Loss of Long-time WDCR Member, Bob Cage

Long time DC Region member Bob Cage passed away yesterday - the following is his wife Jackie's message from Facebook:

"Bob always insisted on checking in everywhere we went, so here is his new location {Heaven} . He passed away very peacefully yesterday afternoon at the Hospice Center. The memorial service will be held at the Calvary United Methodist Church, 403 S. Main St, Mt Airy on Sat Nov 6 at 11am. At a later date there will be a Celebration of Life in Milford at EasySpeak, his favorite go to place. Thank you all for your prayers, calls, cards and most of all your living thoughts. Feel free to reach out to us via his phone. Live to all. Jackie."

Bob was a racer (Mazda pre-Miata) - held Regional F&C and National Start licenses. Many of us will fondly remember Bob's waving Checker with a thumbs-up from the Summit Point Start Stand. He'd been a DC Region member since 1995.

Bob had been fighting cancer with courage and grace.

Loss of longtime WDCR Member, Tom Hoffman

One of the difficult things we have to deal with as we make so many friends and as member of what we have come to affectionately know as our "track family," is the eventual loss of those we have learned to look up . Ours is a unique relationship in a family of hundreds from all across the region and country.

Today's news is of one such stalwart example of our best. Tom Hoffman has passed the checked flag. A member of SCCA and the Washington DC Region since January of 1984, he came to serve as one of the best know and leading SCCA Stewards in the Nation. An English teacher in his real life, translated to careful and clear communications in teaching and stewardship and training in administration of various Steward programs. He shared the job as the Straightpipe Newsletter Editor along with his wife Jeannie for several years.

To know Tom was an easy friend to make and to count on. He kept the ship on a steady course.

Wayne Armbrust, Region Executive
WDCR-SCCA

Howard Liebengood Jr, 2000 Motorola Cup ST class champion, has passed away

Howard Liebengood Jr., the 2000 Motorola Cup ST class champion, has died at the age of 51. Liebengood, who raced actively through the early 2000s, joined the U.S. Capitol Police in 2005 and took part in the defense of Capitol Hill during Wednesday’s riot in Washington D.C. which claimed the lives of four insurrectionists and one police officer. More at the Washington Post.

STEPHEN WHITE (1937 - 2020), passed away March 5, 2020

An excerpt from his obituary

“Anyone who knew Steve knew he had an enthusiastic love of cars. Racing them, working on them, going to car shows and events, and collecting them. Over his lifetime he found others that shared his passion. This circle of "car" people was always growing and he cared deeply for many of them.”

Viewing March 10th and service March 11.

Details and locations for his viewing and service are on Legacy.com

Passing of long time F&C worker Earnie Dingle

We have lost another of our old guard. Earnie was not a DC Region member, but he and his wife Dian have been regulars with the F&C team from the very early days.

Earnest Guy Dingle, Jr. passed on Friday, May 17, 2019. There will be no services at his request. Here is a link to the funeral home and his obituary.

Bill Davis, longtime region member passed on August 17, 2018

Longtime Washington DC Region member Bill Davis (he joined in 1967) died this past Friday.  He was married to Ellen Davis who died 12 years ago.  Bill (and Ellen) did so much for the Region over the years and he had a lot of friends in the Region. 
Bill was involved with the early concept stages of the PDX program before it became a reality. He also served many years on the CRC. Together with Ellen they were involved in the hospitality program and did hospitality at the MARRS events for a number of years helping with many of the Banquet Programs. 

Bill Davis's memorial service will be held Thursday, August 23 at 11:00 AM and will take place at Grace Episcopal Church, 5096 Grace Church Lane, Midland, VA (outside of Warrenton).