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RIP Deggesty

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Friday, August 7, 2020 8:35 PM

A very nice man who shared many first hand accounts of his rail experiences, many occurring long ago. 

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Posted by Convicted One on Friday, August 7, 2020 7:55 PM

One of the nicest people on these boards.   Sure to be missed.

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Posted by NKP guy on Friday, August 7, 2020 7:34 PM

   Here's yet another person that I never met in person, but somehow felt I knew from his many postings on this forum.  He was a gentleman and will be missed here by his many friends.  

   From his obituary I'd say his was a life that was well-lived.

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Posted by rdamon on Friday, August 7, 2020 7:30 PM

tree68

Always a pleasure to see on the forum.

 

My feelings exactly ..  

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Posted by AnthonyV on Friday, August 7, 2020 7:18 PM

OMG.  I'm so saddened to hear this terrible news.  I always enjoyed his posts and I'll miss him very much.

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, August 7, 2020 6:55 PM

Always a pleasure to see on the forum.

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Posted by NP Eddie on Friday, August 7, 2020 6:32 PM

I will miss Degge's comments. He was very knowable about many aspects of railroading.

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Posted by Paul Milenkovic on Friday, August 7, 2020 6:07 PM

A regular here at trains.com whom I will sorely miss.

If GM "killed the electric car", what am I doing standing next to an EV-1, a half a block from the WSOR tracks?

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RIP Deggesty
Posted by Flintlock76 on Friday, August 7, 2020 5:32 PM

Sad news ladies and gentlemen, we've lost Johnny Degges, who went by the callsign "Deggesty."  The "Night Train" came for him July 29th.

This comes courtesy of Mike MacDonald, our exiled "Wanswheel."

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=john-bolling-degges&pid=196577233&fhid=23304  

A true southern gentleman of the old school.  God rest his noble soul!   

 

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