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Today Aug 1st 2011 between 9am and 1pm hagar passed away in his home. It is where he wanted to be and not in the hospital. I visited him every day for a long time, all of this year.and we kept in contact by phone.

I last spoke with him at 9am today and he sounded quite up beat. I told him I would be out later to see him and when I got there at 1 pm I found him dead on his kitchen floor.

He is at peace now in hillbilly heaven. Bye Hagar we will spread your ashes in your beer garden.

slowbirds.

Thanks so much for letting us know.
Sad news indeed.
He left the world better than he found it.

It's a sad day here on the forum. Hagars unique and sometimes quirky way of offering suggestions and commentary on this forum has been missed with his infrequent visits to the forum website postings. His experience and knowledge will continue to help others through this forum. I'm glad that someone has been visiting him - thanks slowbirds. I had grand wishes of taking a road trip and spending a week with him and learning all that I could in that time, but it didn't work out. Carry on Hagar. You will be missed and we'll pray for your friends and family in this time of need.

I'm failing to come up with the words to express what I feel right now.

I only knew Svend through this words, and yet these words told the story of man journeying through an interesting life and time. His experience and approach to solving problems opened my eyes to a different way of doing things (essentially: test and modify, but by creating tools out of nothing). He was always there to poke at people's posts to help them think through what they were saying, and quick to laugh and joke and appreciate other people: their experiences, their approaches, themselves. He was one of us. He is already missed.

I am a better person for having known him, and am thankful I got a window into his story...

Very sad.

I wish I had the oppurtunity to meet him,
and to understand his history.
Now it is too late.

I understood he was originally here from Copenhagen,
and was speaking danish still.

He definitely be missed by many. Always enjoyed reading his advice and comments.

He is in a better place. Be good up there!

How very sad. I know we will all miss him and his vast knowledge and great stories. I'm sure he is at peace now. RIP Svend and thanks for sharing your life with us.

words cannot express ...

Thank you Hagar ... for everything.

It is a sad day indeed. Hagar, you will be remembered for as long as diesels roam the planet!

RIP Hagar. You beat us to the end zone after all. We'll sure miss ya; and thanks for starting your thread (remember it was only supposed to be 4-5 pages?) Nice man, kind fellow all around.

Godspeed Hillbilly Tuner. I will always remember you for your cool word "Smilelage". You will be missed. I'll wind her up and blow black smoke just for you!

Thanks for all the kind replies guys, I think if hagar could read these he would be very happy indeed.

Hagar was one of a kind but in some ways not an unusual person of his time. He learned to survive by making due with what he had at hand or could make. He obtained his diesel knowledge by doing not so much by reading. He often rubbed people the wrong way, particularly people who think that only their way is the correct way. Hagar showed them all. Godspeed....and to pull from an old irish saying, I am sure he was gone and in heaven a 1/2 hour before the devil knew he was gone. Sail on free spirit. Hayden

Thank you, Slowbirds.

Please extend our condolences to his family, friends and caregivers.

Take care of yourself too.

Regards,
TD





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