Paul Dehnert has passed away. - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

A26B · 08-07-2010

We lost a really fine person today. I've spent a little time with Paul and must say that he was simply one of the finest people I have ever known. He was a profound gentleman with tremendous class and made you feel immediately at ease with him. I'll miss him personally. The ZR-1 community has lost a great member and a fantastic representative for the ZR-1 Corvette. God bless you Paul. You will be missed.

Paul Smith wrote the following;

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Paul Dehnert was a very good friend to many of us and it is with a very
heavy heart that I pass this message on to the ZR1 guys.

Paul has been fighting multiple myeloma cancer all year long with pretty
good results until he caught pneumonia 2 weeks ago. He never recovered. Paul passed away at 10:47 am this morning.

Paul lived life to the fullest and thoroughly enjoyed his LPE 415 and TT
ZR1s as well as his friends in the ZR1 community.

I am fortunate enough to have many great memories with Paul as we went to so
many car events over the last 13 years.

I have never known anyone with a more a positive outlook on life. His glass
was always full. A real inspiration to me and many others. Paul was one of a
kind and will be greatly missed.

God speed Paul!

Life is too short so you better enjoy it while you can.

Paul Smith

Here is the message from his wife Vicky:

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Dear Family and Friends,

With profound sorrow we regret to inform you that our dad and husband, G.
Paul Dehnert, passed from this life on Saturday, August 7 at 10:47a.m. at
the UAMS hospital in Little Rock, AR. He was surrounded by his immediate
family and passed peacefully with our love and blessing. He conquered multi
myeloma cancer this past year, but died of complications from a fungal
pneumonia.

Arrangements are pending; there will be a memorial service in Austin, Texas
within a week (tentatively on Saturday, August 14), then Mill Valley,
California at a later date.

Thank you for all your support, love and concern this past year.

He's in a better place now, and as Willie's song says, "On the road
again....."

Our love,
Vicky, Nathan, Mike, Kristin, Jeff Dehnert

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Paul Workman · 08-07-2010

Very sorry for your loss, Jerry, and ours too. We are diminished. May God bless Vicky and his family.

P.

WB9MCW · 08-07-2010

So sorry to hear about Paul passing on.

God's speed to him and my condolences to the family.

Tyler Townsley · 08-08-2010

He was a friend and he will be missed. Here he is at Camp LT-5 doing what he loved best, talking about cars.

http://deliquescence.net/~tyler/misc/Pauld2.jpg

Tyler

Pete · 08-08-2010

I am so sorry to hear about Paul's passing.

Paul,was one of the nicest guys anyone could meet.
He was the nicest and kindest person on the ZR1 net i have met.

My prayers to the family.

Paul,will always be in my prayers/thoughts.

Pete

tomtom72 · 08-08-2010

I would also like to offer my prayers to Paul's family and to you Jerry for the loss.

God bless the Dehnerts and Godspeed to Paul.

Tom

FU · 08-08-2010

Godspeed Paul, It was a pleasure to have known you.

GrayZ · 08-08-2010

My prayers go out to Paul's family

gbrtng · 08-08-2010

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Originally Posted by Tyler Townsley

He was a friend and he will be missed. Here he is at Camp LT-5 doing what he loved best, talking about cars.

http://deliquescence.net/~tyler/misc/Pauld2.jpg

Tyler

Paul was the consummate engineer, always interested in new and exotic pieces. We learned of his battle with cancer last fall at the BBQ, and he was in Little Rock recovering from a round of chemo in May so he missed the 20th at the NCM. Now he's probably checking in with John L. about another twin-turbo ...

Tyler Townsley · 08-08-2010

Paul D and John L must be bench racing right now.

The upper frame is John Lingenfelter and Paul, with Graham in the white shirt hidden behind Paul. They are looking at Paul's LPE 368 twin turbo #1 of 4.

The lower frame is John L. in a white LPE 385 customer car lined up against Paul in his twin turbo. Graham is standing to the left of the white car. John jumped out 2-1/2 car lengths out of the hole but Paul reeled him in with the TT horsepower and won by 1/2 second!

http://deliquescence.net/~tyler/misc...ert%20001s.jpg

2001

Posted for Will Barrett

08-07-2010	#2
Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,466	Re: Paul Dehnert has passed away. Very sorry for your loss, Jerry, and ours too. We are diminished. May God bless Vicky and his family. P.

08-07-2010	#3
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,584	Re: Paul Dehnert has passed away. So sorry to hear about Paul passing on. God's speed to him and my condolences to the family.

08-08-2010	#4
Tyler Townsley Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nichols, FL Posts: 611	Re: Paul Dehnert has passed away. He was a friend and he will be missed. Here he is at Camp LT-5 doing what he loved best, talking about cars. http://deliquescence.net/~tyler/misc/Pauld2.jpg Tyler

08-08-2010	#5
Pete Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicagoland,IL Posts: 2,667	Re: Paul Dehnert has passed away. I am so sorry to hear about Paul's passing. Paul,was one of the nicest guys anyone could meet. He was the nicest and kindest person on the ZR1 net i have met. My prayers to the family. Paul,will always be in my prayers/thoughts. Pete __________________ '91 #1635 PoloGreen 350 LT5 11.09 @ 129.27 11.04 @ 128.86 474RWHP 400RWTQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFNFOhGGlR4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlRIOMwaDYY https://sites.google.com/site/peteszr1garage

08-08-2010	#6
tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,609	Re: Paul Dehnert has passed away. I would also like to offer my prayers to Paul's family and to you Jerry for the loss. God bless the Dehnerts and Godspeed to Paul. Tom __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

08-08-2010	#7
FU Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Found Member Posts: 4,327	Re: Paul Dehnert has passed away. Godspeed Paul, It was a pleasure to have known you.

08-08-2010	#8
GrayZ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Innsbrook, Missouri Posts: 1,720	Re: Paul Dehnert has passed away. My prayers go out to Paul's family

08-08-2010	#10
Tyler Townsley Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nichols, FL Posts: 611	Re: Paul Dehnert has passed away. Paul D and John L must be bench racing right now. The upper frame is John Lingenfelter and Paul, with Graham in the white shirt hidden behind Paul. They are looking at Paul's LPE 368 twin turbo #1 of 4. The lower frame is John L. in a white LPE 385 customer car lined up against Paul in his twin turbo. Graham is standing to the left of the white car. John jumped out 2-1/2 car lengths out of the hole but Paul reeled him in with the TT horsepower and won by 1/2 second! http://deliquescence.net/~tyler/misc...ert%20001s.jpg 2001 Posted for Will Barrett Last edited by Tyler Townsley; 08-08-2010 at 09:43 PM.