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August 24, 2009 at
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Gilbert Hutson from |Lawton, Oklahoma passed away yesterday.
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August 24, 2009 at
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August 24, 2009 at
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August 24, 2009 at
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August 25, 2009 at
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This is Gilberts grandson Jesse Keith. I was just wanting to post the link to his obituary here so anybody interested can read it.
http://www.swoknews.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=19248&SectionID=11&SubSectionID=100&S=1
Sign the guestbbok at http://www.beckerfuneral.com
The graveside service will be Wednesday morning at 11 at Highland Cemetary in Lawton. I hope as many old friends of his can make it as possible. He will be dearly missed and was truly one of a kind.
Jesse
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August 26, 2009 at
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Posted By: pokeyokie on August 24 2009 at 09:24:49 AM
Gilbert Hutson from |Lawton, Oklahoma passed away yesterday.
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Mike,
Sorry to hear about Gilberts Passing he truely was one of Lawton area's true legend racer's!!
Hope your doing well, haven't seen you post on here in a while, I know that your busy and have alot going on, keep in touch!!!!
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August 27, 2009 at
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Posted By: DGM 7620 on August 26 2009 at 03:00:41 PM
Mike,
Sorry to hear about Gilberts Passing he truely was one of Lawton area's true legend racer's!!
Hope your doing well, haven't seen you post on here in a while, I know that your busy and have alot going on, keep in touch!!!!
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David,
Thanks for the kind words about Gilbert. One day my Dad and I were talking and I asked him who his favorite driver was out of all the races we have been to,without a pause he said "Gilbert Hutson". My Dad and Gilbert knew each other from way back. My Dad's name is Gilbert also and both are 88 years young. Gilbert's service was very nice, just like a trophy dash, short and sweet. That is how Gilbert would want it. I would like to thank Gilbert's family for using one of my photos of Gilbert packing the track to use on the hand outs at the service.
Mike
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August 27, 2009 at
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Posted By: pokeyokie on August 27 2009 at 04:20:31 PM
David,
Thanks for the kind words about Gilbert. One day my Dad and I were talking and I asked him who his favorite driver was out of all the races we have been to,without a pause he said "Gilbert Hutson". My Dad and Gilbert knew each other from way back. My Dad's name is Gilbert also and both are 88 years young. Gilbert's service was very nice, just like a trophy dash, short and sweet. That is how Gilbert would want it. I would like to thank Gilbert's family for using one of my photos of Gilbert packing the track to use on the hand outs at the service.
Mike
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Would that be the one with the cigar?
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August 27, 2009 at
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Posted By: brian26 on August 27 2009 at 04:43:17 PM
Would that be the one with the cigar?
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No, not that one even though that is my favorite one. This is the one of Gilbert in the Parson super waving from 1976. He does have a cigar in his hand in this one too.
Mike
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August 27, 2009 at
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As much as he was known for his cigars, he told me he quit them in '79. It was almost as if he was born with one attached to his hand from what I heard. LOL
The older drivers from the era have and had a lot of respect for his driving talent. Whatever suited his situation, from way back, he put his hand to and rose to the top of the hunt. Or to put it this way, there wasn't a big enough fish in the pond to bother him.
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August 30, 2009 at
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Posted By: pokeyokie on August 27 2009 at 04:20:31 PM
David,
Thanks for the kind words about Gilbert. One day my Dad and I were talking and I asked him who his favorite driver was out of all the races we have been to,without a pause he said "Gilbert Hutson". My Dad and Gilbert knew each other from way back. My Dad's name is Gilbert also and both are 88 years young. Gilbert's service was very nice, just like a trophy dash, short and sweet. That is how Gilbert would want it. I would like to thank Gilbert's family for using one of my photos of Gilbert packing the track to use on the hand outs at the service.
Mike
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Didn't know who took that picture but we had it narrowed down to the pic we used and another picture in the same Super more profile of his face with a cigar sticking out of his mouth so Im sure thats your picture too. We all decided the one with him waiving would be better.
Just because he said he gave up the cigars back in 79 don't think he didn't still smoke a few throughout the years. I can remember seeing him smoke some and I was born in 80
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