Jim Policastro posted:I'm sorry to have to update this thread with the news that "C.W." passed away this week from complications after a stroke. I've been privileged to have known "C.W." for many years here in the Albany NY area where he shared his expert knowledge in postwar repair and was active in many train related activities.
He was a good guy who simply prided himself in maintaining an anonymous presence online. I will continue to respect that in his passing, although most of us in the Albany Capital district have known him, and many others of you might remember him from the old auctions at the York train show at which he often volunteered.
As you all know, his desire for privacy didn't stop him from jumping in to help his fellow forumites and he will be missed here. We have lost a tremendous source of knowledge of all things postwar.
My prayers and condolences to his friends and family.
Jim
I just caught up with my in box and am saddened by the news of C.W.'s passing. He was very generous and kind with me in my earliest months on the OGR Forum. His knowledge and advice was always spot on and insightful. To say I learned a lot from him is an under statement. He was a frequent contributor to our "Motor of the Week" contest and won his fair share of times. More importantly, he freely tutored me in my earliest days in this wonderful hobby of ours, despite my slowness to learn. May his kind and open heart experience eternal joy, and may his bereft family be comforted by the gift of his life.
