John Pirkle, Sr.

[Dick W.]

It is with great sadness that I inform the members of the passing of John Pirkle, Sr., a very loyal NCRS member, an American, and a friend to all of us.

John passed on to be with his Lord on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 PM after a brief illness.

John served his country in the US Army, retiring with the rank of full colonel, was a member of the Augusta Rotary Club, and the AACA.

John served as co-chair of the NCRS 2000 National Convention at Bowling Green, KY and as chair of the NCRS 2010 National Convention at Charlotte, NC. He served as the NCRS representative on the National Corvette Museum Board until he stepped down in 2010. He was past chairperson of the Southeast Chapter of NCRS.

Please take a monent to remember John and his family in prayer.

Arrangements are as follows:

Visitation:Monday evening 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Platts Funeral Home, 337 N Belair Rd, Evans, GA 30809

Funeral:Tuesday, 11:00 a.m., Warren Baptist Church, 3203 Washington Rd., Augusta GA 30907

Burial: Wednesday, 1:00 p. m. Georgia National Cemetery, 1080 Veterans Cemetery Road, Canton, GA 30114

If so desired, memorials may be made to Warren Baptist Church 2020 Vision or Warren Baptist Church Missions, 3203 Washington Rd., Augusta, GA 30907.

Full obituary link Platts Funeral Home

[Harry S.]

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A great and good man, a loss to us all, he will be remembered!

Well wishes to the family!

Harry and Linda

[Tom M.]

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Godspeed John, you did alot of good for the Hobby.

Dick,
You might want to move this down, I almost missed it, usually skip over the sticky's.

[Mark D.]

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Godspeed Colonel, human beings like you are a blessing to us all.

See you on the other side...hopefully you will have the aviation department running smoothly by the time I get there.

Mark

[Vito C.]

John Pirkle Sr.

I am truly saddened to inform everyone that our good friend John Pirkle Sr. passed away Friday, Sept 30 at 3:30 PM surrounded by his loving family. Please keep Faye and all of John's family in your prayers as they go through this very difficult time. May they be comforted knowing that he has gone home.

John served his country and was a retired Army Colonel, helicopter pilot and veteran of Vietnam, an active church missionary, he also served the NCRS in many capacities at the chapter, regional and national level. He was most recently an NCRS Board member and represented NCRS on the National Corvette Museum Board. He was the co-chair of both the NCRS National Convention in Bowling Green and more recently Charlotte. As some of you know, anyone who is willing to undertake this difficult task more than once is a true hero. Somehow he also found time to manage a successful parts restoration business.


John was the true meaning of a friend, a friend to his loving wife Faye, a friend to his beautiful family, a friend to his fellow NCRS members, a friend to his Country but most of all John was a friend of the Lord. We all know where John is right now and that gives me comfort. We still all feel the pain of the loss of our dear friend, but we know he has gone home, until we meet again my friend.

[Wes S.]

John Pirkle, Sr

One of the best left us on Friday to go home to his Lord and Savior John Pirkle, one of the finest people I have ever met. He always made me feel welcome no matter where we ran into one another.
For those who live close and want to make the journey to Augusta you can find the arrangements at:

www.plattsfuneralhome.com/

I know he will make all feel welcome in Heaven.

[Mark L.]

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[Dale C.]

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Sure will miss John. What a great American.

[Terry R.]

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John always had time to talk about anything from Corvettes to the Lord. RIP my friend.

[Dick W.]

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John always had time to talk about anything from Corvettes to the Lord. RIP my friend.

He loved both and every thing in between

[Joseph M.]

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Since John did restoration work for many of us he'll be riding in our vettes for years to come.

[John D.]

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Just got back from Fall Carlisle and am shocked to hear my/our friend John Pirkle passed. May he RIP. God Bless John and his family. It's hard for this to sink in.

[Michael C.]

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John was a true gentleman. A true American that loved his country and his friends. I will miss him. God bless.

[Ridge K.]

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My wife and I were involved in a very bad high speed car accident in July of this year, and Corvettes at Carlisle was the first outing we were able to get out to.

I didn't really know if I would be able to make the 1,000 mile drive, but after hearing this sad news, I am so glad I got one last visit with John. I will treasure that time I had to sit down and spend time with John. He is, and has been one of the very finest people I have ever met in the Corvette hobby.

My prayers are for our Lord to give some measure of comfort to John's loving wife, and entire family. I will miss John greatly...

Ridge

[Joe L.]

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A GREAT, GREAT loss.