Rich and I have been communicating over the last year about the house they were planning to build. I introduced him to my friend at Extreme Panel. They manufacture SIP panels. I used them for my house. I received a text from my guy at Extreme Panel that he just heard from Lisa that Rich passed a way. So sorry for them. they were just ready to finalize one of their life's dreams.

Awww hell.

Haven't been here in a while.

THAT is truly sad news.

Prayers for his family.

Oh no! So sorry to hear that.

I met Rich years ago at his house after I first got my 25-year resto project on the road.

Great guy. So much knowledge lost.

What a bummer. Damn.

first Joe....now Rich....this is really sad

we had fun back in the "old" days
Hershey was always a great time with Rich and the Northeast crew
getting together at Chris Foley's or Bear Mountain...not as much the last bunch of years

dam I miss the crew, the fun....RIP Rich

oh no!
Rich was a really good guy. We talked every now and then. This really sucks.

So sorry to hear that. My condolences to his family and friends. And he had a lot of them here.

Very sad. I always paid attention to his input. He was a valuable member of the 914 community.

RIP Rich

Sad news for sure

I last saw Rich this past Father's Day at a Porsche only cars and coffee at my local racetrack. He brought his 911.

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This is awful, I just heard from him last week, he was actually pretty funny when I heard from him. Very sad.

Very sad to lose another 914 Brother

A Sad Bob B

RIP

Sad, rest in peace 914 brother

Ninja sad...

He was cool.

Hope they have teeners in Heaven!

He deserves one...

Dang it hate to hear that. Too much of that going lately. Ugh

Sending prayers, Condolences to Rich's Family, Freinds >>he will be missed here...
Marty + Matt

I saw on the Facebook 914 world site the Richard’s son Ablel Towle was looking to get in touch with Tom Tate. If anyone know how to reach out To Tom directly, please pass it along.

I spoke with Tom about an hour ago about Richard.

I sent you a private message with his son’s phone number. Please relay it to Tom.

Thanks.

Hello everyone, I am Richards son Abel. It is unfortunately true that my father passed away yesterday in his sleep. He was a great man and loved his Porsches. Him and I built my first one 20 years ago in highschool and got me hooked on cars. He brought me to autocross, and u told amounts of car shows. He fueld my passion for cars.
I haven't been active on here in years, but am going to try and be more. There are a couple projects that hi and I were doing that I will be finishing, but unfortunately will not have his knowledge to complete. I will need lots of help with things in the form of knowledge to finish his final projects.
Anyone local to us is welcome to come to a memorial on Sunday the 26th from 2-4 at the Groton Inn, Groton Ma.
He was a great man and will be truly missed

My condolences...

I lost my car freak Porsche nut father last June.

I miss him terribly.

I will make a special effort to help when you post.

I don't have your father's intrinsic knowledge of 914s but am a pretty good tech otherwise.

Feeling your pain.

It's mine too...

So glad to see you post here. Your dad used to tell me about you and building stuff with you guys for stuff like robot wars? It's been a minute. I will really miss our conversations. My deepest condolences.

My heart breaks for Richard’s family, I can only imagine how much more esteemed he was in person than the was here in 914 land. I always loved when he posted on a thread, it was like getting free lessons from a pro! Abel, thank you for coming on to let us know. Praying for you all!

Van

Joined 09 January 2003

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This is why this community exists.

My condolences..

Will Miss His Posts ... Always Thinking.. God Bless..

So sorry to hear of your dad's passing. He was a great guy and from the sounds of it an even better dad.

My condolences to Rich's family and all of the folks here at 914 World. Another sad day for the world. RIP Rich.

Godspeed Rich.

Rich sounds like the dad all of us aspire to be. His posts were entertaining and insightful for the group. Please have the peace you and your family need, Abel.

Wow. I never met Rich, but considered him to be up there with John (aka) Krustry and the like who seemed to be staples of the larger 914 / Porsche community. Rich was super knowledgeable and didn't waste words. When he posted something I paid attention because I knew I was was likely to learn something. I hate that I'm not going to see new posts from him anymore.

So sorry for his family.

My condolences, Abel, to you and the family. He will certainly be missed, but we hope to see more from you.
Dave

RIP brother

Wow stunned ~
Safe travels Rich

https://everloved.com/life-of/richard-herbe...towle/obituary/

That is terrible news. Even in my short time here I had many useful conversations with Rich. Very sad.

Wow, RIP. Best wishes.

Well... Fuck. :-(


Man, that hit it on the head.
Rich was a great guy and could always make me laugh at myself.

Zach

RIP and God speed Rich.

Rich was one of the first here to help me find a 914 and was a really good, smart and funny guy.
We had a lot of fun together at various 914 events, car shows, and in his barn. One of my favorite memories is when Linda and I came in second to Rich and Lisa at one of Chris' rally's....
I haven't been here in a while, wasn't expecting a punch in the stomach.
My condolences to his family.
Scott

Sorry for your loss Abel. We'll miss him for sure. RIP Rich .

Sorry to hear the sad news. Condolences to his family, RIP Rich .

RIP Rich. I always enjoyed the conversations and wild ideas-especially as the young guy who had lots of questions when putting my first 914 back together. Way too young.

Ahhhhhhh, No!

condolences.

I am shocked, a double whammy. Sunday, our dear seamstress Sue died, and now Rich (they knew each other) Rich was in good shape too, as was Sue. Two unfortunate losses for our community.

Rich was indeed one of our staple, early members here. I "always" enjoyed our meetings at Hershey. Rich would often send simple congratulatory texts and positive comments over the years. Now I'm left wishing I had one more chance to do the same.

Live and love large... you never know when your looming date will arrive.

My prayers are for you and your family Abel. Many of us share that father son bond that these, or similar vehicles create. Cherish those memories.

Godspeed and RIP Rich.

Ouch! Double loss. Sue was fantastic!

So sad to have opened the board and seen this. Thoroughly enjoyed seeing Lisa and him at 914 events here in New England, mainly at Chris Foley’s or at events they hosted at their place.
Just too sad.
My heart goes out to Lisa, Abel and his family.