Too Awful

[Deep C]

Now that I'm back here and have my reloading of the car taken care of I can vent about todays loss of yet another close friend from my extended NASCAR family...
Some time this morning my long time buddy Bruce Kennedy who was Bill France's son in law took off from Daytona for Lakeland about fifteen minutes flight away. A few minutes out they radioed an emergency call that they had smoke in the cockpit and they were diverting to Orlando.
They didn't make it...
He leaves behind a son and my adopted sister Lesa France Kenedy...

Bruce... Brother of mine... I'll miss the times we spent laughing about being the "outside" echelon of Nascar me being "son of" and you being "married to". You were a brilliant surgeon but never treated me as anything less than a peer. You never left out captain when adressing me in public as I called you doctor. I'll miss fishing with you good friend... Too soon you are gone...

[scotty2]

terrible news, I assume that is the same plane that crashed into the homes in the Orlando area...........awful

[Deep C]

Breath taking... That shit is supposed to happen to someone else on the tv news... Its not supposed to hit home like this...

[Get Some1]

Sorry to hear of your loss Capt.

[O-SEA-D]

Sorry to hear about that Deep.

I will keep you guys in my prayers.

[blackwell50]

let me offer my condolences.If you want to vent further I am a PM away.

[Capt. Brian Daley]

Very sorry to hear about your loss Deep the Daley family sending up much needed prayers

[Deep C]

We lost Bill France a couple weeks ago... That one we could see comming. This one blindsided me. Bruce and I were like brothers much the same as Bill and my Old Man were like that. The one I worry most about now is Lesa... She's one of the most powerful businesswomen in the world. Running all the merchandising for NASCAR and heading up International Speedway corporation with its fourteen or so tracks is an overwhelming task. She's stong as an Ox there but at a home level she's as fragile as a Christmas ornament... Losing a dad and a husband in this short of a time could be just too much...
She has a tough time when she sees me. I remind her of my dad who she still misses twelve years after his passing. Chokes up to this day when we talk... I'm not sure what to do here... I guess with time I'll come up with something...

[Capt. Brian Daley]

We lost Bill France a couple weeks ago... That one we could see comming. This one blindsided me. Bruce and I were like brothers much the same as Bill and my Old Man were like that. The one I worry most about now is Lesa... She's one of the most powerful businesswomen in the world. Running all the merchandising for NASCAR and heading up International Speedway corporation with its fourteen or so tracks is an overwhelming task. She's stong as an Ox there but at a home level she's as fragile as a Christmas ornament... Losing a dad and a husband in this short of a time could be just too much...
She has a tough time when she sees me. I remind her of my dad who she still misses twelve years after his passing. Chokes up to this day when we talk... I'm not sure what to do here... I guess with time I'll come up with something...

Call her and talk, it will help you both thru this tuff time I cant imagine how hard
it must be for you and Iam sure she would love and need to hear from you

[Deep C]

Oh I'm ok... Just caught off guard is all. Lesa has the weight of the world on her assuming all of her dads duties as well as hers. Bruce was a pillar of support for her and now hes gone.. A single mom with a fifteen year old boy is not an enviable situation no mater what kind of money she has... My dad was her support system during some really trying times... Its gonna take more than just a phone call... Gonna have to build a new foundation and relationship and effectively start from scratch...