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Hail and Farewell Lloyd and June Pearson Volume 21 Issue 1 January 1, 2021 Hail and Farewell Lloyd and June Pearson Lloyd and June Pearson with their 1940 Continental Cabriolet. Lloyd and June have been members of LCOC since 1971. The picture is from the fourth quarter 1986 Continental Comments, along with an interesting story about their car as written by Tim Howley, LCOC Comments Editor Emeritus. This past November, the Lincoln and Continental Club, along with the North Star Region, lost two of our long-time members to the effects of Covid-19. Lloyd and June Person, of Edina, passed within days of each other, leaving most of us with a large empty space in our hearts for these fine, gentle people, who over the years contributed so very much to both LCOC and the Re- gion. Lloyd and June were among those charter members who worked hard to establish the Re- gion and get it up to speed. A full, formal obituary is located elsewhere in this newsletter. Still, we Welcome to the thought it was important to reprint some past articles about Lloyd and June and their two pre-war award-winning Lincolns. People like the Pearson’s are very special; not every car club has such Northstar News, the fine folks as members. The North Star Region is truly blessed with more than our share of truly monthly publication of memorial people in our ranks. Take your time, read the articles, and recall those interesting times the Northstar Region that you were able to spend with the Pearson’s over the years. For longer than most members can remember, Lloyd Pearson's burgundy 1940 Lincoln Conti- of the Lincoln and nental Cabriolet has been winning top awards at National LCOC meets. In 1985, it was the first Continental Owners car to win the prestigious Elliston Bell Founder's Trophy at Indianapolis. Again in 1986, the car Club. We value your captured the Bell Trophy at Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. What's so amazing is that this incredible car is never trailered to meets. Pearson, a Minneapolis orthodontist and noted author in his opinions and appreciate field, thinks nothing of driving the car 600 miles or more to capture his awards. Now here's the your input concerning story of the car in Lloyd's words, as told in an interview at Camp Hill. this newsletter and the "I found the car in Foreman, North Dakota. I put an ad in the Minneapolis paper in 1970 saying I wanted a 1940 or 1941 Lincoln Continental. Five days later, Rudy Rathert operation of the club. from Foreman called me and said, 'I've got one out in the shed.' (He also had a '30 Packard This is your club. roadster.) These Kafka brothers in Milwaukee are relatives, and he knew what he had. I (Continued on page 4) This Issue Contains Feature Story 1 Directors Message 3 Club Information Page 4 Northstar Monthly Board Meeting Minutes 5 Editors Message 2 North Star Events 15 Trivia 2 NORTHSTAR NEWS Trivia from the Editors Message January 2021 Internet Dear friends and Gentle Readers: letter from becoming stale to those of you who Welcome to the New Year, 2021. It is time do read it once in a while. I implore you to get to begin a new chap- off your perch, put down your television remote ter in our wondrous control, and try your book of life. May hand at creative writ- 2021 be filled with ing. You can tell us only the best of about almost any- things for you, your thing, and we will try friends, and your to print it. It doesn’t family. Like most have to be letter- people, I was trying perfect; I do have to figure out how we software that will can get a “do-over” clean things up a of 2020, as most of little, maybe add a you, along with my- comma or two, and it self, think that we will look fairly good sort of got in print. If you have Don Ameche shortchanged along had an interesting American Actor the way. I guess that experience with one 1908 - 1993 we just have to re- of your cars, let us main optimistic that Sweet Olga is looking a bit unhappy because her dad know. Our readers Don Ameche; born we can make more keeps waking her up to take a few pictures. She wants will appreciate a to settle in for a nice long afternoon nap. She is still good story once in a Dominic Felix Amici; out of the coming new year with a little tired from keeping her dad amused over the holiday while. May 31, 1908 – December more work and crea- season. Olga, like her dad, is suffering from “stuck in We need to build 6, 1993), was an Ameri- tivity. It is all we the house” syndrome. Perhaps things will be better our membership, both can actor and comedian. have, so let us make next year. regionally and nation- After playing in college the best of it. ally. This past year shows, stock and vaude- So very many of us are in that “older age” was a real killer for almost all of the clubs out ville, he became a major bracket and may be eligible to get some early there. People want to go out and see cars and visit with their owners. That door has been shut radio star in the early dibs on the new Covid-19 vaccine that they are beginning to roll out. While I remain hopeful, I since last spring, and due to the uncertainty of 1930s, which led to a have seen where large scale operations of the the delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine, we just do movie contract from size needed to inoculate an entire nation do not know at the time of this writing when things 20th Century Fox in sometimes have fits and starts. But, we have a lot will open back up once again. Everyone is hop- 1935. of good folks running the program, from the ing for late spring or early summer, but I am As a handsome, debo- drug suppliers to the state and local governments afraid that that is being overly optimistic. Until nair leading man in 40 and the medical profession, and I do believe that the nice people come with the needles and vials, we just cannot be sure when things will get bet- films over the next 14 they will get this thing right. And in short order. While many of our traditional club activities ter. Let us just keep hoping for the best. years, he starred in com- may get off to a slow start, once the warmer If you have any, absolutely any ideas on edies, dramas, and musi- weather returns, perhaps we can do some tours how to bring new members into the LCOC, cals. In the 1950s, he or visit a drive-in for some great fries and greasy please give either Bob Johnson or me a call. We worked on Broadway burgers. Any that will let us get out of our homes are really open to anything, and we need to think and in television and from time to time and still be able to be safe until outside of our normal world to come up with was the host of NBC's the virus gets knocked down flat. some new ideas for building our membership. We tend to keep looking at the same ideas over International Showtime This issue is dedicated to remembering our long time LCOC and North Star members Lloyd and over. If these are not working, it is time to from 1961 to 1965. Re- and June Pearson, who passed away this past try something new and out of the box. turning to film work in November from the complications of Covid-19. Do not despair; perhaps January will go by his later years, Ameche The Pearson’s were charter members of the quickly, and we will be just a couple of months enjoyed a fruitful reviv- North Star Region and helped bring everyone away from good driving once again. As I have al of his career, begin- together during our formative years. What a said before, better times are in store for the New ning with his role as a wonderful legacy those charter members have Year. Let us keep our fingers crossed that really happens. Stay safe, warm, and well. villain in Trading Places left us with. Lloyd and June were kind, gentle people who were always a joy to be with. They Till next month…. David and Sweet Olga, (1983) and won the Acad- will be missed by those who knew them. the Samoyed... emy Award for Best I cannot stress just how badly we need (Continued on page 3) printable material (stories) from our member- ship. Original material helps our monthly news- 2 NORTHSTAR NEWS (Continued from page 2) Supporting Actor for his Directors Message by Bob Johnson January 2021 performance in Cocoon Thankful Please be thankful for all your family, friends, (1985). and everyone else who has survived this horrible COVID- Don Ameche was born 19 disaster. The year 2020 was terrible; there is no other as Dominic Felix Amici on way to describe it! Mary and I are staying well and looking May 31, 1908, in Kenosha, forward to getting the vaccine as soon as it is available to Wisconsin. His father, Fe- us. When we all have taken the vaccine, we can look to lice Amici, was a bartend- trying to getting back to some sort of normal.
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