Paul Cesarine
 

Hey...just a note...Paul Cesarine passed away middle of last week (way,way too young @ 58)...know that he often posted lots of very accurate info on this Nostalgia section...real good guy with keen sense of humor...from great family...he could find (facts/photos) about anything of days gone by...will be sadly missed by me & many others...sincerest condolences to friends, family - Drake Viscome & family

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Prayers for the family and the long list of his friends.

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Very sad news to hear, thank you for posting. RIP Paul.

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Damn! What a bummer. I really liked Paul. Was he ill? I was wondering why he was absent from this forum. Thanks for letting us know, Drake, though I wish I never heard the bad news.

My deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.

Pete :-(

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Found this obituary on line http://hosting-11936.tributes.com/ob...rine-103179573

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A tragic loss and WAY TOO YOUNG. I always enjoyed his photos and commentary about the old stuff. In fact I borrowed some of his photos for my own personal use.

Thoughts and prayers to his family and his many friends.

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I enjoyed the posts he put on here, and 58 is way to young. My thoughts are with his family.

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What very sad news.

I always enjoyed the stories that Paul shared with us, especially those about the drag strips we both grew up around.

My prayers and condolences for his Family and friends. Rest in Peace, Paul.

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Bad news for sure. Prayers sent to his family and friends. He will be missed

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Very sad news about a great, great guy. Rest in peace my friend.

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Very sad news. Paul was a great guy and a storehouse of drag racing experience. He is already missed.

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I am sorry to read this. He added a lot of great info and posts to Classracer. R.I.P. Mr. Cesarine

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Aw Man, that is just terrible news. Paul was instrumental in helping me with my quest to find info & related on my cars background. Paul probably posted the most here on Classracer of anyone & his vast knowledge & pictures were always great to read. He will be greatly missed!!!!!! RIP my friend

Daryl
liteweight

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I also was very sorry to hear of his passing. He had so much knowledge about these race cars. It was amazing how he had details about "MR ED" and Dover Drag strip when it ran there @ 1971, as he would have been 13-14 years old then, and talked with the owner in subsequent years. Our prayers go out for him and his family.

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...Its with great sadness that I report,our beloved "Man With The Facts" ..'Paulie' has made his last run.He was from Wilton,Ct. and visited his Dad in Southern Pines,N.C. frequently. He's probably telling Billy the timing on a 283. Fun Guy,saw him at the last Dover race...He was diggin' it.His over 500 posts on the Dover Drag Strip Forum entertained and educated us...we'll miss him.

Paul John Ceasrine passed away in Southern Pines, NC on Wednesday January 6, 2016 at the age of 58. He was born in Mt. Kisco, NY on March 11, 1957 to Vincent and Jeanette Cascioli Ceasrine.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his daughters, Lea of NY and Sara of CT, his sister, Susan Carson and her husband Bryan of Somers, NY, his brother Vincent and his wife Doreen of NJ and several nieces and nephews and many friends. Paul was a loving father, son, brother and friend and will be greatly missed.
Among his passions, Paul was a sports and car fanatic.
A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday January 16 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm at Joseph J. Smith Funeral Home. Funeral Services will follow visitation at 2:30 pm at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Paul may be made to the Moore County, NC Rescue Squad.
UPCOMING FUNERAL SERVICES

VISITATION
Saturday, January 16
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Joseph J. Smith Funeral Home
692 US 6 Mahopac, NY 10541
845.621.1992

MEMORIAL SERVICE
Saturday, January 16
2:30 PM
Joseph J. Smith Funeral Home
692 US 6 Mahopac, NY 10541
845.621.1992

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I've been thinking about this since yesterday.

It might be impossible to do, but hope someone can accomplish it.

Is there a way to put all, or at least most, of the things Paul shared on Class Racer into one thread as a tribute to him???

I'm not sure who to contact, but thought this would be something very nice to do for Paul.

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That would sure be nice if it was possible to do. He posted some excellent stuff to this site.

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This is very bad news indeed. I posted the information on the FABO
forum where I conversed with Paul often. Rest peacefully Paul.

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RIP,,, sure was a fountain of knowledge on the Hemi Cuda's and Dart's

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What a great guy, he will be missed. He had so much information on these cars, I loved reading his post.

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This is very sad, he was the man with the info, that is for sure! He will be sorely missed, RIP Paul, bang those gears hard in the sky!

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Very sad to learn of Paul's passing...way too young! Thoughts and prayers to Paul
and family....

He was the heart and soul of this section......always coming up with something
different....to make it interesting....


Dino....how about some sort of tribute to Paul....at the Dover Reunion?

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This is a great loss , his posts kept those of us that check here often ,captivated to see what knowledge Paul was posting next . What a shock to read of his passing . Anyone know what happened to him ? He never gave any indication he was ill , he just seemed interested in taking his time to share his knowledge to the rest of us ,,,thanks Paul .

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Rest in peace Paul.... While we never met, Paul pm'd me here awhile back about my "Cuda and had some very nice words to say. I really did figure we would meet to shake hands some day.....

Paul had told me that he had "hundreds" of photos from Dover dragway back in the day. Also video footage of my '70 'Cuda (Lead Zeppelin) and the '68 "heads up" car that John Macey drove back then. He told me it was all stored at his sisters house and he was going to retrieve it and show me them someday.... sad if all those photos and videos die with him. And personally I told him back then that I would love to see them, but really would love them to be posted publicly for all the memories and people that were in them while they ARE still around. It would be kind of neat if those photos could be located and a "Paul Cesarine Photo Collection" be posted as a memorial.

Godspeed Paul, I still plan on shaking your hand someday......

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Well stated John, I consider Paul to have been the most respected historian on this forum and agree he should be honored in name by Class Racer in someway.
He also reached out to me through PMs in a very thoughtful way. I already miss him.

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I forgot about the PM's he sent me right after I joined, he was the first one to welcome me to this site! He also told me he had pics of my Hemi Dart and would send them to me, which he did send a couple, but said he had more. I really do hope the family gets someone to add his collection to the web, it would be a very cool way to preserve his legacy. He was only a year older than me, but had an unbelievable knowledge bank!:)

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I might have a pic or two of that "Lead Zeppelin" car buried somewhere...didn't know that
was your car...If I can get some downtime to search...I'll post them....

RIP Paul...wish I had the chance to meet you....

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My car was actually the Poison Dart car bought new and raced by Richard Shipley from Batlimore. Not many color pictures unfortunately.

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Rhinodaert, did you contact Richard's son. I talked to him and he has some color shots of his father's car.I located him at work. If you need the number, I'll get it to you... Jack

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I found Paul to be a in depth guy. We P/M once about his growing up in a drag racing family, and found many things that he and my son had in common.
He and I felt that they both missed time with their fathers because I and his father worked very much and long hours making a living and racing.
Would loved to have spent some time with him in person.
Sad that will not come to pass. He will be missed I think not only on this site, but by all who ever met him R.I.P.

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This is a shock and a loss for our racing community.
Paul was a wealth of knowledge.
R.I.P. Paul.

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Did anyone here personally know Paul or maybe family of his? Reason being would be to contact family on the prospect of handing down the information & pictures he has accumulated in print over the years to the next caretaker. It would be a shame & huge loss if all that stuff gets put into boxes & either put into an attic, put into a garage sale or worse, thrown into the garbage.

liteweight

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Hey...maybe we allow a couple weeks...out of respect...will send you his dad's (Vinnie) contact/phone etc....do think he'd be proud of Paul's "passion" displayed/seen/remembered...not to be forgotten...will send you his contact over via pm...:)Drake

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Have y'all noticed, since Paul's passing the Nostalgia forum just isn't the same.

He is a tough act to follow, no doubt.

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A good man, and all that great racing info lost for ever. Just can't replace the good ones.

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This is such sad news, a nice guy who so loved the sport he collected all that information and statistics to share with us.

Rest in piece my friend.