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It is with great sadness that I am writing to report the death of Santo (Sandy) Chirco, founder of Tucson Packards, who died this morning at 4:25AM after a long illness. My condolences to his wife, his son Mike who I know well and the rest of his family and friends. Funeral details will be announced in the next few days.

I first met Sandy when I popped into Tucson Packards unannounced and found him smiling at me, a stranger, very welcomingly, in a room filled Packard parts and I liked him instantly! He was very proud of the craftsmanship that he had put into his nearby house and gave my local friend who drove me there and me a view of some of it along with showing us his wonderful collection of scale model cars in a room dedicated to them. His personality and sense of humor were priceless.

Sorry to hear. Sandy was a good man; a longtime, reputable, reasonable vendor. Our condolences.

Sorry to hear about Sandy, I met him at some of the earlier Packard Club national meets and bought from him on occasion. A dedicated hobbyist and vendor, he set a fine example for others to aspire to.

Meet him and his wife several times at Hershey fall show and got some parts for my Packard Clipper. Nice guy

A dedicated Packardman who made life easier for us all.
Best wishes to the family as they learn how to live without his smile.
Mike Grimes

Def a loss to the community.