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[Cheater]

Shirley Harrington emailed today to let me know that husband Steve has been diagnosed with colon cancer and will be operated on on Tuesday, March 10. Early indications are that it has been caught early and has not spread, but we will all feel better to have confirmation of that after his surgery is complete.

Steve has been one of the staunchest supporters of SERRA retro racing since it began, not only as the owner of a raceway on the SERRA schedule but also as a regular racer in our events. Steve is as nice a person and as dedicated a slot racer as we have in SERRA. His sometimes grumpy demeanor very poorly hides a genuine heart of gold.

I ask everyone in the SERRA family to join me in praying for Steve's quick and complete recovery and also to pray for Shirley, Chad, and the rest of the Harrington family in this difficult time.

Please get well soon, Steve!!! We want you back racing with us as soon as possible.

Let me also give all SERRA racers a heads-up that I have asked Shirley to let us know if we need to relocate SERRA #12 which is scheduled for Raceworld later this month. If Shirley indicates this would be helpful, Jay and will hold a pow-wow to determine an alternative location for the March SERRA event. We would cheerfully cancel #12 if necessary, to keep from adding to the Harrington's concerns, but I feel certain we will be able to relocate the race if we need to do so.

I will post here in the SERRA forum once a decision on the March race has been made.

[Chris Barnes]

To Steve, let God guide you through these times. He surely helped me during the past year.

Greg, should Shirley need to postpone their race, why don't we see if Larry would be the alternate in Snellville?

[Cheater]

Chris,

Flashbacks would be our first choice as an alternate, but we need to wait to see what Shirley wants us to do.

[Edwardo]

Get well soon, Steve. We're praying for you.

[Courtney S]

Steve we will be praying for your complete healing, and strength for your family!

Courtney & Doug Smith

[Cheater]

Well, Steve says we ain't moving HIS race!!! LOL.

From Shirley...

Steve said NO... it will give him something to shoot for. He wants it to stay scheduled here even if he has to come down and sit and watch ya'll run. They told him to expect to be up and walking the day of his surgery. We expect him to recover quicker having it done laproscopically.

You ought to know who does the work around here anyway... he just plays! Ya'll have a traveling race director now, so I'll be able to be hospitable with everyone and sell parts.

SERRA will honor Steve's request.

[Pablo]

Maybe he's only grumpy to YOU, I've never seen him grumpy...

Speedy recovery, Steve.

[Cheater]

I've known him longer than you have, Pablo. He's sometimes grumpy just like my Granddad... and I love him almost as much.

See you on the 21st, Steve!!

[Pappy]

I've always heard that grumpiness skips a generation.

[Tex]

Get well soon, Steve!

[brnursebmt]

Remembering you in my prayers, Steve. Get well soon.

[Matt Bruce]

I raced with the Harrington family in Terry Kelly's AMSRA Nats a few times. Hope everything will be fine, and my family's thoughts are with you all and the SERRA family.

[GotToRace]

Bummer! Susan and I have Steve and the rest of Harrington s in our prayers.

Steve, get better dude.

[Don Weaver]

Steve,

Best wishes for a speedy recovery and we'll see you in LaGrange on the 21st.

Don Weaver

[Silver Fox]

Thanks to all who have posted.

Your prayers and well wishes are greatly appreciated.

Shirley will keep Greg posted on how I am doing after the surgery tomorrow.

Thanks again for your concern for me and my family.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Lagrange on the 21st.

The "grumpy" old...

Siver Fox

[Ralph Thorne]

We pray that everything goes well, and we can't wait to see you at the next SERRA race!

[Rick Crutchfield]

Steve, my family and I will keep you, Shirley, Chad and the rest of your family in our prayers! Keep up the faith and get well soon.

See ya in LaGrange soon.

Rick Crutchfield.

[Jay Guard]

Steve:

We are all keeping you in our thoughts and prayers and I hope to see you at the SERRA race in LaGrange.

[Raceworld61]

Update on Dad!

Dad's surgery went OK, but not without a small problem.

They were planning on doing it lathroscopically, but were unable to do so due to some scar tissue buildup.
He now has an 8 inch incision with staples. "How ironic that he used a bunch himself when we rebraided some bad spots going under the bridge week before last."

We are not sure as of yet that the cancer is contained to the section of the colon that was removed. We are still praying that after the test are done on the cancer, that containment will be the notification. And that Dad is now cancer-free.

We look forward to seeing all of you next weekend at the race. Whether Dad races or not he said he will be there to thank all of you who will be there for your prayers.

God Bless all of you that have prayed for Dad.

Thanks a bunch!

Chad

PS: Greg, if you thought he had had a grumpy demeanor at a raceway... you should see him drugged up. LOL!

[Cheater]

Thanks for the update, Chad. Good news so far and we'll keep praying that the news to come will be good, too.

See you in a couple of weeks!

['Slots of Fun']

Hi Chad,

Tell your dad all of us at 'Slots of Fun' are pulling for him. We all think very highly of him and his family. We'll see ya in a couple of weeks.

Let us know if you need anything.

V/R,

[Cheater]

Today is Steve Harrington's 60th birthday and when I called to wish him a happy birthday, Shirley indicated that Steve was unable to take the phone. It seems he is really down in the dumps (which chemo will do) and has been sleeping most of the time.

I'd like to request that all of Steve's friends re-double their prayers for Steve and the entire Harrington family. That's what I will be doing.

[Dooner]

Get well, Steve.

[Cheater]

While discussing some SERRA business with Chad Harrington today, I asked how his father, Steve Harrington, was doing in his battle with colon cancer. Here's Chad's reply, which he graciously allowed me to post for everyone's info:

Dad is getting better every day. He only has two more scheduled treatments left. He raced both NASCAR and GTP at Warner Robbins. He finished third in NASCAR and fourth in GTP.

And what made the day even more special is that Raceworld Speedway locals swept the top three spots in NASCAR and the top four in GTP in the Amateur division; both classes were won by Eddie Rowland. Included in those were Dad, Eddie Rowland, Speedy Gonzalez, and Lamar McClellan.

We put on a clinic that day. But the fact that dad felt like racing two classes was incredible. I figured on one and he'd sit around the rest of the day. I was wrong and he showed his reaction time is coming around as well.

Chad

This is wonderful news for those of us who have raced with Steve, both at Raceworld and at other venues, for many years.

Steve, here's hoping you can join us in Snellville on September 19 for SERRA #16.

[Pablo]

Go, Silver Fox.