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Don Hull, the long-time president of Packards International, as well as the editor of the Packards International Magazine, passed away on Saturday, September 25, after a five-year battle with colon cancer.

A memorial is planned for October 10 at Don's beloved Piecemakers store at 1720 Adams Ave., Costa Mesa, California (corner of Adams and Mesa Verde Drive East just west of Harbor Blvd.). Please arrive around 10:30 am for coffee. A short service will be held at 11:00 am, followed by lunch around noon, with music by the Piecemakers Band and a fabulous display of the object of his passion—Packards!

If possible, please bring your Packards. There is plenty of parking and the entire lot will be devoted to Packards. Also, bring your stories about Don to share!

Please let Cathy Hull cathy.hull45@gmail.com know if you are planning to come so that there is enough food on hand.

Joan and I are are very saddened to hear of Don’s passing.
Don had a very positive impact on the Packards International Club and especially the PI Membership Meets. He was always very welcoming, enthusiastic and contributed so much to the Membership Meet weekends. It didn't quite make "The Top 10", but we thoroughly enjoyed Don's rendition of the "Packard Blues", a humous lament about restoration costs and difficulties,
On a personal note, when Don told Joan about Piecemakers, he started an annual tradition for us at the PI Membership Meets. Joan buys fabric I buy greeting cards and we both enjoy their homestyle lunches.
We will toast Don’s memory Oct. 10.
We will miss him.