George Morrison aka Georgecls passed away from complications of leukemia on friday. George posted on the DML on the topics of oil and oil filtration. It has been a while but some of you may remember him.
The following is posted on the DesmOhio web site Desmohio - Ohios Ducati Owners Club | Desmohio.
George Sr. was a pillar DesmOhio and the Ducati community. He was always there to help and give advice on lubrication issues to anyone who would ask. George was one of the first 25 members of this club and joined before he even owned a Ducati. George bought a Cagiva Gran Canyon soon after. In fact, if it were not for George's Cagiva I would have known what one was and probably have not met Eric Whitnable and he would have sold his bike and still be married to his ex wife. Good thing for Eric! When George came to the club he brought with him one of his friends and employees who also really wanted a Ducati. His friend was Bill Culp. George was the man who confirmed Bill's death to me on that terrible day. George owned AV Lubricants which serviced the aviation industry as well as providing lubrication needs to other industries. He was a lubrication engineer and knew more about the subject than anyone I have ever met. If you asked him an oil question you had better have an hour or two because he was going to answer that question. George was a real oil man coming from an oil family in Pennsylvania if I am not mistaken.
George was always quick to buy a beer you a beer and entertain with a good story. He had a more than a few. I was fond of the one where he volunteered to drive a Lamborghini Countach from LA to Vegas. The air conditioning went out almost immediately and he had the drive from hell. I also liked the one where George's wife said he could buy a Ferrari if he would quit smoking. He did quit and he did get the car. Not bad stories for a man to have!
I have missed Georges presence at club functions since his accident at Ducati Revs Ohio a few years ago which resulted in a severe brain injury from which he never completely recovered. By this time George had replaced the Cagiva with the bike he really wanted, a Ducati Multistrada. It was a sad day when he told me that he was selling it because he could not ride anymore after the accident.
One of the last conversations that I had with George was a day or two after Bill Culp's funeral. George had called to tell me how much he and Bill's family appreciated all of the Ducs at full song when we reved them up for Bill at the cemetery. I don't care how cold it is. I will be at George's funeral on my bike. How 'bout you guys join me so we can make some noise for George Morrison!
You know, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Bill met George at the pearly gates with a couple Amstel Lights in hand!
RIP George :'(
Condolences & prayers to surviving family and friends.
Condolences to all of George's friends and family. Give him a great Duc send-off.
RIP George.
RIP George the Oil Man.
mitt
RIP George
RIP George, your words of wisdom will be missed.
RIP George, your legend lives on.
Sad day...We will miss you, George.
:'(
George will be greatly missed. :'(
RIP.
RIP George. May heaven be filled with fresh oil and Desmo engines.
I only knew him from his posts and kind replies to me, but I will miss him.
Condolences to his friends and family.
Andy
Sad news - but he'll live on in many ways. He educated a lot of folks, an enduring legacy. RIP George
RIP
I read some of his posts on TOB, and his obvious expertise on lubricants was a great asset.
RIP George, you will be missed by many.
That sucks.
RIP George.
R.I.P
my sincere condolences to his friends and family :(
An amazingly knowledgeable man, we will remember you George. RIP
Quote from: yuu on November 17, 2008, 08:17:10 AM
Sad news - but he'll live on in many ways. He educated a lot of folks, an enduring legacy. RIP George
So true
My prayers to his family. May he rest in peace.
You will be missed, George. RIP.
That is truly saddening. I have never learned so much about oil. RIP Your in my thoughts.
RIP George, your contributions to this community (and the VW tdi community among others) will live on. Many thanks if you can read this where you are at.
He was very generous with his time and talent. My condolences to his family and friends.
What a classy guy. :'(
Always willing to help and share, I have a ton of emails with him answering my stupid petrochemical questions.
He loved to hear about tuning results and engine runs with this or that oil. I sent him half a dozen oil analysis sheets and he always got back to me with good info.
RIP GeorgeCLS
Raise a pint of your finest motor oil in honor of the man!
may god rest his soul. RIP.
Quote from: swampduc on November 17, 2008, 06:34:15 AM
Condolences to all of George's friends and family. Give him a great Duc send-off.
Agreed & RIP George
What a loss to the Duc community.
Very humble and thoughtful guy. I read every page of that thread on TOB.
May his engines be desmo, his oils group IV, and his filters Amsoil EaO. [thumbsup]
:'(
If this many people mourn my passing because I have passed on knowledge, may St. Peter consider my life a success.
To George.
Godspeed, George.
Although I never knew George , he seemed like an o k guy. I'm sure he will be sadly missed by friends and family and those that knew him as a person who was willing to share his knowledge w, all who asked .
RIP George Dolph
Thanks for letting us know.
George was an oil guru. When he talked, I listened.
RIP, George.
BK
Dang, I finally made my decision yesterday on which oil and oil filter I will use for my ride after reading his posts. I was about to comment and thank him.
Georgecls, if you can read this... Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
HT
Quote from: Privateer on November 17, 2008, 07:55:42 AM
I only knew him from his posts and kind replies to me, but I will miss him.
Same here. He had an intelligent way of responding that kept things on a higher level and kept it from becoming a typical oil thread with lots of bashing. Sometimes when I'm tempted to respond in a dumba** way to a particularly dumba**post I ask myself how would Georgecls have answered it.
I also only knew him form posts, or P.M's I sent to him, but he will trually be missed.
RIP George. :'(
My condolences to his family and friends.
Sad day.. we'll miss him more than he'd miss us.
Tip one in memory of George.. [drink]
RIP George, a sad loss. :'(
Sad loss indeed... I remember reading that long post about oil on the DML when I first got my Duc and thinking to myself, "This guy really loves to help people." Too few like him nowadays...
[drink] To you George, enjoy your ride w/ Bill... [moto]
I remember reading that thread from top to bottom -- and what made it great was not just the straight, no marketing-BS way George laid things out, but the lengths he went to to make it comprehensible to us non-engineers.
A very good man; I never met him, but I'll still miss him.
RIP George :'(
Oh man, I just now saw this thread.
Like others, I also read the entire thread on TOB. It was clear to me that George was a notch above, in multiple regards.
Shortly after TOB crashed, I personally looked up George and contacted him by phone to let him know about this new place, just so he would know where everyone had moved to, and so he could come over here and continue to bless us with his selfless dissemination of knowledge. I did that because I knew that wherever George is, is a better place because of it.
RIP, George.
I am sad to hear about George dying..never met him but enjoyed hours of his wisdom on the oil threads and learned a thing or two.
My condolences
jerry
Quote from: Supero100 on November 17, 2008, 07:35:16 PM
What a loss to the Duc community.
Very humble and thoughtful guy. I read every page of that thread on TOB.
May his engines be desmo, his oils group IV, and his filters Amsoil EaO. [thumbsup]
+1 on this and all of the other RIP's, each of the right on target.
He was and EXTREMLY KNOWLEDGEABLE fellow that unselfishly shared both his knowledge and time with all.