Tony Karsnia - Deceased - 1971-2020
September 12, 1971 - November 2, 2020
My good friend, Mike Robison, called me yesterday, almost unable to speak because of an incident that occurred earlier in the afternoon. He asked me to share the story here:
Children & Hearses
In an effort to educate the public about the craftsmanship and the professional cars we all care so much about, I exercise my "vintage hearses" on funeral services throughout the fair weather months of the year.
They always spark conversations and add a uniqueness to the funeral service itself.
Such was the case earlier this week with my 1974 Cadillac Eterna. Unfortunately, it was not "child proofed."
A young boy decided to eliminate the left rear tail light with his foot.
After a scolding from those who had charge of him, they all departed. Without so much as a wave or nod to either myself or any of my staff that were present at the graveside. Children are such treasures.
So now the search is on to replace the tail light lens. Hopefully, it won't be as difficult as the little boy was.
What the heck is society coming to? For the parents to take off like that is almost incomprehensible. Had I done something like this, I would have been marched right over to the car's owner to apologize and pay for the damages (which would have come out of my allowance and manual labor.) Then I would not have been able to sit down for a loooong time...
Children & Hearses
In an effort to educate the public about the craftsmanship and the professional cars we all care so much about, I exercise my "vintage hearses" on funeral services throughout the fair weather months of the year.
They always spark conversations and add a uniqueness to the funeral service itself.
Such was the case earlier this week with my 1974 Cadillac Eterna. Unfortunately, it was not "child proofed."
A young boy decided to eliminate the left rear tail light with his foot.
After a scolding from those who had charge of him, they all departed. Without so much as a wave or nod to either myself or any of my staff that were present at the graveside. Children are such treasures.
So now the search is on to replace the tail light lens. Hopefully, it won't be as difficult as the little boy was.
What the heck is society coming to? For the parents to take off like that is almost incomprehensible. Had I done something like this, I would have been marched right over to the car's owner to apologize and pay for the damages (which would have come out of my allowance and manual labor.) Then I would not have been able to sit down for a loooong time...