to Jim on the phone. Although I was not "tight" with him, he always remembered the TMC people. I think TMC was his favorite technical/trucking organization. I know it broke his heart when he could no longer attend TMC. Jim was definitely an icon in the trucking industry and will be sorely missed. Again RIP Jim!Don't be too hard on yourself for not getting more information from Jim. There are many things we all should do but never see the "urgency" until it is too late. My mother has dementia and I am "kicking" myself for not "recording" information when her mind was "good".In the end, there is a reason why we do or do not do things. However, we may never know the reason. 1 Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Dad, myself and Bob Gabrick had dinner with him about 2 weeks before Christmas. He wasn't doing well physically but he absolutely had his wits about him..... Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 These things always seem to happen in pairs. Thoughts and prayers for all. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39624-rip-jim-winsor/#findComment-286256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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