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Title: Nascar Benny Parsons Passes
Post by: Tom Shannon on January 16, 2007, 02:52:18 PM

http://www.nascar.com/special/parsons/

God Speed Gentle Benny :-(

Title: Re: Nascar Benny Parsons Passes
Post by: Greyboy on January 16, 2007, 03:29:46 PM

I have been following this story for the past couple of weeks, and it is a sad one indeed. My thoughts and prayers go to his surviving family and friends (it hits especially close to home because me and my wife are in New York winding up her own treatment for lung cancer).

Lung cancer is one of the most UNDERFUNDED of the cancers and kills more people, approximately 160,000 per year, than most cancers combined including breast, ovarian and colon cancer. Lately there has also been an upswing in "never smokers*" like Dana Reeve being diagnosed.

Give a little if you can to support lung cancer research, it's so important...

*those who have smoked less than 100 cigs in their lifetime or never smoked at all.

Title: Re: Nascar Benny Parsons Passes
Post by: John Nimphius on January 16, 2007, 07:27:05 PM

Not only motor sports announcers but all sports announcers should take a page or two out of Benny?s book.  He was one of a kind.

John

Title: Re: Nascar Benny Parsons Passes
Post by: bbb on January 16, 2007, 07:40:08 PM

I have a picture of me with him when I was a kid when he raced one year in the 70's at Ontario Motorspeed way. one heck of a nice guy who took time out for fans.
god speed benny