Cent. FL Club Member

[batmansbuick]

Hello all,

Just wanted to let everyone know the sad news that club member Fred Borthwick passed away last week. As many of you know, Fred was battling illness for several months.

Fred played an important part in our clubs 'revival' during the past 5 years. His sportwear company printed our popular club T-Shirts which helped our identity in the Turbo Buick community and united us as a club. It should be known that Fred created those shirts for us making virtually nothing for himself, as he wanted all of the money to go back into the club.

Recently, his car was featured in the November 03 GM High Tech Performance, and ran a best ever pass of 10.12 @ 133 which ranks fourth on our club times list. His close friend Cal Hartline told me Fred's wife, Rosally, called the GN his 'Fountain of Youth' because it kept him young.

Personally, I'll remember Fred for going above and beyond for the club. Once he and his wife drove all the way into Orlando to meet me and deliver a batch of club shirts that we needed for a show the next day. He could have mailed them, or I could have drove to Melbourne, but he insisted we meet up. Thats the kind of guy Fred was, the kind of guy we'll all miss.

We'll be taking some time at this weekends meeting to honor Fred, and will have a card for everyone to sign, so stop by if you can.

George Macedo
CFGNT President