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CarSpace Hudson's BlogAll around the car world there are stories and these are just a few of them. A new blog is posted every Monday. Sometimes more often. May 16, 2008 - Yet Another ObituaryYou know you’re getting older when you have to attend funerals and memorials for your idols and mentors. Only days after attending a memorial service for one mentor, word comes down of another’s passing. Beverly Rae Kimes was a world-renowned historian. She edited Automobile Quarterly for many years. She wrote volumes about some of the most significant cars in automotive history. Her name graces the covers of such great books as “The Standard Catalog of American Cars” and “The Star and the Laurel.” She was amazingly knowledgeable and approachable. I was floundering around in automotive waters when I learned about Bev. While searching for a group with which to talk cars, I spotted Ms. Kimes on a TV show. It was a show about the 10 greatest cars of all time on A&E. When Bev appeared, below her name was “President, Society of Automotive Historians.” I immediately went on a search for the group. And because of Bev, I joined and held various positions within the group. For 15 years, I enjoyed being a member of that group and I owe it all to Bev. She was the voice of the Burn Prevention Concours for many years. Her research went well beyond just the cars themselves but explored the time and the era that made each of these cars great. She was so dedicated to this particular show that she was even the announcer literally weeks after having a kidney transplant. But now her voice has been silenced. She will be missed by many. Fortunately, there are still many people who will learn from her writings and will be inspired by her research to do more. I wish you could have met her because she was something else…not only a great automotive writer and automotive historian, but a great person. If you feel so inspired, Bev’s husband has asked that donations in her memory be sent to The National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016, or on the web at www.kidney.org.
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