Subject: Willard Hess
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 23:18:44 -0500
From: doug weldon <dweldon@kalamazoo.net>
Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk

    Mr. Willard Hess, President of the company who
modified the Lincoln Continental for Kennedy and
refurbished it for Johnson, after the
assassination, passed away last Sunday evening at
the age of 94.  I did an extensive video interview
with him at his home last August and would speak
with him on the telephone every few weeks.  He was
married for approximately 70 years.  It was a very
special experience for me to witness the
tenderness he showed for his wife.  Mr. Hess
battled the physical infirmities of age but was
able to maintain remarkable mental faculties.  His
company was more like a family than a business.
Though our conversations became more personal in
nature Mr. Hess would always inquire about my
progress in researching the assassination.  His
assistance was immeasurable.  I would always tell
him that my goal was to provide him with the
answers during his lifetime.  I regret that was
not possible but I kept him aware of all of the
progress that I had made.  There are few rewards
in taking positions about the assassination.
However, one of the true rewards has been to
develop relationships with peple like Willard
Hess.  Though the truth about the assassination is
important our venture through life should always
be more about the people we share that venture
with.  My prayers go out to Mrs. Hess and the Hess
family.  God bless you Willard Hess.  I will not
forget you.

Doug Weldon