Dear Dennis.....

[AOFoffice]

Dear Dennis,
There will be a race this week end at Rockaway Beach. We will not be
there, but hopefully someone will find some flowers to spread over the
water in the place of your death as we always do before a race in Lake
Taneycomo.
We miss you so much. Time has not healed our hurt. Our memories of
you keep us going. Your jacket still hangs in the Payn trailer in the
same spot as always. It will not be moved. We yearn hopelessly for you
to appear and put it on again. We think about you always.
Hopefully you will send a rainbow so that all racers know you are
watching over them. We loved the one you sent to us last week as we
were pulling out of our driveway to go to the race in Omaha.
We love and miss you. Your family...
The Payn's

[Dave M]

Amen

Very nice Connie. I know Dennis is watching over us all.

[YankeeRacing]

Thank you Dave. I know he is watching over you too. You were good racing buddies. I did not mean to sound or make anyone else sad. That is not what Dennis would want. It is just that this week end will be our Grandson Joel's graduation party and he and Dennis were really close- plus the fact that there will be a race in Branson this week end--and I got sad for just a minute. It will be 6 years next week since we lost him. Just a reminder to all that even though I feel our sport is relatively safe, things happen, so be careful guys. enjoy the friendship and the sport as much as the race. We are and need to remain one big happy family.
Connie