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Old 04-20-2005, 12:17 AM
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Ronnie Sox. What else can you say.

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was he there todd? did you get to meet him or talk to him?
 
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was he there todd? did you get to meet him or talk to him?
This letter was posted on another mopar site but it tells the story of some difficult times for him. This was from last Jun and I had read also that he was seen this past Oct and was looking rough. Not sure how he doing now?

Good morning Dave,
I'm Ronnie Sox's wife and Ronnie wanted me to contact you to thank you for all the wonderful get well cards/notes that you sent to him. He's getting stronger every day. We have an appointment this Friday with the cancer doctor to discuss when they will begin chemo treatments.

Again, we both wanted to thank you for your kindness and mostly for your consideration of our privacy in mailing all the cards to our home. They truly made Ronnie's day.

Feel free to call Ronnie at any time you would like.

Thanks. Ronnie & Diane Sox
 
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hmm..i dont remember which event it was last year, but at one of the national event, they had a match race of ronnie sox against..i dont know..i dont remember..maybe akron arlen vanke?? it was someone..but i KNOW it was ronnie sox..his car is kind of unmitakable..but anyway..i remember ronnie sox because as my dad and i were walking around and my dad introduced him to me as "the ronnie sox"
 
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No one has ever been able to throw gears like Ronnie Sox. He could out shift an automatic every single time down the track.

If he is ill, I wish him the best and hope he gets well soon.
 
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Ronnie was there and did run the exhibition runs against Bob Reed. I've met Ronnie before, but only said Hello when i saw him this time. He looked well.
 
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Ronnie was there and did run the exhibition runs against Bob Reed. I've met Ronnie before, but only said Hello when i saw him this time. He looked well.
That in itself is good news. Hope he continues to stay well!!![sm=smiley20.gif] He is Mopar!!!
 
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dad was all excited to introduce him to me when i first met him....dad said "look....do you know who that is?" (of course we were withing earshot) and i said, embarrassedly, no...and dad replied with well, that is The Ronnie Sox...i do recall bob reed being there..but he seemed to be at every event that we ran last year...among other years...i know that one of arlen vankec cars was there..along with one of the ramcharger cars...
 
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I had the pleasure of meeting Ronnie back in 1993 at Coastal Plains Dragway in eastern North Carolina. A very down to earth and likeable man and a stellar drag racer. I'm glad to hear he is doing well.
 



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