Retired California publisher Don Engels dies

[Starine]

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...don-engel-dies

1) Sad news; it sounds like he did some really good things for the industy and 2) really silly typo in the article

[Hermes]

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...don-engel-dies

1) Sad news and 2) really silly typo in the article

And no one doubts which is more important to you.

[Starine]

And no one doubts which is more important to you.

Sorry. This fish isn't biting anymore.

[Hermes]

Sorry. This fish isn't biting anymore.

Oh, I'd say you nibbled. As usual. Never worry, I will always toss you back.

[Horse's Rear]

I admire their fortitude and extend my best thoughts to their friends.

[Harrison Bergeron]

What's the typo? I didn't spot one.

He and his wife passed away together? What happened?

In Fond Memory Of TIA Founder Don Engel

To those of you who are familiar with the history of Thoroughbred Information Agency (TIA) and www.thoroughbredinfo.com, there is no easy way to announce the heart-breaking news I received over the weekend that the founder of this company and website, Don Engel, has passed away.

Following is a letter I received from his daughter, Lisa, who asked that I share it with you:

“To all of you in the California Thoroughbred industry, I must sadly inform you that my father, Don Engel, and his wife of 41 years, Jean Engel, decided on December 6th to say goodbye to this world. They were both 85 years old.

http://www.thoroughbredinfo.com/showcase/notebook.php

[Starine]

What's the typo? I didn't spot one.

He and his wife passed away together? What happened?

Bloodhorse:

Don Engel formed the Thoroughbred Information Agency in 1966 after a chance meeting with a California horseman. While hauling a mare one day, Engel stopped at a gas stallion to refuel and noticed the mare had fallen. Unsure of what to do, Engel drove to a nearly farm and got help from the farm owner. The men were able to get the mare standing upright.

Read more: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...#ixzz18Or2nqFe

[moonwalker]

Don Engel, and his wife of 41 years, Jean Engel, decided on December 6th to say goodbye to this world. They were both 85 years old.

Does this mean they committed suicide together?
Oh my...

Mary MMM

[Hermes]

Does this mean they committed suicide together?
Oh my...

Mary MMM

I think it indeed does. But I hope they went peacefully. At that age, they could have had financial and/or medical hurdles that just seemed to large to surpass, and this seemed an easier solution to them.