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Christmas 1998........................Christmas 2002

Special personal tribute tattoo to Dale Earnhardt for life:

Over my heart because he'll always be there as my favorite driver!

Debbi Willis, Daw613@bigfoot.com

Home:Florida Central Gulf Coast

Birthday: June 13 and old enough to be "mature"

General description: Auburn hair, green eyes, quick-witted,
defies the norm, deplores the average.

Family status: Happily married, one grown son

My Pets: Mom moved in with her cat, so now 5) cats,1) Siberian Husky Dog, 2)lovebirds, 3)Baby Red Earred Slider turtles and 3)Grown Florida Cooter Turtles. Yep, it's a zoo around here sometimes!


Mac- May 26, 1992 - May 24, 2003

Favorite NASCAR drivers: Primary, forever- Dale Earnhardt, and Jr and Kevin Harvick (the young man has the fire I like in a driver!); and then also Rusty Wallace, Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, Dale Jarrett, Steve Park, Michael Waltrip, most anybody but Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson or a Bodine.

Favorite tracks: Charlotte, Bristol and Daytona.

Tracks visited so far: Daytona, (old)Atlanta, Charlotte, Bristol, Chicago.

Racing experience:
*The short tracks of the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Racing Assn:
Plymouth, Francis Creek, Slinger, Hales Corner, Beaver Dam w/Sportsman and Super-Modified (open wheel) classes as co-owner '73-'77, pit crew, pre-race prep.
*Avid Indy fan during USAC-->CART: '72-'96
Became NASCAR fan around '85
*Florida Sprints & World of Outlaws '77-'90,
periodically I get to catch them again locally!

Hobbies: NASCAR, Boy Scouts of America, writing, reading, camping, canoeing, cooking, computing, snakes, traveling, church and mission work, my pets, gardening and landscaping

Accomplishments:
*Built and maintained short track stock cars with first husband '74 - '77 in Eastern Wisconsin
*1st female pitperson in the EWSCRA in '75 thru '77
*Parts mgr/service mgr in auto dealerships '74-'82
*1st female Boy Scout Scoutmaster 90-95
*Boy Scout leadership and trainer from '85-'97
*Son became an Eagle Scout, 11/94 (the same year Dale Earnhardt won the 7th championship!)
*Mission trip to the Dominican Republic 6/98
Embarked on new career in travel Aug 2001 and enjoying it.

Favorite Quote: by Albert Einstein: "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds."
Personal verse: Ephesians 6:13- "Therefore, put on the full armor of God, so then when the day of evil comes,you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand."


My "Earnhardt Room" at home, used to be the spare bedroom/study til it just sort of got full of Dale, Jr and NASCAR. Hubby dubs it the "Earnhardt Shrine". Little did he know it would really become one so soon!
But now, as all things in life change, my mother has moved into the room, and part of the collection is at my son's place, part in storage and more in the Master Bedroom.

Special Links of Understanding:


After 4 yrs of continual medical workups, labwork and refusing the "happy pill" for depression offers by my dr, I was finally diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Lately, this syndrome is finally getting some recognition and explanation (it's NOT a psychosomatic illness). Along with the Fibro (as it's referred to), I also have hypothyroidism, (low thyroid). In combination together with my active lifestyle, these provide a series of challenges. Anyone with questions or curiosities about it, please feel free to email me. I'll be happy to share!

Fibrohugs
A great support site full of resources.

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