All Members Must Read This- Tone

[CoastieCosta567]

wow, man i didn't see this coming, never met tone in person, but he did give me good advise, man this is a terrable lost, and he sure will be missed, but will always be remebered everytime we drive our rigs, R.I.P. bro and prayers to his family.

[creeg]

RIP Tone.
My condolences to his family and friends.

[Triathlete]

A very tragic loss. Tones presence will be dearly missed. RIP
Condolence to Lisa and the Tone family.

[tom4bren]

I never had the pleasure of meeting Tone but my condolences go out to his family and friends.

Tom

[PittVXr]

RIP Tone. I never got to meet you, but I can say I learned a lot from your posts here. You will be missed.

[nater]

When I saw the post's title, I thought, "Whatever Tone needs, I'm going to help him out." Then I read the post and a chill ran down my spine.

RIP Tone.

Nate

[AlaskaVX]

Man, I have been a here for a long time, never met the guy, but he was one of the biggest influences/help guru's on my build. Such a loss to this community. RIP Tone, you will be greatly missed.

[PHO2GR4]

Wow. Just wow.

I was really looking forward to seeing him again, now that we've relocated to Austin. This is horrific news.

For those of you who never had the pleasure of meeting Tone in person, he was a very genuine, kind, real person. He made a trip out to Seattle a few years ago for a VX gathering, and really impressed me in all regards.

I hung out with him again in Moab a couple of years ago, which reinforced my opinion of him as one of the "good guys".

The world is a lesser place with his absence. Best wishes to his family.

[Riff Raff]

A true VX legend has passed; perhaps the biggest and certainly the most influential VX member on this entire site. I am terribly saddened by the news.

When I first bought my VX and joined this forum, TONE was one of the very first I sent an E-Mail to asking for advice. He always quickly replied, and as we chit-chatted via E-Mail I found out we both owned '68 Mercury Cougars. Just the other day, I was browsing at different photo's on the forum, and came across one entitled Tone's Birthday, which depicts TONE smiling and holding a birthday cake. I remember thinking to myself, "what a fun looking guy to hang-out with".

Whenever I saw a posting by TONE, I always made a specific effort to read it, as his advice was considered the gospel truth above all others. Many, many, times TONE's posting was the very last posting on a thread simply because "the guru has spoken", and no one could even come close in matching his sound advice.

ToneMonday's website-- the "only" dedicated site for VX aftermarket parts. I surely hope that the legend of TONE will continue to live on in his VX parts website known as ToneMonday and operated by a family member; not only for his awesome VX accessories, but as a way to pay special tribute to a true fallen VX hero.

R.I.P. TONE. May God's gentle hand lift you up high above the angels, so you may have a full panoramic view to watch over your VX flock here on Earth. Riff Raff

[4X4 UFO]

I never got to meet Tone, but I have been aware of many of the valuable contributions he has made to this group. Our thoughts are with Lisa and the family. R.I.P. Tone.......

Randy