Follow up to Louis' funeral. After the funeral we went over to Louis' house. His son Matt showed us the old boats, motors and parts in his garage. Mary said she wanted Ricky LeBlanc, Reles' son to have them. Mary had told this to Joe after Ricky had left and headed back to Louisiana. On the way home Joe called Ricky to give him the news. He flew on cloud 9 all the way back home.
I called Joe this morining and he was sitting in a Cracker Box having breakfast with Reles, Ricky,and a cousin of Ricky's. They were there to pick up the equipment. Reles had been having some health problems and he told Joe he took extra special care of himself the last three weeks so he could make this trip. It was a wonderful bittersweet reunion for Mary, Ricky, Reles and Joe. Mary was so happy to find the perfect home for Louis' stuff. Ricky grew up in the pits with Reles, and then later with Louis. Ricky's grandfather, Reles' Dad, used to come to Alexandria to watch the races. Ricky had told Joe, Karen and I about wanting a runabout like Louis' when he was younger, but couldn't afford it. At the time he told us, none of us were aware of what Mary would tell Joe only a few hours later.
Joe called me back just about twenty minutes ago and he just got home and that Ricky and Reles were just crossing the border back into Louisiana. They had a great time, and everyone was pumped up including Mary who was very happy with the home for Louis' equpment. Joe also told me he got a bunch of old Lone Star Boat Racing Association decals, an 8 oz metal can of Master Oil (circa 1973), a gallon can of Master Oil with the white paper lable (circa 1968, and a Grant fuel tank. He's going to see if Randy Grant wants it, and it not, he will put it in my museum, and he's going to do the same with the gallon of MX-237 THE MASTER OIL.
I told Joe to tell Ricky to send us a picture after he gets all the dust and spiderwebs off the boat and we can put it on BRF.
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