George Rankin

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George passed away on Saturday Sept 2. Services for him are at 11:30 sept 8 at the college city cemetery. We lost a lot of knowledge about the Cat 60 & cat 30 & his fender& canopy work with his passing Rest in peace George. I put the wrong date for the services down. Monday sept. 11 is the correct date.

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Thu, Sep 7, 2017 9:26 AM

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My thoughts and prayers go out to Caroline and the family. Rest in peace George.

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Thu, Sep 7, 2017 9:43 AM

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My condolences to George's widow and family. He was a very brilliant and talented man. I first met him while I moonlighted for a rice farm in Butte County. He had a Hardy Harvester (twin Cat engined) completely stripped down to a mere skeleton, and I thought how is this guy going to get it ready for harvest in less than two weeks? Unbelievable, as he had her done in amazingly short time and had so many neat stories to share while he was on the clock. His metalwork was amazing as well. There would only one George Rankin R.I.P. Sir! You will be missed.
Thanks for letting everyone know Roy. JM

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Thu, Sep 7, 2017 9:49 AM

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My thoughts and prayers go out to Caroline and the family. Rest in peace George.

R.I.P. George , you will be dearly missed.

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Thu, Sep 7, 2017 9:55 AM

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R.I.P. George , you will be dearly missed.

May you rest in peace George You will be missed by many. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Caroline. Jon-Mark

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Thu, Sep 7, 2017 10:34 AM

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May you rest in peace George You will be missed by many. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Caroline. Jon-Mark

Rest in piece George. I was honored to have met you. May God bless your loved ones.

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Thu, Sep 7, 2017 10:58 AM

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Rest in piece George. I was honored to have met you. May God bless your loved ones.

Sorry to hear, thoughts and prayers to his family.

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Thu, Sep 7, 2017 11:02 AM

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George will be missed by all those that knew him and his work. He shared his passions and expertise with many and those memories will always live with us.
God bless his family and provide them strength during this time.
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Thu, Sep 7, 2017 9:45 PM

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George will be missed by all those that knew him and his work. He shared his passions and expertise with many and those memories will always live with us.
God bless his family and provide them strength during this time.
cts

Thankyou for letting us know Roy, I regret not getting the chance to visit with George because it sounds like he was not only a talented craftsman, but a really good man too, that's the combination I really respect.
Rest in peace George.

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Fri, Sep 8, 2017 3:04 AM

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Thankyou for letting us know Roy, I regret not getting the chance to visit with George because it sounds like he was not only a talented craftsman, but a really good man too, that's the combination I really respect.
Rest in peace George.

I enjoyed meeting and talking with George at a few shows through the years. I sure would have liked to spend a week with him in his shop.

A loss for all who knew him. RIP George

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Fri, Sep 8, 2017 3:22 AM

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I enjoyed meeting and talking with George at a few shows through the years. I sure would have liked to spend a week with him in his shop.

A loss for all who knew him. RIP George

This is very sad news for George's family, he will be dearly missed. Not only that he will be missed in our family as a man with great knowledge, skills, and quality. Tho I never met him several phone conversations with him on parts and life stories he was truly a great man. He was a man who loved what he did and helped many collectors with their parts needs at an amazing price. I wish George's family the best during these hard times.

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