On April 29, 2001 I lost my Mother to a battle with cancer. I have not only lost Mom, but I have lost a race fan and a friend. My memories of my Mom will be with me forever, and they are good ones, and so far that, and the rest of my family have kept me going.
My Mom was one of my biggest race fans, last year she only missed one Saturday night at the race track. The reason she missed that Saturday night was that Her and Dad where on vacation and she was mad because they didn't come home until Sunday.
The following week after my Mom passed away, we made it back to the race track for the first time this year and I remembered what she had said to me the day she passed away, she looked up at me and said, Jeff after today I will be able to see you race again. The first night we where back at the track I carried the black flag in her honor during the parade lap, and I remember thinking to myself that Mom was watching me do this for her.
The Saturday nights at the race track will never be the same, going to miss seeing her up in the stands in the same seat every week. But we must go on and I have made it a personal goal to get the car into the winners circle at least once to let her know we are always thinking about her.
"MOM WE WILL MISS YOU ALWAYS"
BUT WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE MEMORIES !
