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Misc Forums => Health, Welfare, and Passings => Topic started by: SPARKY on December 14, 2018, 11:23:29 PM

Title: Skip Higginbotham
Post by: SPARKY on December 14, 2018, 11:23:29 PM

I have been told that Skip had a massive stroke over a week ago and passed away  a couple of days ago.   I have not been able to verify any of this for I lost all of my phone numbers a year ago.

Title: Re: Skip Higginbotham
Post by: Seldom Seen Slim on December 15, 2018, 08:09:26 AM

May we all remember the Yellow Rose of Texas car - and everything else Skip brought to us.  Condolences to you for your ex-partner, too.  R I P Skip - if he has indeed gone from this vale of tears.

Title: Re: Skip Higginbotham
Post by: Glen on December 15, 2018, 12:37:35 PM

RIP Skip. thanks for the friendship over the years and on the salt.

Title: Re: Skip Higginbotham
Post by: SPARKY on December 15, 2018, 01:44:19 PM

Thanks to whomever sent me the contact info.  Talked to Joyce just now Skip had a massive stroke I think on Tues. before Thanksgiving, on life support for 3 weeks. He was not able to make it on his own.

There will be a Celebration of life on his birthday in April at the winery in Pahrump.

Title: Re: Skip Higginbotham
Post by: jdincau on December 15, 2018, 02:31:05 PM

RIP Skip.

Title: Re: Skip Higginbotham
Post by: PorkPie on December 15, 2018, 03:14:43 PM

Tough....another friend of mine who found the way home.....R.I.P. Skip......it was great to knowing you

Title: Re: Skip Higginbotham
Post by: tauruck on December 15, 2018, 04:02:34 PM

Sorry, I didn't know Skip but my condolences to his family and all his friends.
RIP and God Bless his soul.

Mike.

Title: Re: Skip Higginbotham
Post by: Stainless1 on December 15, 2018, 10:59:58 PM

GodSpeed Skip
Condolences to your close friends and family from my racing family

Title: Re: Skip Higginbotham
Post by: SPARKY on April 21, 2019, 01:31:19 PM

Drove to Pahrump yesterday for Skips celebration of a life  what a fun, informative 2 hours: Joyce, daughter, Joyce's son Robbie who nearly all his life called Skip his dad,  brother Bob family on and on.

Mrs Polson who Skip was the crew chief for their top alcohol drag boat,  on and on---the bottom line he had an extremely varied professional and racing career. 

Gary Allen's widow Kathy was there. Gary supplied the front eng. and drove the dual eng AA/GS when I was the rear eng partnerin 2000 . The next year I was the driver and we set records when the hat mins were G 270 and  F 280