First off. On behalf of the Samples Family, I would like to thank you all for your kind words.
I am Jesse Chavez, President of the San Diego Model Car Club and a good friend of Skip Samples. It is nice to see some of his other friends remembering what a great guy he was.
I was very fortunate to be by his bedside on the evening he passed and glad I had the chance to thank him on behalf of the modeling community for all he did for us. Skip was always trying to better the hobby in any way he could. From experimenting with paints and decals, to just offering words of encouragement and advice to motivate people to build.
He was a light that was dimmed too soon.
This is a heck of a way for me to make an intro to this forum, but, I am glad to be here representing a good friend.
Jesse