Paul,

Please extend my condolences to his family. I had been communicating
most recently with Warren about coming to VOR. He said he could only
come if his friend Dave Jordan could drive him. He was no longer able
to drive his beloved Syncro. He did so want to come to every Vanagon
event to see his friends one or two more times. When we didn't see him
on Saturday, I had hoped Dave was just unable to drive him.

Sadly most of us knew Warren's time with us was very short. We will
miss all 6'-9" of him.

Paul, let's move BurningVan to an earlier date and use it to celebrate
Warren's memory. He would have liked to be there one more time.

BenT

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On Sep 15, 2009, at 9:35 PM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@GUZYK.COM> wrote:

> With sadness, I have to report that Warren Chapman, beloved Vanagon/
> Subaru community member, passed away today around noon PST at a
> hospital not far from his home in Mill Valley, CA.
>
> As many of you know, Warren had been battling cancer for the last
> couple years, but managed to keep his spirits up and had enough
> strength to make it to Buses by the Bridge and Syncro de Mayo this
> year.
>
> Like many Vanagon folks, Warren gave a lot more than he
> received...when I first met him he opened up his workshop to me and
> over the years provided tons of Subaru advice and gave me the
> confidence to tinker on these crazy vehicles we all love. Warren had
> a profound affect on my life.
>
> As most you know, he moderated the Subaru/Vanagon list on Yahoo for
> many years, helping hundreds and hundreds of other people.  He loved
> doing it!
>
> --
>
> We'll pass along information from his family regarding any memorial
> service, etc as it becomes available.
>
> But his other family...i.e. us Vanagon folks, will be planning a
> memorial of our own...perhaps a bonfire night at the beach?  Warren
> would like that....
>
> Let's all stay in touch and celebrate Warren's life together soon.