I feel horrible for originating this thread. mark was a true 914 enthusiast and a valued member of this community.



May he rest in peace.


I started out my day wondering where an order I had placed a couple of weeks ago.

I started this thread "Is Engman parts still around?"

The details are not important, this post edited because of the news.

I had ordered some parts and paid via PayPal.

Today, I went to the cart section of the paypal website and I get the following message:

Engman Parts....

Error Message: This recipient is currently unable to receive money.
[Return to Engman Parts]


Got a PM from a Distinguished member of our community and forwarded it to the Admins for confirmation.

Any words of wisdom?

I saw your PM. If that is indeed true, that's a sad day for 914world, another one lost ...

R.I.P. Mark

damn hope this is wrong.

Got a PM from a distinguished member that stated he had passed away a couple of months ago. I PM'd SirAndy to see if he knew about it.

It is/was a sad day

His account states he last logged in here at '3rd December 2012 - 06:52 PM'. That's only 2 weeks ago.

Mark is a real good guy. I hope he did not pass away and hold vigil until we can confirm or refute this claim.

Not sure if this is accurate... All I can say is, I hope it's not.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/louisvill...649#fbLoggedOut

Site says "Not able to receive Funds" in the shopping cart section (PayPal)

Ah crap, now i remember why his account says December 3rd for the last login.

His emails have been bouncing for several weeks and i logged into his account to see if he had any forum subscriptions.

Shit. I've got tons of Mark's stuff for both cars. Terrific guy to work with.

WTF

Edit ... my bad. Mark was cool. ....

Crap RIP Mark

Can we verify this? If this is true I am NOT happy. He made good stuff, much of which is on my car and he was a good guy as well. Another good one gone.

I'm thinking we owe his family a note or something to tell them how much he did for us all.

my original response was to another posting

I know... edited/deleted. Isn't any better though.

I've got all kinds of engman stuff. Inner long kit in my /6.

anyone know him personally that could confirm this with an ill timed phone call ?

I had no idea..... Very sad.

I have a call and email in from earlier today

Will post if I hear anything

Oh no... Hope this is all a big misunderstanding. Doesn't seem like it is though...very sad news about a great guy.

Anything on his facebook page?

Would be really crappy for all improvements he had made for these old cars if we missed his passing by a few months.

He was a great guy. I called him a few years ago with a technical question and he was more than happy to talk to me and even called a few weeks after to make sure everything went as designed!

I am surprised that someone he knew has not contacted one of our members.

Back in July, I bought a fuse panel from Mark and on installation found out that he had installed the fuse block backwards. Easy enough to turn it around but before I did I dropped him an e-mail to make sure I wasn't doing anything wrong. He insisted on sending it back to him so he could correct it and also offered up one of his other items for free. I declined his offer, but he sent me a SS reservoir clamp for free anyways.

Truly a stand up guy. He will be missed. Rest in peace Mark.

We hung out at the Hershey when it rained the whole time. He let Noel take shelter under his easyup. He was amazed that I captured her His son was there, too. Also a good dude.

That was 2003
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Yup, that is all of us.

Boy I hope he turns out to be ok.

Like most people who have been here a while I have lots of his parts.

All great stuff.

John

Wow! 54 years old I met Mark in Columbus IN. at a 914 event. We had a nice discussion about his work designing a zero steer unit for a commercial mower. Very passionate about his work. Sad to read this this way. I hope we can contact his family somehow in a caring and comassionate way.

Sorry to hear this.

We never met, but I was one of the first to install his inner long kit and his rust repair sheet metal kit was based on the templates I gave him.

Sad news.


KT

If this is true then it is horrible news, 54 is way to young. Despite only making a handful of different parts the name Engman is recognizable by pretty much everyone in this community, I think that says a lot about what he did.

Hopefully someone is able to pick up the torch here and keep the name alive, though I hope even more that this is just some misunderstanding.

Unfortunate, but I hope not true.

Wow

Hoping it's not true

This sucks!
I have a part of him in my car.
I think of Engman, I think of quality.

I didn't know the man, but I'm sure grateful for all that he did. Just this past August he spotted a post of mine deep in a thread somewhere wishing his aluminum floorboards were still available, and he contacted me to let me know he had one tucked away if I really wanted it. From that and other interactions, he certainly seemed like a class act to me.

Very sad to hear of Mark's passing. I had met and bought parts from him a number of times. He was passionate about 914's. As I remember he had two in process of restoration. He will be missed.

Van914

RIP Mark

I too, have a few of his parts in my 914. I met Mark at a few 914 events and was asked to test his pedal boards when he first made them.

sad...... the community has lost a great guy.

Very bad news, I was just about to have his parts installed on my car and was excited about telling him how much they change the car.

I'm not sure we have verified that he has passed, but if so, a very sad day indeed. Mark's contributions will live on in the form of the many innovations he created for these cars and the warmth that he brought to the community. Hope he and Al are enjoying a brew together somewhere.

I just bought the last version of his inner long kit in October. He's definitely a talented addition to our community. This is very sudden indeed

We should send a note to his family. It would mean alot to them at such a time.

Very sad

Very sad and way too young... Again many of his parts in my car and always top notch!
If true he will be missed..

Horrible news. I hope we can confirm it . I've got plenty of his products through the years. He's a great guy & a big loss if it's true