Sad News for Quincy Fans

[Mark40H]

I have just learned that Jack McGrury passed away this morning. Jack was a long time employee of Quincy Welding and one of their head engine builders. For those of you who did not know Jack, he was one of the nicest, most helpful guys in racing. Jack was always in the pits to make sure everyone's Quincy Looper ran.

He and Gene East spent many a night in a motel room not sleeping, but rebuilding someone's Looper so they could race the next day.

Jack did not get a lot of the credit that he should have. He was the one who built most of Jerry Waldman's engines and everyone knows how well they ran.

After Jack left Quincy Welding, he ran a small shop where he worked on outboards and some race engines. He kept most of us Mod guys going for several years as well as working on Jim Warren's alky stuff.

Please join me in extending our deepest sympathy to Jack's wife, Sandy, and their children.

He will be deeply missed by all of us here in Quincy.

The attached photo was taken at Christner Reunion in 2003 in Quincy. This is the old crew. Jack is the gentleman to the far right.