Remembrance for WILLYSWANTER

[Esteban86K5]

There will be a Remembrance get together so that all his family and friends can come together and celebrate how unique and truely special Jason is to all of us.

A website setup to honor him and can be seen at http://www.jasonpaynememorial.com/
Any comments, pictures or video that you would like to add to this website can be sent to stanleyjaytucker@sbcglobal.net

There is also a memorial fund setup in Jason's name at the local credit union. All funds will be donated to an Off Road foundation that will soon be determined. The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donation's can be made to support a sport that was very much a part of Jason's life.

Time of Remembrance will be,

Saturday September 1st From 1-5PM

9617 Lake Pyramid Court
Bakersfield, CA 93312


Jason Payne Memorial Fund Donations can be mailed to this address:

Jason Payne Memorial Fund c/o Kern Schools Federal Credit Union
Acct# 7259360
PO Box 9506
Bakersfield, CA. 93389

Or you can call and make a donation by phone. 800.248.3336

I will also be accepting donations on my paypal account and forwarding the funds to the family. Geltyone2@earthlink.net

We love you brother!!

[4X4HIGH]

Once again, regretfully i will not be able to make it as i have prior engagements that weekend. Please give my deepest sympathies to the family.

RIP Jason Payne

[dogdaysunrise]

Hey Paul or one of the mods, maybe this can be stickied?

[tRustyK5]

Done deal.

Rene

[Esteban86K5]

Dear friends of Jason:

I just wanted to let all of the people who are remembering Jason with such fondness that they are really appreciated. I had no idea that my son had touched so many people. I was always very proud of Jason and the human being he had turned out to be. Jason never was one who wanted to stand out in a crowd or to be noticed, he was just happy to be doing what he loved – Jason had always set goals for himself and was very good at accomplishing most everyone, if not all, of them. He got so much pleasure out of turning thoughts and ideas into reality especially when it came to fabricating parts for his beloved truck. He was most happy when he was covered from head to toe in machining oil, metal fragments and old dirt from his truck. His dad and I will always have the fond memories of Jason working on his truck in our driveway totally covered with parts & machinery, making sure he always had plenty of water to drink and shade to work under. Again, we really appreciate all of your kind words about our Jason and we will cherish them forever!

Just one more thought. Please tell people you love that you love them! I always made a point of telling Jason that I loved him especially when he was going on an outing. What all of you do is fun and exciting, but also very treacherous; you just never know what might happen. Jason would get very frustrated with me because I called him so much to check on him but I knew that there was always a possibility that something could happen. He was really good about calling me back and just letting me know that he was OK and having a great time. So please, if at all possible, wherever you are call and let the people who love you know that you’re OK.

Love you all, Jason’s Mom

[jekbrown]

I had an amazing amount of respect for Jason. Even though he was 7 years younger than me, he was definitely an inspiration. He always posted really cool build threads and helped a lot of people with their rigs also. He built his truck his own way... a rarity these days when it seems like everyone just builds the same thing. You have to respect someone who manages to be original in a sport with a multitude of copycats. I'll finish my truggy someday... but really, it will be a collection of 'borrowed' ideas from many other rigs I have seen, personalized only in that I chose which aspects to borrow from which trucks... not truly original. JPs rig was one of a kind... and it rocked.

j

[boggerless]

Originally Posted by Esteban86K5

There will be a Remembrance get together so that all his family and friends can come together and celebrate how unique and truely special Jason is to all of us.

A website setup to honor him and can be seen at http://www.jasonpaynememorial.com/
Any comments, pictures or video that you would like to add to this website can be sent to stanleyjaytucker@sbcglobal.net

There is also a memorial fund setup in Jason's name at the local credit union. All funds will be donated to an Off Road foundation that will soon be determined. The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donation's can be made to support a sport that was very much a part of Jason's life.

Time of Remembrance will be,

Saturday September 1st @ 1PM

9617 Lake Pyramid Court
Bakersfield, CA 93312


Jason Payne Memorial Fund Donations can be mailed to this address:

Jason Payne Memorial Fund c/o Kern Schools Federal Credit Union
PO Box 9506
Bakersfield, CA. 93389

Or you can call and make a donation by phone. 800.248.3336

I will also be accepting donations on my paypal account and forwarding the funds to the family. Geltyone2@earthlink.net

We love you brother!!

i hope it doesn't offend but i sent out a big prayer for Jason. and one for MOM and DAD also.i could not even imagine.....

[boz42]

That is too bad, it seems the best always leave too early.

[Esteban86K5]

A message from Jason's uncle.

I've been reading most of the recent posts about Jason on several forums the last few days. It's hard to fathom that he has so many friends out there. I just can't believe he's gone. I wish to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart that has or is helping out.

This nightmare started on Thursday night about 9:30pm when my wife, Debbie's sister, received a call from her. Debbie was in a hesterical state and it took about 15 minutes to figure what had happened, Carrie was one of the first person's Debbie called. I was just hit with the worse news I could ever remember. Jason and I were not close, but my wife and he were. As Carrie tried to calm Debbie down, I put on my work face and tried to deal with the news.

As Carrie was sobbing, I went to the rear of our property where Jason's grandmother lives. I was the one that had to tell her. Besides my 7 year old daughter, Jason was her only other grandchild and the light of her life. I've been a cop for over 23 years and that has been the most difficult thing I have ever done.

While walking to her house I was trying to think of the right thing to say but it just blurted out when she answered the door. "There's been an accident, Jason's dead". We walked to my house where Carrie was still with Debbie on the phone. The rest of the night was a blurr as I made flight and car reservations to get Carrie and her mom to Bakersfield ASAP.

I still had'nt lost it until my wife called me the next day and asked me to look at Jason's memorial page and save some of the photos on the forum links. I've had to stay in Washington and care for my daughter and all the animals were have, I will always regret not going to the memorial until the day I pass.

We knew he had been building rock crawlers , but had not known to what extent. With everyone of the posts I read, I just kept crying and crying. More than I ever had in my entire life. Now that's he's gone, I wish I had been closer to him. In seeing all the photos I wish I could have shared the times with him. I've been such an ass all these years. This hurts, really hurts. I can't amagine what the guys and gals are going through that were with him when he passed. All I can think of is that he died in a beautiful place doing what he loved with the people he loved.

To the folks that did the CPR, Thank you for trying to bring him back. I have done that 2 times before on drowning victims and it's the hardest thing a person can attempt to do. Even though it did not save him, you are life savers in my heart and God bless each one of you.

To the rest of the people that Jason touched, could you post stories and any photos so the rest of the family can share in. The only other thing I can think of right now is,,,,,I belong to an association of police motorcycle officers called NAMOA. We compete every year at our annual comference and have an award for the rookie of the year. With this we have a perpetual trophy called the Richie Kochran award. Richie was a rookie motor cop who was killed in the line of duty. So for several years now the trophy has been awarded and the persons name is engraved on the trophy. I would like to see this in an annual builders award for your trucks and the winner given the Jason Payne trophy. I would also like to see a portion of the trail that he was on named after him. I'm sure he would refuse if he were here, but I think it would be a fitting tribute to him as well as Noel. A memorial plaque at the place he passed would also be a fitting memorial, I would like to some day travel there and visit with him.

And lastly, please hug, kiss and tell all the important people around you that share your life that you love them. They can be gone in an instant. Don't wait until the next time because there may not be one. Even the one's you don't think are important, because you will find out they were, there's no going back or do overs, death is forever.

I just wish I would have shared more time on this earth with him. Jason I'm so sorry and I will miss you.

Thank you and God bless

John

[Burt4x4]