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I am sitting at the Keyboard wondering how to write this message.
Many of you will have known that Steve Reid has bravely fought Cancer over the last 2 - 3 years.
It fills me with great sadness to have to report that Steve's battle with this hateful disease ended on the Morning of Tuesday 18th August 2015.
The TVR world at large has lost one of the marques great characters and one of the most knowledgeable enthusiasts and specialists that TVR has ever known.
I have asked many folk over the past few days how best to sum Steve up. Grumpy Old Bugger, seemed to be mentioned most frequently
I am writing this having lost a true friend. Steve didn't make friends lightly, he would never suffer fools lightly.. In the TVR world he would classify you as old school or a tyre kicker..I feel very proud to have been regarded by him as one of the former.
Its fitting that towards the end a gathering of many of his closest friends took place and in a way, Only Steve would end up having a party back at his place just before his death rather than after it. Such was the measure of the man and also the regard in which he was held by so many.
Many stories were told on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday before his passing. some not repeatable on this forum but all extremely funny.
I guess that there will be many wanting to share their own stories regarding Steve and I hope you will post them on here so we can all remember a true friend and a True TVR enthusiast.
I am posting a few pictures taken of Steve.
one picture was taken only 4 weeks ago. It is personal to me, a culmination of a very long held ambition to build an old TVR and go racing. I will treasure this memory and the help given to me by my great mate for the rest of my life.
Also one with his best mate and best Man Simon which I took on the morning of Steve's wedding to Lil.
Steve leaves a legacy of Friends, and an unsurpassed knowledge of the early cars. Steve also leaves his Soul mate Lili Reid. Lili simply was Steve's rock and has cared for Steve in his final months like no other. Lili is a very very special Woman whom Steve loved very very much.
So there you have it.
The passing of Steve Reid. quite simply Mr TVR. i hope everyone will raise a glass and share a memory or two.
I am proud to have known this very very special man.
Many of you will have known that Steve Reid has bravely fought Cancer over the last 2 - 3 years.
It fills me with great sadness to have to report that Steve's battle with this hateful disease ended on the Morning of Tuesday 18th August 2015.
The TVR world at large has lost one of the marques great characters and one of the most knowledgeable enthusiasts and specialists that TVR has ever known.
I have asked many folk over the past few days how best to sum Steve up. Grumpy Old Bugger, seemed to be mentioned most frequently
I am writing this having lost a true friend. Steve didn't make friends lightly, he would never suffer fools lightly.. In the TVR world he would classify you as old school or a tyre kicker..I feel very proud to have been regarded by him as one of the former.
Its fitting that towards the end a gathering of many of his closest friends took place and in a way, Only Steve would end up having a party back at his place just before his death rather than after it. Such was the measure of the man and also the regard in which he was held by so many.
Many stories were told on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday before his passing. some not repeatable on this forum but all extremely funny.
I guess that there will be many wanting to share their own stories regarding Steve and I hope you will post them on here so we can all remember a true friend and a True TVR enthusiast.
I am posting a few pictures taken of Steve.
one picture was taken only 4 weeks ago. It is personal to me, a culmination of a very long held ambition to build an old TVR and go racing. I will treasure this memory and the help given to me by my great mate for the rest of my life.
Also one with his best mate and best Man Simon which I took on the morning of Steve's wedding to Lil.
Steve leaves a legacy of Friends, and an unsurpassed knowledge of the early cars. Steve also leaves his Soul mate Lili Reid. Lili simply was Steve's rock and has cared for Steve in his final months like no other. Lili is a very very special Woman whom Steve loved very very much.
So there you have it.
The passing of Steve Reid. quite simply Mr TVR. i hope everyone will raise a glass and share a memory or two.
I am proud to have known this very very special man.
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