check the totaled GTA on page a4.Another street race gone bad.Probably was a nice car now it's scrap.

 

Is it a white 87?

 

no it's not mine.It was a maroon GTA,the paper said they were goin 150+kph in a 50 zone.They said alcohol was a factor.The three people in the car died

 

He is one of your members. His name is thanos and his screen name was GTA-paladin.
He was buddy of mine.
Rest in peace buddy

 

OMFG!

 

damn.

my condolences to all who knew him.

but a shame if alcohol was a factor.

 

didn't he just get that car home not too long ago too?

 

i thought he had been on vacation or something.

:shrug:

 

he just recently got his car home from where he was before ...

damn.

can one of the canadians scan the article for me?

 

i think stephanie was asking about the article, too.

could someone scan it for her?

 

http://www.canada.com/vancouver/thep...1-A385DC02200C

Don gave me the link to it...

 

OH ****!

I almost started bawling when I saw the write up in the newspaper.... I mean I didn' know the guy personally but to think in just a couple posts down we were trying to set up a meeting

I hope it's not insencitive of me to post this but here is a link to the article from the Province newspaper:
http://www.canada.com/vancouver/thep...1-A385DC02200C

 

from what ive been told, he wasnt drunk- it was beer in the car that exploded in the inpact.

 

I never figured him to be someone who would be drinking in his car with as much as I've heard about it...

 

That is sooooo horribly sad......and we never even got to meet him at a gathering.

 

damn.

that reminds me of my friend's z24 convertible when he and his gf were killed two years ago.

 

I think it might be an idea for the crew to attend memorial services for Thanos or if that is not possible, to have a Crew BBQ/Memorial of our own, as a tribute to him

 

its very sad to indeed.

 

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...74/?hub=Canada

http://canada.com/national/story.asp...76794C12DB3%7D


two more articles to go with the first

 

Let me just say THAT SUCKS HIND TIT. While he didn't post much he was still active and was just beginning to get really involved with gatherings and such. I works wrecks all the time as a tow truck driver and I have only seen worse remnants of a car once. While I'm saddened by the loss of a crew member I'm truley glad he was taken instantly and didn't suffer.

We should all raise a glass now in remembrance as we shall do at our next full gathering.

CHEERS Thanos, you will be missed and remembered.

-Mike

 

Dude, I teared up typing my reply. I'm not ashamed to admit it, this is like loosing family for me. I'm still having a hard time with it.

 

RIP Thanos, you will be missed. YOu probably died doing what you loved most, driving your GTA.

 

I lost my best friend in a wreck 1 year ago. This is so sad.

RIP

 

DAMN.....My prayers are with him and his family. Very sad. One of our own....

 

Wow, I remember reading his posts..

Drive safely guys... RIP

 

That's insane! He just got his car to B.C. if I remember correctly. That's sad to hear. DO they know for sure if alcohol was a factor or not? Thanks Mike for showing me this link. That is a very sad thing indeed..

Edit:

I actually have no idea what to say, I"m at a loss for words I just can't believe it. Someone who was just posting about wanting to meet is gone all in the blink of an eye... 3 lives vanished... I dunno what to say... I'm going to go now....

 

I can't believe not a single thing has been said for the other two lives he took....



I needed to mention it.. Because they aren't board members or in any special club those two lives dont need to be ignored.

 

While I'm not going to get into who took what I will say that they are not forgotten but we do not know them nor have we ever spoken with them. All lives are important but please excuse us if we grieve for our own and not for those who we have never been introduced.

 

I grieve for the innocent.

 

there are no innocents in life or death, only the lost ... its time people realized that

 

And that is fine, just please do us all a favor and dont turn this post into something it shouldnt be... a flame war.

It's not needed right now man.. not right now.

-Joe

 

Who said they were innocent. I mean come on do you really think they were saying "No Slow down this is way to fast" Hell no. They were more than likely "Hey man this is cool how fast we going can you go faster? Come on go faster" but that's not what this post is about. So please keep your comments to yourself.

 

I've often found myself being a passenger asking the driver to relax his/her driving.

and we all know what ***umptions can make you.

This has nothign to do with flames... I just find it morbid to be so callus to two innocent lives lost.

And to all 3 I say R.I.P.

 

im at a total loss for words...seeing the pictures of his GTA has left an incredibly sick feeling in my stomach. that could have been ANY one of us. really makes me stop and think about the way i drive...

RIP gta-paladin

do me a favor guys..and gals..be careful out there

 

Agreed.

-Joe

 

OMG, i can't believe this, i was looking forward to meeting him at the next gathering we had... i really don't know what to say. other than my prayers go out to the familys and friends of those who lost loved one is this tragic event.

that is so true, all it takes is one bad choice or something to go wrong at high speeds for this to happen. be carefull everyone.

 

I had an awful feeling when I heard the news about the crash, that it was someone on this board.

RIP

 

Amen.....alcohol ruled out in their deaths, read the updated link to the news of ourCrew brother Thanos.

http://www.canada.com/vancouver/thep...1-A385DC02200C

 

i guess it is a good thing alcohol was ruled out, but 3 peopel still died. and speed was def. an issue . . .

so everyone be safe while you are out enjoying your cars.

 

thats about 90mph for the americans here...

that realy sucks though.. 3 people...

 

This is sad... You guys should really organize a BBQ or car show or something like that and take donations for some charity in his name. I think his family would like that, and the least he deserves for dying at such a young age...
greg

 

I didn't know him, or any of you but my prayers are with you all and the families of the dead anyway.

GTA-PALADIN and hid friends-RIP

 

very sad

 

To all who knew Thanos and his buddies who died with him, please accept our condolences, thoughts and prayers from ThirdGen.org and Cascadecrew.org. This is our family away from home, a place we come to talk about 3rd generation Camaros and Pontiac cars, the next gathering and best of all friends. We did not get to know Thanos as well as you all did, but none-the-less, he was Crew family to us, and this comes at a devastating loss to the Crew. We were all excited reading his posts about him finally getting his car home to where he was, looking forward to our next Pacific Northwest gathering and finally meeting him face-to-face with his beloved maroon GTA Firebird. I wish we could have met you, Thanos, from what I've read, everyone has been touched by your presence in their life. RIP Thanos, you'll shine on forever in our memory. ~Stephanie

 

oh my lord. i remember seeing that name pop up on the board frequently. a person who puts their opinion in like he did will definately be missed.

 

damn. from his posts he seemed like a really cool guy.

 

I didn't know him personally but he has helped me in the past with questions I had. I just want to say that I am truly saddened by the terrible thing that has happened. I want to send my condolences to the families of the victims. This must be a very hard time for them as well as people that knew him. This is a wake up call to everyone that you have to be careful out there. RIP GTA-Paladin and the friends in the car.

 

Wow I remember lookin at that GTA in the paper and thinking how sad it was to lose such a nice car and now that I have read this thread, I realize how sad it was to lose a member who frequented these boards and made his presence felt. It's disappointing to see young lives lost and more disappointing to know that you won't be able to converse with GTA-Paladin anymore. He was a cool guy and I'm sure will be missed around here.

RIP GTA-Paladin and the other two young reservists in the car.

 

****,the thought never crossed my mind that it could be someone we knew,that makes fell like crap.Poor guys.

 

Here he was... with his car.

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=107292

~castrol