Folks:
Tuesday, a real neat person left this planet; his name was Ralph Kitron, we knew him simply as "Ralphie". As he would not have it so, this is not a memorial.
But if you have a few moments, please look at this video, recorded the day before he passed. This was a man who was one of us and lived his hot rodding and drag racing passion as a continuing, lifelong celebration. Please go here to see and hear:
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9PBs_5NU_Y
Finally, a few words form his obituary, "Ralph was born April 14, 1939 in an apartment above North Shore Inn in Benton Harbor. He had a passion for hot rods/cars and was a member of the Road Barons Car Club in Benton Harbor during high school. He graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1957. His passion for building and restoring cars led him to become a member of the National Hot Rod Association. His 1969 Swamp Fox Top Fuel Dragster that he re-built was picked as one of the NHRA's Golden 50 in the nation. It was displayed at the NHRA Motor Sports Museum in Pomona, CA. His autos were featured in many Blossomtime Parades, with Pink Panther at the helm. Ralph owned and operated Ralph's Place at Brian's Marina in St. Joseph for many years."
'Bye, Ralphie,