After reading today in an email from the 101 Association of the passing of George Yarocki,
I sent this reply, which I want to include here too:
This is sad news.
After a few phone conversations in the early days of the 101 Association when I was getting started on a
'31 101 Scout "basket case" project, I was pleased to meet George and Millie in person at my first trip to Davenport.
This was when the vendor area was where the motor homes and RVs now park. On the local ride, I was offered
a ride on the tandem seat with George on his 101 rig and Millie in the sweetheart sidecar working the video camera.
Another memory is at one of the Colorado "DJ Road Runs" one day when he took a wrong turn on the way back
to the hotel from Estes Park and ended up in fast I-25 rush hour traffic and survived without mishap. Over the years
he was always helpful to me personally and with both his initiation and guidance of the 101 Association and with his
literature collection copy business (therefore Max Bubeck's nickname for him - 'George Xeroxy').
I'm sure, like many other AMCA members, I looked forward to seeing his "Retrospect" Column in the club
magazine. I will miss this and his enduring enthusiasm for the 101 Scout and motorcycling in general.
My sincere condolence to Millie and family as well as his many friends.
John Crawford
I sent this reply, which I want to include here too:
This is sad news.
After a few phone conversations in the early days of the 101 Association when I was getting started on a
'31 101 Scout "basket case" project, I was pleased to meet George and Millie in person at my first trip to Davenport.
This was when the vendor area was where the motor homes and RVs now park. On the local ride, I was offered
a ride on the tandem seat with George on his 101 rig and Millie in the sweetheart sidecar working the video camera.
Another memory is at one of the Colorado "DJ Road Runs" one day when he took a wrong turn on the way back
to the hotel from Estes Park and ended up in fast I-25 rush hour traffic and survived without mishap. Over the years
he was always helpful to me personally and with both his initiation and guidance of the 101 Association and with his
literature collection copy business (therefore Max Bubeck's nickname for him - 'George Xeroxy').
I'm sure, like many other AMCA members, I looked forward to seeing his "Retrospect" Column in the club
magazine. I will miss this and his enduring enthusiasm for the 101 Scout and motorcycling in general.
My sincere condolence to Millie and family as well as his many friends.
John Crawford
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