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This was sent to me from a dear friend. I am posting it for
all to see.
I CAN'T FOR THE LIFE OF ME REMEMBER MY LOGON NAME OR PASSWORD FOR THE BOARD SO I THOUGHT I WOULD SEND THIS SAD INFO TO YOU DIRECTLY. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT TONIGHT.
CORA BATTON A LONG TIME ICON AROUND SUNSHINE SPEEDWAY DIED 6-27-03 OF A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK. SHE AND HER HUSBAND OF OVER FIFTY YEARS "RED" HAD A CABIN IN THE EVERGLADES THAT WAS ONLY ACCESABLE BY AIRBOAT AND SHE JUST DROPPED DEAD CLIMBING ON TO THE AIRBOAT FOR THE TRIP OUT.
CORA WAS A LONG TIME CHIEF SCORER AT SUNSHINE AND SHE DIDN'T TAKE NOTHING OFF OF NOBODY. BIG,SMALL,MALE ,FEMALE. CORA RULED AND THE SOONER YOU FIGURED THIS OUT THE BETTER. I BUTTED HEADS WITH HER A FEW TIMES BACK WHEN I WAS A FIGURE 8 JUDGE AT SUNSHINE IN THE LATE 70S. I LOST ON ALL COUNTS. I THOUGHT SHE WAS THE MEANEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD.
ONE NIGHT AS I WAS WALKING OUT OF THE SUNSHINE PITS THERE WAS A BIG (BEER FUELED) FIGHT GOING BETWEEN A LATE MODEL CAR OWNER AND HIS TWO DRIVERS. ONE WAS HIS OWN SON AND THE OTHER IS STILL A VERY WELL KNOWN FL. DRIVER. IT WAS REALLY UGLY. CORA WAS WALKING BY AT THE SAME TIME AND BARKED OUT, "WHIT: YOU TAKE THAT ONE, TRIGGER: YOU TAKE THAT ONE, AND I'LL TAKE THIS ONE." TRIGGER AND I DID AS INSTRUCTED AND CORA STARTED HER TIRAID ON THEIR BEHAVIOR. IT WAS LIKE A SPELL HAD BEEN CAST. YES MA'AM, NO MA'AM, SORRY MA'AM, THANK YOU CORA. WE BECAME GOOD FRIENDS AFTER THAT AND SHE ALWAYS HAD MY UTMOST RESPECT.
HER TWO DAUGHTERS SHIRLEY AND JANET WERE ALSO LONG TIME SCORERS AT SUNSHINE.
SHE WAS REALLY A SWEET LADY WHEN YOU GOT TO KNOW HER AND SHE WILL BE MISSED. MOST OF THE SUNSHINE CROWD WILL HAVE NO IDEA WHO SHE WAS EXCEPT FOR THE OLD TIMERS. I WONDER IF "OSF" REMEMBERS HER.
WHIT
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