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Originally Posted by Jessica Boucher
To start, I am not posting on behalf of any team that I have ever been on...I am posting on behalf of myself and another alum, as individuals.
I'd like to point the community's attention here, towards an article about Nick Reynolds.
Most of the older CD members will remember Nick in his postings on here, if you dig through the archives you can find a lot of his old posts which are very insightful.
In any case, not only was he one of the brains behind 237's hopper/hang strategy in 2000, he has brought many insights to the team for the years that he participated. He also brought a challenging and addictive aspect to FIRST for me; always being on top of the major issues, and always asking "Did you see that on Delphi?" Also, he always had his house open to not only to his son's friends, whether it be just to hang out or to have huge parties, but to the entire team if they wanted to have a meeting when the school was closed.
Personally, he has been a great friend and mentor, and I wish him a full recovery. I just wanted to let the community know what was going on, since you did know him for a while. Thanks. |
You're absolutely right Jess. I also want to point out that he was one of the people who helped start Team 237. He has donated a lot of his time, energy, and use of his video equipment to the team. If it wasn't for him in the early years of our team none of our competition matches, fundraisers, and any other events we put on or attended would have been captured on video. I still have several VHS tapes he gave me of our team. He also made several demo videos for us. Also he helped me out when the team put on an all day demo with the robot at an open house my company held. He also purchased a trailer out of his own money so our team could have a mobile shop on wheels.
Last time I saw him was about a year ago at the local car show the Siemon Company sponsored. He reconized my Mustang on display and started looking around for me. He told me he was helping a Brittish team although I don't remember who they were.
I also hope he has a full recovery soon. He has given so much to our team there's no way we could ever repay him. Nick, get well soon and I know where there's a black '63 Galaxie convertible waiting for you to restore it.
[EDIT] BTW Jess, I just realized I have a digital picture Nick took still on my computer of you in your prom dress and the others while you all were standing in his driveway in front of my Mustang.[EDIT]