Would anyone that happens to have his personal e-mail, shoot him an e-mail to make sure he's OK?
Genuine concern... he's been gone for over a month. I know people come and go, and the Fiero Forum isn't their life, but he was a die-hard regular, and we just want to make sure he's doing OK ... point being, if he's not doing OK, we might be able to give him some positive well wishes and maybe someone local can help him.
@Cliff Pennock, would you mind shooting Rinse an e-mail (since you have access to it), and just see if he's doing ok? Not asking you to share it, but just let him know if he needs anything, we're here to help him. (Going to report this post so you see it).
Todd, I am also concerned about him. He used to be in a nearby Fiero club. I don't know the name of it so I can not inquire there. I have been toying with the idea of contacting the Sunnyvale Police for a wellness check but I do not have enough information to do so.
I was not sure how I contacted the Golden Gate Fiero club. It must have been a hyper link. I was not sure they had my contact information. So I used my e-mail. In less than four hours I received a reply.
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Mary Szpara <msbear@pacbell.net>
Apr 17, 2024, 12:28 PM (19 hours ago)
to me Yes we are trying to reach Rusty. Any info is appreciated.
Thanks, Mary Szpara
Heh, Rusty. I would like to Fed Ex him a case of WD-40.
Mary, I do not have enough information to ask law enforcement to do a wellness check. Or file a missing persons report. They might have better abilities to look at hospitals and any other places he might be. Can you do that for me ?
"Mary Szpara" likely is (or was?) married to John Szpara. John is now a resident of a southeastern state. Point is, they may not be close enough to the situation to be able to assist, much.
Originally posted by Raydar: "Mary Szpara" likely is (or was?) married to John Szpara. John is now a resident of a southeastern state. Point is, they may not be close enough to the situation to be able to assist, much.
Thanks Raydar. I just sent an inquiry to Golden State Fieros, and in about four hours she replied. Not to say you are not right. She could be concerned just as we are, from a distance.
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Originally posted by Doug85GT: Fierobear knows Rusty. At least he did a few years ago. He might be a good person to ask.
edit: I sent fierobear a PM with a link to this thread.
He was president of the Golden Gate Fiero club......did a very good job as president....quiet man.
He did not participate in the GGF Zoom meeting in March which set off warning bells.....Someone did get the police to do a wellness check but did not enter his unit. Today I drove down to Sunnyvale and asked a few neighbors......the third one told me that they decided two weeks ago to do a serious wellness-check and had the property manager open the unit- and they found him deceased- had been for a while.
I know some on here disagreed with some of his views- but he was a very nice man- always considerate of others and just a very good man.
cvxjet, I hope you don't mind that I quoted your post and added it to the In Memoriam thread. I'm hoping that forum members will post their condolences there.
[This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 04-21-2024).]
Wait... Rinselberg (Rusty?) is dead? Are you serious?
Damn man... I am really, really, sad to hear that. It almost feels unreal. I've never met the guy, but I know he was always a very positive person.
Geeze man, ugh. Anyone happen to know how old he was? Hopefully this had been a long life. Is there a service that's going to be held for him? Can we help pay for flowers or anything?
Since Rusty was part of a Fiero club this probably won't be an issue with him, but many times a widow or family member who is left with a Fiero has no idea what to do with it. Perhaps Pennock Fiero could offer a service for deceased members where they (we?) help sale the car.
It would be difficult to find out who to contact, and mourning relatives probably don't care much about a car at the time. So it might just be too awkward. But it really could be a valuable service to someone who is completely clueless about cars. My sister's husband was into old tube radio/audio equipment. She had no idea what to do with any of that stuff after he died. Apparently, he got everything online so she did not even know of a local business that she could go to for appraisal.
In addition to what CvxJet said, an attempt will be made to contact his brother for more info on what happened, memorial service info, etc. I will pass it on when I get it. Kit
Patrick- I am glad that you posted that info in "In Memoriam"
I am not sure about his family associations....He was living alone, but has a brother in San Jose...I am planning on contacting the brother next weekend to find out more information, including possible services and Fiero-club materials.
I believe he was slightly older than me (63)....So 65-68....and apparently a Harvard-trained software engineer....all I knew was that he liked Fieros.
Here is a pic of him on the first GGF Vine run (2017).....He is between the two Fieros...
I often disagreed with him, but am very sorry to hear of his passing.
I'm almost 50 and what I've learned is that most of what we learned is absolute BLUUSHEETROCK.
I may have held political or patriotic beliefs or whatever in the past, but with "10-30" years left...*maybe* , I just care about having fun with the time I have left.
Vaccines cause Autism for some people. Both the Democrats and republicans just care about their own agendas. and BOY, are they RICH.
but we struggle for healthcare and mental care and whatnot. but we bicker over overseas politics... just go take a walk in a forest and sniff some grass or pet a snail or something...just dont feed your kids Lunchables... Robots and AI. good luck and hope you all do ok...
I had my suspicions when my logs showed he abruptly stopped visiting the forum in March (exact date and time known). People simply don't do that. They might stop posting for a while, but never do they simply stop visiting. And seeing how active he was in the P&R section, I knew something must be terribly wrong. I have experienced this once before - with my brother. He too was found deceased in his home.
I never understood why he got so many negative ratings. Sure he was very passionate about his political beliefs, but I never found his posts insulting or derogating towards others. Obviously I don't venture much in the P&R section so I might be completely wrong but the posts I saw were never any of that.
He got his negs long before P&R was began Cliff. I know one of the other (non-Fiero) boards he was on, and I will try to get word of his passing to them.
If you were to engage with this (on Sea Levels) or at least give it a "browse", that would be like an early Christmas present for me. I think it's "innovative." https://www.fiero.nl/forum/F...6/HTML/121795-3.html
I was part of a nice Christmas season gathering at the start of the week (Sunday) for the Golden Gate Fieros group. It was hosted by the former leader of the group and his wife, at a veritable mansion in the hills that are immediately north and east of San Jose. It was about 2000 feet above sea level.
Thanks for your good thoughts.
I am looking forward to "seeing you" again soon.
Among the locals here, especially the Fiero groupers, they usually call me "Rusty."
Pennock's Off Topic... Dilly Dilly.
----- Original Message ----- I am not sure your faith celebrates Christmas.
If you were to engage with this (on Sea Levels) or at least give it a "browse", that would be like an early Christmas present for me. I think it's "innovative." https://www.fiero.nl/forum/F...6/HTML/121795-3.html
I was part of a nice Christmas season gathering at the start of the week (Sunday) for the Golden Gate Fieros group. It was hosted by the former leader of the group and his wife, at a veritable mansion in the hills that are immediately north and east of San Jose. It was about 2000 feet above sea level.
Thanks for your good thoughts.
I am looking forward to "seeing you" again soon.
Among the locals here, especially the Fiero groupers, they usually call me "Rusty."
Pennock's Off Topic... Dilly Dilly.
----- Original Message ----- I am not sure your faith celebrates Christmas.
Happy holidays.
Ugh... yeah, I'm really going to miss the guy. I actually felt like I could have a conversation with him about things that we totally didn't agree on. He was very mild-mannered, intelligent, and generally an all-around nice guy. Pennock's will forever be different without him on here. I don't want to make this about me... but you know, you hear about people passing on (from time to time on here), and it's sad. But it doesn't really affect me, really. But like, when I came to the realization that he died yesterday, I thought about it all night, and into the morning. I'm sure he's fine now... but it's sad for the rest of us.
Wait... Rinselberg (Rusty?) is dead? Are you serious?
Damn man... I am really, really, sad to hear that. It almost feels unreal. I've never met the guy, but I know he was always a very positive person.
Geeze man, ugh. Anyone happen to know how old he was? Hopefully this had been a long life. Is there a service that's going to be held for him? Can we help pay for flowers or anything?
I was told he was 72.
I don't know if there will be any service. The only contact we have for his family is his brother, Steve. We've had no luck getting a response from him.
I don't know if there will be any service. The only contact we have for his family is his brother, Steve. We've had no luck getting a response from him.
Anyone know if they eventually got ahold of his brother?
I believe an autopsy would have been performed. Of which a report was issued listing cause of death. Accidental, homicide, suicide, undetermined, or a medical reason.
I don't have enough information to inquire, and frankly, I am scared to know.
He got his negs long before P&R was began Cliff. I know one of the other (non-Fiero) boards he was on, and I will try to get word of his passing to them.
It was still politics all the same, just when TOT still had politics.
Robots and AI. good luck and hope you all do ok...
