Greg Boardman of DRC passed away last night.
 

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Apparently a head on collision. 9-5-06
This was reported on TDR today.

My condolences to his family.

Our condolences go out to his family and friends. I'm sure he will be missed by many.


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GregBoardman
1966 - 2006

Sorry to hear this, he will be missed. May he RIP. :(

This is sad news. Greg is a well respected man.

I didn't know him but our thoughts and prayers will be with his family.

I never talked to Greg but read his threads. He had a great personality, he will be missed for a long time:( My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
God Speed Greg[redface]

I spoke with him last week over the phone. I have a note from him along with a quote for tires he sent me last week.

Very sad:(

I know in the military, when one of our own pass away, we try to celebrate their lives' more so than mourn their deaths. Despite personal opinions, Greg was a man who was passionate about our trucks. As the post on TDR states, the next time you are driving your truck, let some (or a lot) of black smoke go in his memory. I wish you well on the last truly great adventure Greg!! R.I.P.

I'll say a prayer...

God Bless...

A Cummins man is My family.....My full condolences

My condolences goes out to his entire family. He was a pleasure to deal with when I purchased and installed my Chase System 2 months ago.

Oh man. :( Terribly sorry to hear that. My prayers are out to his family and friends.

...wow... I have no clue what to say... My prayers are with his family and hope that he found a very large diesel cloud to float to heaven in.... Its just so close, its like we are a family...and each feels the loss as if they were blood...

Mike

Thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Was he and his truck in diesel power mag just a couple months ago?

Thoughts and prayers to his family.

It's amazing how fast things can go from great.....to God.

As what appeared to be an advocate to the Diesel Offroading realm I am sory to hear the news. May his family find joy in the life he led and morals he believed in. I didn't know Greg personally nor was I blessed with knowing his personality, it's unfortunate he left us all.

Blessed Be to his family and this time of sorrow!

My condolances!

J.

Count your blessings every day gentelmen! It may be your last.

I also did not know Greg, but I'm sorry to hear of this tragedy. My condolences to his family. If there is something that we can do from No. Ca Chapter #21 please give us a call. Top has all of my numbers.

Rick

I'm very sad to hear of this, reading his posts were great, he knew a LOT about these trucks. I hope his family is doing good, and will put in a prayer for them tonight.

Greg was a stand up guy, he will be missed. My condolences to his family,

God Bless

He and his family are in our family prayers, Our deepest condolences to his family for their loss.

Sorry to hear about Greg. I enjoy reading his posts over on the TDR.
I will pray for his family.

MikeyB

I'm sitting here in a meeting, hit a dull point, and decided to look at the forum. I'm still in shock. I've had several great phone calls and lots of pms with greg over the last few years, regarding personal life, trucks, and business. He was a very motivated, enthusiastic, and generous guy..the type that would bend over backward for a friend, and placed paramount importance in his family life. From being a roadie for Nirvana and other bands back in the day, to becoming a fixture in the dodge truck suspension and racing world, greg covered a lot of ground (sometimes a few feet up in the air!). RIP Greg, you will be sorely missed, and I wish the best of luck to his wife and children, and my deepest condolences.

Didn't know the man, but it sounds like he lived life to the fullest.

Live everyday like it is your last guys & gals, it just might be.

I will be wearing my DRC shirt to work tomorrow (dress down fridays here in the office) in Greg's honor. I'd suggest anyone else that has one do the same.

Rest in Peace Greg
 

While I did not know him personally, I am very saddened to hear one of the pioneers in off road suspensions has passed. Our condolences go out to the Boardman family, you are in our prayers.

Wow...

I am new to the Dodge world, but had the pleasure of talking to Greg fairly extensively in the past few weeks regarding suspension and resulting in a race suspension being ordered.

I was speaking with the shop owner here that is going to install the suspension yesterday as we were scheduled for today to get it installed. He had not received the parts , called Greg to inquire, and a guy answred and said, "Greg has been in an accident and we are unsure about what has/has not shipped."

I thought about posting that the guy had been in an accident, but figured that would be silly. It never occurred to me that I would not get to thank him for all his help.:(

My condolences go out to Greg's family and friends...

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Sorry to hear this... Hope the family is alright!!!

Did not know him at all, but sounded like a great guy from your posts. Always sad to here news like this, a bit more personal on this site. I have grown to know some of you maybe just by reading your posts and chatting here. As it was said, this is like an extended family. My condolences go out to his family and friends.....Greg, I voted for your truck for September!!

Rest in peace my friend

My condolences go out to Greg's family and friends...


Just found this... Both people died.
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner

Coroner Cases 06-6913CR and 06-6914CR--On 09/05/2006 at 6:21 PM Gregory Boardman age 39 of Twentynine Palms was driving a 2003 Dodge Ram pickup truck westbound on Two Mile Road in Wonder Valley. Just east of Gopher Grove Lane this pickup and an eastbound 1994 Nissan pickup collided head on. The Nissan was driven by, Stuart Bohack age 42 of Twentynine Palms. Both Boardman and Bohack were pronounced dead at the scene. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.[090606 0155 RK]

WOW! 2 lives that ended much too soon! Tragedies like this open my eyes to the fact that human life is so fragile...Live it to the fullest & give your wife & kids an extra hug tonite...for their families won't be getting any more from their daddys:( God speed!

Yep, don't know what else to say. :( Live life everyday like it might be the last time you see your loved ones.

my payers are with his family

my condolances to his family. tho i never crossed his path. we lived not to far from each other. probably not knowingly driven past each other a few times! i was even out that way getting ready the cabin for the cold season. not to uncommon to happen in that area. but still chills the heart when you find it hits closer to home then you would like.


if theres anything i can do to help let me know!
will there be a public funeral?

I spoke to Greg's wife about an hour ago, and tentative plans for a funeral are for Sept 19th.

She will email me once the plans are finalized and I will repost. The investigation into the accident is holding that part up.

I've known Greg for a long time, back when he was just getting into diesels in general.

I've truly lost a good close friend, who went out of his way for anyone he came in contact with. I'll miss him alot, and think of him often. Losing someone you love is never easy.

Im sorry for you loss :(

That's sad - seems like a waste... maybe we'll get to see him upstairs.

Sorry to hear, didn't know him, but seems he was well respected. how old was he? my condolences

My condolences to the family.
Fruitman

Wow my heart goes out to his family and close friends. I just cant believe it.

Not to take anything away from this but this hits very close to home in that the same exact thing happened to myself last year. It scare's me more now then when it happened. People always told me im lucky to be alive and right now as I type this I feel sad that we lost a fellow member and this could of been me last lear. I'm not doing good with words right now.... but wow this just hit me hard. I dont know the details about this accident but I guessing its very similar to mine last Thanksgiving. Most of your probably remember me and my story and pictures when I too went head on. I pray nobody else was injured or killed.

I hope and pray that his loved ones can stay strong and hold it together for the days to follow this.

This is very upsetting as to why someone like me lives but Greg had to die...... :(

Thats all I can say right now...... :(

RIP Greg and my prayers go out to your family and loved ones