All Members Must Read This- Tone

[carlymac]

I like many of you have been around for years. Throughout those years there were always a few people you could turn to for answers about this funny little truck we all love. Tone Monday was one of the first "go to" people. He not only researched and developed parts and aftermarkets for the VX he would talk you through the installation, even if that meant an hour on the phone while you were under your VX.
His foresight and compassion was known by all who would ask and then listen.
I don't visit the site as much as I once did and the news of Tone's death has me remembering the good times and good friends I have enjoyed here on the forum and at the various gatherings I have attended.
Let us all reflect on Tone's life and remember all the good that this man did. If not for us personally, for us as fellow VehiCROSSers.

God Speed Tone in your journey home.

Carl McCoy (carlymac)

[Maverick]

the world just got a little dimmer...

[driver3]

I haven't been to the site in quite a while, I remember Tone from Moab V. What a great guy... he will be missed.

[AndyC]

I too haven't been on this board much and was shocked to see that I had missed this thread. My sincere thought to his family. It's tough hearing of the passing of a fellow club member. I personally never met him but I felt like I knew him from messaging on this site, years back when i purchased my VX.

[Anita]

Andy, Grant...

So good to see you again! Hope all is well with you.

[Moncha]

Hello from me as well! Don't be such strangers!

[Moncha]

As of yet, No.. I've been so busy with taking care of my folks I've not done it.. I promise I will though.

[vt_maverick]

I hope no one thinks this is an insensitive question, but I know it's probably on the minds of many here. Didn't want to ask for a good while out of respect, but now seems like it would be okay.

Does the family have plans to sell any of the stuff he may have had left in his garage?

Again, don't mean to offend the family or anyone else here.

[Jay Dunford]

I hope no one thinks this is an insensitive question, but I know it's probably on the minds of many here. Didn't want to ask for a good while out of respect, but now seems like it would be okay.

Does the family have plans to sell any of the stuff he may have had left in his garage?

Again, don't mean to offend the family or anyone else here.

I helped go through his stuff with the family and he really didn't have anything sitting in stock. He pretty much took the orders and fabbed up whatever was needed then. Being a small business there really wasn't enough capital to have a large stockpile of parts ready. I found a raw 2" receiver that I tried to get made into a hitch kit, but could never get the welder nailed down. I took it to Moab this year to give to Gill since he had ordered and paid for one, but never received it. I do have a couple of the interceptor tranmission shift kits that look new, but don't really know the provenance of them. I figured I just hang on to them in case there was anyone that had problems with one in the future and I could help out.

[VX crazy]

What a rough year this has been! I just was reading over everything and saw that I never got to post what I wanted......Jay was supposed to get one of Tones dogs and I got the other one, but it turned out Jay brought her to my house the next day because she wasnt getting along with his dog. I just had shoulder surgery and couldnt take care of them so my wonderful parents took them and fell in love with them. Mom was bit by one of his dogs when she was scared while we were in Moab this year, she doesnt have a spleen and went into septic shock pretty quick. She was on life support when I had to abruptly leave Moab and fly home, and as a results she had to have both legs amputated. She is home and we are all happy she is alive. About a month after she went home, dad when into heart failure. He is awaiting a heart transplant. So I COULD have lost everyone this year!

I met Tone (and Jay too) back in 2002 and he taught me everything I know about the VX, I actually watched his dog at the time when he went out to the LAVX meet, we were friends at that time. In 2003 we started seeing each other as more than friends, took some breaks over the many years, some longer than others, but we always managed to find our way back to each other. So many fun times to mention. I remember saying I was never going to alter the VX, it must not have been 6 mo later that I was taking my sawzall to the front fenders to make room for the tires! Thanks to Tone taht VX had 110k miles and in the end still ran like a champ (which is why it is in my parents garage!) He HATED it when I would confirm what he would tell me about my VX with Jay, LOL, I just had to be SURE! He was there for me back in October when I totalled my first VX and thought the world was surely ending because of it! HE understood it was much more than just a vehicle to me, because most of us on here feel the same way about our rides. He made the current VX the clone of the other, and knowing that was one of the last things he did, I may never be able to get rid of it, after he put so much into it. He taught me so much, like live IN today, not yesterday or tomorrow! I miss him now when I think of how much help he would be to me AND my family during these times.

Thanks to everyones comments! Jay, Scott, Laura, Mark, Biju, George and Cary, Ryan, Gil and Cece, Scott in Dallas, Anita, Everyone, for continued support! Love you all! I thought when I had to leave Moab in May that I would never be able to go back because it was so painful, because of memories of Tone and because of what happened to mom while I was there, but I will be back! And with the VX when I have another daily driver.

[Ldub]

Thanks Lisa, it was nice to read about the "Tone moments", except for the detours life has thrown you this year...that wasn't such a fun read...

Here's hoping that the remainder of 09', and the rest of your life, continues to get better & better...

Sending buckets full of good VIBES your way...

[Scott Harness]

Lisa! thanks for letting us know your okay. Sounds like you're doing better.
Sending much LOVE and CHI

[nfpgasmask]

Wow Lisa,

That is rough indeed. I suppose we all go through hard times at one point or another, but it sounds like you got an extra helping or three of it...

Either way, glad to hear you are hanging in there. Stay strong, stay cool, and live for today, just like Tone did...

To better times and more Moab trails!

Bart

[tomdietrying]

Lisa, I knew it was a very difficult year for you. I just had no idea about your parents situation too. Like everyone here on the forum our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Peace.
Tom

[bstrong]

Tone was a good guy and an unimpeachable source of info...sorry to lose him