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2009年10月28日

Master of Camshaft Bill Jenks


先週末 MOONEYES USA で10月3日に他界した Master of Camshaft, Bill Jenks の Memorial が行われました。
There was a Memorial last weekend at MOONEYES USA for Master of Camshaft, Bill Jenks, who passed away on October 3, 2009.



家族、そして友人等60名位が参加し「故Billを偲ぶ会」とでも言いましょうか Bill に一番最適な場所、Machine Shop内で開催しました。
About 60 people, family and friends came together to reflect and remember Bill, in a place that everyone would agree that Bill would want to be, inside the Machine Shop.


Bill はリタイアしてからも毎朝 Shop に顔を出し注文書に目を通し、Machine Shop がちゃんと動いているか確認し帰宅すると言う本当に最後まで会社や仕事、そして MOON を考えていてくれた大切な人でした。
Even after Bill retired, every morning he would show his face at the Shop, comb through the orders and make sure the Machine Shop was in order and running properly. Up until literally the very end, Bill thought about the company, work, and above all MOON. He was a very important person to all of us.


この日は Machine Shop で Bill の回想をし簡単なランチと取りその後思い思いに雑談をし自然解散となったのですが Bill's Family が帰ろうとした時、Blue Paint / White Interior のDeuce Roadster が Parking に入って来ました。
On this day at the Machine Shop, we gathered to reminisce about Bill and chat over lunch and everyone stayed for a long time talking about old times. When Bill's Family was leaving, a Blue Paint/White Interior Deuce Roadster pulled into the Parking Lot.

それは偶然にも Bill が昔乗っていた Deuce Roadster と同じ形、同じ色、同じ内装の色との事、単なる偶然でしょうけど何かいい感じでした。Dean MOON, Fred Larsen そして Bill Jenks、MOON を築き支えた彼らはすでに居ませんが MOON はこれからも先に進まなければなりません。
Purely by chance, it was just like the Deuce Roadster that Bill used to drive. Same style, same color, same interior color, it was an unreal feeling. Dean MOON, Fred Larsen and Bill Jenks, they were the original builders of MOON and created the solid foundation that MOON stands on. There's no question that we must keep it moving forward.


1949年に Potvin Cams で働き始めてから６0年、その後 Dean MOON が Potvin Cams を買取り MOON に来たのは1962年、MOON には47年、79才の生涯の大部分を Hot Rod Industry に捧げた Bill、色々ありがとうございました。
In 1949, he started working at Potvin Cams over 60 years ago, after Dean MOON bought the company Potvin Cams, Bill came to work for MOON in 1962 and for the next 49 years until he was 79, he was a vital part of the Hot Rod Industry. Thank you for everything Bill.


忙しい中 Nash も来てくれましたありがとう。
彼の Blog でも紹介してくれています。
With his busy schedule, Nash still managed to come. Thank you.
He also posted this on his Blog.

投稿者 mooneyes : 2009年10月28日 10:00