Mr. George Rymer passed away today. I know a lot of you knew him well. He had more vw knowledge in his head. Then most people I know put into one.    He'll be missed by all that knew him. Cool breeze vw club, SPl, and many others will miss him... God Speed George.

This is very sad news for the local VW community. 

I traded parts with George many times.  I was at his house once trading some bus bumpers for something for a 63 Bug I was working on.  When I told him I was keeping it 6 volt, he said "Wait right here, I've got something for you."  He came back in a couple of minutes with big bad full of 6 volt light bulbs.  Everything from dash lights to headlights.  He said he always converted his 6 volt VW's to 12 volt, but he had been saving the bulbs for years . . . they were good and he knew someone could use them eventually.

He had a secret recipe for a resin that he would mold parts from.  Somewhere I've got some KDF badges and a dealership badge he made.  I've also seen a few old trashed steering wheels that he brought back to like new condition with his "special" resin.

RIP George!   

Didn't know him well but always saw him at the shows.  Always sad to loose a fellow enthusiast

I was posting Swap-A-Paluza on Craigslist this evening and added some pictures from last year's event.  Until I started going through them to post, I didn't realize how many of the pictures I made last year that George was in . . . usually with his back to the camera talking to someone.  VW events won't be the same without him.   

I was always happy to see George at every show. I'll never forget the good times at Hangin' Dawg, either! So sad to see him go. One of the first times I met George was when we visited his house to look at pictures of a hearse one of his friends was selling. He had a large personality and a large heart. Nobody could ever fill his shoes.

I don't think he was ever officially a member of the Volks Folks, but he might as well have been an honorary member. We all certainly loved him as one of our own. I've added him to our memorial page where we remember other club members who have passed away.

http://www.volksfolks.org/memorial