Sad passing
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Topic: Sad passing
Posted By: A-C Bell
Subject: Sad passing
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2016 at 9:50pm
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It is with sad regrets that we tell you Gilbert Vust passed away this afternoon. A well known A-C collector and enthusiast who will be sorely missed. He had been hospitalized with head injuries after a fall at his shop this past Saturday. He did not regain consciousness and was in no pain throughout his hospitalization. At this point, no services have been set in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Nan Jones |
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Posted By: DaveWisc.
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2016 at 9:59pm
| We send our prayers for Gilberts family. He will be missed as a great A-C collector and great man to talk to at shows. Very sorry for the loss David and Doriene Hexom aka Hazy View Emb. |
Posted By: EricPA
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2016 at 10:12pm
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So sad, regards to the family ------------- Life is tough,but it's tougher when you're stupid. - John Wayne |
Posted By: combinechris
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2016 at 10:22pm
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Prayers to the family. ------------- 35 combines and 15 forage harvesters. mostly allis combines and equipment.WTB 2 row cornhead for a 90 |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2016 at 10:26pm
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Sad news. I met him several years ago when I attended the Hutch gathering when it was still at the farm. I guess we can only hope we go doing something we enjoy. Still hard on the family and friends. RIP Gilbert. ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2016 at 10:28pm
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Prayers from Georgia, I enjoyed a breakfast with Gilbert at one of the GOTO's, a very nice and knowledgeable man. thanks for letting us know Nan.
------------- Allis Express North Georgia 41 WC,48 UC Cane,7-G's, Ford 345C TLB |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2016 at 10:43pm
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Prayers for the family from Oklahoma. I met Gilbert for the first time this summer at Hutch. He seemed like a great guy, and was very friendly. Knew Roto-Balers better than anyone I know. As a side note...I recorded him speaking while he was giving the Roto-Baler seminar this year. I wasn't really sure why, but I had this weird, like 6th sense, sort of uneasy feeling telling me to do it. I went ahead and did it. Now I know why. It's guys like him that have forgotten more about A-C than many of us will ever know.
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Posted By: Dean(IA)
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2016 at 10:50pm
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When Gilbert was at one of The Allis Connection shows, he sang the United States National Anthem and then sang the Canadian National Anthem. What a Class act! God Bless all his friends and family. Gilbert will be greatly missed. |
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2016 at 11:13pm
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Sad to hear. God Bess his family! ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: ACmowerguy
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2016 at 11:47pm
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Sounds like he was a great guy and a wealth of knowledge. Prayers coming from MO. ------------- 10 various B-series garden tractors, AC Homesteader8, 416 hydro,710 gt, 914, 916H, 917H, 920D, and many misc attachments |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2016 at 11:48pm
| prayers to the family from NE. |
Posted By: Don Jr NY
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 3:34am
| Very sorry to hear this Nan. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Don & Jill McCulloch from NY. |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 5:32am
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So sad to hear. Prayers from NJ to the Vust family. Great man to chat with.
------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: Hubnut
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 5:43am
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I am sorry. My condolences to the family. ------------- 1940 B "Lucy" 1941 B w/ Woods L59 "Flavia" 1942 B w/ finish mower "Dick" 1941 C w/ 3-point "Maggie" 1947 C SFW w/ L306 "Trixie" 1972 314H |
Posted By: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 5:43am
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So sad to hear this news. My prayers for Gilberts family as they go through this loss of a loved one and of one of the greats in the AC world. He will be missed by many. God Bless. ------------- When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!! |
Posted By: WDman1951
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 5:59am
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Prayers from North dakota very sad to hear ------------- 1951 WD 1945 C 1936 WC |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 6:25am
| I got to visit with him some at his show in 2004 GOTO. He was very busy at the time but still took the time to chat. As said he knew more than most will about AC equipment especially the roto baler. |
Posted By: Dave H (NE)
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 6:32am
| Prayers from Nebraska. |
Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 8:48am
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I am sorry to here this, my prayers go out to the Gilberts family. ------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep. |
Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 9:00am
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Very sorry to hear this. I met Gilbert several years ago. He was a great guy and very knowledgeable on Allis. He did a lot for the Allis hobby and will be sorely missed. Condolences and prayers for his family and his good friend, Nan. |
Posted By: Steve-SW Pa.
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 10:29am
| We're so sorry to hear about Gilbert's passing. Our sincere condolences to the Vust family and friends at his loss. He was a very knowledgeable man who did not hesitate to share his AC expertise. Gilbert and his friend Willie traveled from Portage la Prairie to southwestern Pennsylvania in October 1999 to purchase a Model T combine from us. We visited with him over the years at various Gatherings, but specifically at the 2004 GOTO in his home town. Gilbert will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends during this sad time. |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 12:24pm
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The thing I will remember the most about Gilbert is what he told the crowd when he was doing the Roto-Baler seminar at Hutch this year, what he considered the 3 biggest "boobs", problem machines A-C ever produced. 1. The No.10 Roto-Baler 2. The RC tractor 3. The All-Crop 100 While I don't agree with the 3rd one, I always think of him and smile when I see one of those 3 things.
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Posted By: TREVMAN
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 12:32pm
| This is awful. I would have liked to have met him. Hopefully he did not suffer. A lesson for us all about safety, a hard lesson. Trev. |
Posted By: ShannonKY
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 1:10pm
| So sorry for yall's loss. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 3:01pm
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Prayers for family and friends. I met Gilbert at Ted's a few years back. I talked with him for some time but could have spent the day or more. Sad to hear of his passing.
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 3:09pm
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Very very sad news indeed. Our thoughts and prayers to his family and to Nan as well. Got to visit him at his place a few times and he took me through the museum. I'm especially glad that we went to Hutch this year and had a chance to catch up again with my fellow Canadian. ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: 1946WP
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 3:27pm
| sending my condolensence and prayers for the vust family. always enjoyed his stories and knowledge of the roto baler. a couple weeks ago I decided to restore my roto baler, jus hope I remember 1/2 of what he told me. we lost a great amount of knowledge , but he will not be forgotten. |
Posted By: A-C Bell
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 6:27pm
| Gilbert did pass away from injuries suffered from a fall, but we do not know what caused the fall. When he fell, it was onto cement. He did not suffer. Nan |
Posted By: jiminnd
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 7:59pm
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Condolences from here, met him the first time at GOTO in Portage as I was part of the Caravan from Oakes, I remember him meeting us at the border and crossing with us. We have a photo of him and Jim Roney (caravan orginizer who has also passed) shaking hands across the US and Canadian border. ------------- 1945 C, 1949 WF and WD, 1981 185, 1982 8030, unknown D14(nonrunner) |
Posted By: WD45
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 9:04pm
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Nan - Cathy and I are very sorry for the loss of Gilbert. Gilbert was a very fine and kind person. He enjoyed his Allis connection with people. We met Gilbert and Nan at the GOTO in 2005 at UNION GROVE and we had breakfast with Nan and Gilbert on the Sunday morning. ------------- Fred Dunlop, G,B,CA, WC,WF, 3 WD45`s,gas, diesel and LP,U,D10 series III, D12,D14,D15 SERIES II,D17 Series IV in Gas and Diesel ,D19 GAS and D21,170 185,210 ,220 an I-600 8070 fwd, 716H and 1920H |
Posted By: daveingreenbay
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 9:10pm
| Met Gilbert during the "Ride Home" tractor ride to Milwaukee in 2005. He drove his D17 wheatland. He was a true gentleman. Enjoyed getting to know him. So sorry to hear of his passing. He will be sadly missed. Condolences to his family! |
Posted By: daveingreenbay
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 9:19pm
| Met Gilbert during "The Ride Home" in 2005. The caravan originated in Sand Lake Mi. It included an evening ride through a portion of the AC factory and ended the next day in Union Grove. Gilbert drove his D17 wheatland. He was easy to get to know. A wealth of knowledge. A true gentleman. He will be greatly missed. Condolences to his family. |
Posted By: Walter(MO)
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 10:26pm
| My prayers goes to Gilbert's family. Over the years I enjoyed visiting with him at the AC shows. |
Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 10:40pm
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Gilbert shared a ton of rotobaler knowledge with a lot of newbies like me. My condolences to the Vust family. It is a sad day for them and for the entire AC family. ------------- WC, CA, D14, WD45 |
Posted By: Walter(MO)
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2016 at 10:49pm
| Our prayers to Gilbert's family. Enjoyed talking about AC's with Gilbert at the GOTO. |
Posted By: Randy_Larson
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2016 at 9:52am
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Nan, please accept our condolences from the Upper Midwest A-C Club. Gilbert was a great man. Kind, gentle, respectable, and unforgettable. His life ended too soon. Now Gilbert can be with our Lord and operate any and all tractor and pieces of equipment and won't have to worry about repairs. There is only one Gilbert.....and man that explained to me why firetrucks are red...a story he learned in school, as he explained it to me to years ago. He was a very dedicated man when it come to friends and the Allis-Chalmers community. Gilbust Vust will always be remembered.... ------------- G,D10,D12,D14,D15,D17gas,D17 diesel,D19 Diesel, D21 Series II,160,190, B1,Bumble Bee 10,B1,HB 212,ACC 30 forklift and snap-coupler equipment |
Posted By: Cheri IL.
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2016 at 3:21pm
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He was a great guy loved to hear him talk at the GOTO's especially when Nan would take the mike away or we would have been there all night |
Posted By: Bob-Maine
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2016 at 5:59pm
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Ellie and I have tried to remember when we last saw and spoke to Gilbert. It was at either the Plain City, Ohio GOTO or the La Porte Indiana GOTO. During an AC open mike session at the 2007 GOTO in Maine, I made the mistake of referring to Gilbert as the OWNER of an AC museum in Portage La Prairie. He took great pleasure in correcting me, several times. We always looked forward to seeing and talking with him. Our prayers for his family and for Nan. Bob Davids ------------- I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not sure. |
Posted By: norm[ind]
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2016 at 7:24pm
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sorryto hear of gilberts passing --lots of a-c knowledge is lost ot his passing
norm and barb let us know of the arrangements --norm
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Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2016 at 7:47pm
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My Thoughts and Prayers are with the family at this time of sorrow. May God's Rich Blessings be on you. Good Luck! Bill Long
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Posted By: allisrutledge
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2016 at 8:47pm
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You are in my prayers, may Gods comfort and grace be with you. ------------- Allis Chalmers still exist in my mind and barns |
Posted By: Justin Widlund (IA)
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2016 at 11:05am
| Indeed, he was one of the greats when it came to A-C knowledge. We are thankful for the knowledge he conveyed to us all. RIP |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2016 at 11:43am
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Prayers go out to all of his family. Yes, he was a lot of fun to listen to and VERY knowledgeable about AC. My condolences to you Nan and may God bless and have mercy on you all. RIP Gilbert ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: JimIA
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2016 at 12:17pm
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We miss Gilbert. One of a kind. Condolences to Nan and his Family. http://www.mckenziesportagefuneralchapel.com/notices/Gilbert-Vust" rel="nofollow - Gilbert Vust Obituary ------------- An open eye is much more observant than an open mouth |
Posted By: Dale H. ECIL
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2016 at 2:27pm
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He was truly a great man. Several years ago he gave me a signed blank check to buy his 6-12 and plow at an auction. I got it bought for him and he and Nan came to my place later to pick it up. ------------- Allis Chalmers Museum, Paris, Il.http:// www.allischalmersmuseum.com 217-275-3428 |
Posted By: JimIA
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2016 at 3:06pm
He to taught me why fire engines are red, "Because they have eight wheels and four people on them, and four plus eight makes twelve, and there are twelve inches in a foot, and one foot is a ruler, and Queen Elizabeth was a ruler, and Queen Elizabeth was also a ship, and the ship sailed the seas, and there were fish in the seas, and fish have fins, and the Finns fought the Russians, and the Russians are red, and fire trucks are always “Russian" around, so that's why fire trucks are red." ------------- An open eye is much more observant than an open mouth |
Randy_Larson wrote:Posted By: Michael (WI)
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2016 at 9:44pm
| While I did not know him personally I have listened to his encyclopedic knowledge of AC equipment in wonder. I was looking forward to hearing him again at Hutch on Saturday but unfortunately the weather did not cooperate. My condolences. |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2016 at 10:50pm
That's awesome!!
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