Rick Kirk Prayer Request

[A26B]

Many of you know Rick and many of you probably don't know the name, simply because he wasn't included in the book, Heart of the Beast..... but he should have been. I am blessed to have Rick as my friend.

Rick is seriously ill and in need of our prayers & best wishes to recover. He is not able to have visitors or calls.

I will keep you posted of his condition.:pray

[Paul Workman]

Done. God speed and bless him and his family.

[rush91]

Rick and his family in my prayers..

[GOLDCYLON]

God bless.

[jss06c6]

Lifted Rick and his family up in prayer.... Thanks for letting us know this..

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[A1990]

God bless Rick and his family.

[XfireZ51]

Jerry,

Would u refresh our memories regarding Rick's contributions?

[gbrtng]

Rick was the go-to guy who made last minute machining work for Mercury Marine during the buildup of the LT5. Lotus faxed design changes to Stillwater and Rick worked overnight to make those changes at his nearby machine shop. Stillwater may have used other local talent, but I am not aware of any.

[Meanmyz]

My prayers go out to Rick. Get well Rick!

I met Rick at the 2010 Gathering and the LT5 Reunion in 2011. What a great guy.

Rick's work, as Glen mentioned, contributed to LT5 production (much done on any needed off line machine work). From what I remember, he also is/was a Nascar engine builder, hall of fame drag racer, collector, and much more than I could possibly remember or have time to write here.

Most of all though, Rick Kirk is a car guy and genuine nice guy.

Again, "Get well Rick"!

[PhillipsLT5]

Get well soon, I heard a story of some blue painted tool box that Rick had (ford blue) and was used for color for tool boxes at merc cruiser ? God bless him & family


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[G-Sting]

Prayers for Rick.

[shawn8492]

Just prayed for him and his family.

[mgbrv8]

Prayers in route

[A26B]

Update on Rick's condition can be found here. He's having a difficult time....

https://www.gofundme.com/support-for-rick-kirk-and-family

[XfireZ51]

All,

I lost my 52 year old brother in law to staph like this.

[Meanmyz]

Rick Kirk, I hope you are doing ok.

[A26B]

Rick looks like he's going to make it. Infection is under control, Still trying to get off the respirator and conscious now. It will be awhile before we know how much mobility he may lose as a result of the spinal damage from the infection there.

On behalf of Rick & his family, thanks for your kind thoughts & prayers.

[PhillipsLT5]

Great news

[GOLDCYLON]

Very good news

[cvette98pacecar]

Rick and his family will be included in my prayers.

[A26B]

Rick Kirk, owner of R.K. Machine, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, 28Jan18. The infection was simply too great and his ability to recover, even with modern medicine, just wasn't enough.

For those fortunate to know him, he leaves us with indelible memories of a unique friend and automotive enthusiast. Ford Blue blood ran through his body but he was extremely proud of his involvement during development of the ZR-1 Corvette LT5 engine.

God's speed Rick.....

[Meanmyz]

My deepest sympathy to Rick's family.

I met Rick at the 2010 Gathering and Jerry, with your organizing of the 2011 LT5 reunion, I got to know him better.

I rode with him in his truck, from his country shop into Ripley when we all went to see some of his museum collection. How awesome it was hanging out with members of the LT5 Gang, Roy Midgely, Chris Allen, Brian White, Graham Behan, and fellow ZR-1 enthusiasts. These are memories that will last a lifetime.

As we stood in our little group, Rick got a call, presumably from his wife, and I chuckled as he said it was a call from "the war department".

I also remember when we were all looking over memorabilia upstairs in Rick's machine shop. As Rick was entertaining us, we got to some old framed pictures of him, on the wall, in his younger years, and he was pictured with Linda Vaughn, "Miss Hurst Golden Shifter". In these old drag racing pictures from the 60's and 70's, Rick was pretty slim. I didn't even catch that it was him in the pictures at first. Then, as he commented on them, he matter of factly commented that she (Miss Vaughn) "hasn't held up as good as he has over the years"! We all busted out laughing as he joked in a little self deprecating humor! "It", was a result of all that "Oklahoma barbecuing" over the years!

Jerry, I apologize for not filling out and returning your little "memory" sheet that you had made up for us for the event. We get back to our daily lives and the "rat race" of work and daily responsibilities. I have lots of good intentions of things that just don't get done. However, in a little "timeout" from "life", these here, are just but a few of the great memories that I made that weekend.

Thank you Jerry. And thank you Rick!

Godspeed, Rick Kirk!

[A26B]

Thanks for sharing your memories! Classic Rick :-)

[hiperf406]

RIP Rick & God bless you & your family.