Jay (roadapples)

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,315]

  With heavy heart I’m here to let you all know that we lost Jay this past Tuesday. You all know him here as roadapples. 
  Janie, his wife, called me and asked me to let you all know as she was well aware that he had many many friends here on RS. 
  Short story: Jay developed a cough and when he finally went to the hospital it was pneumonia. He started to get better but then something happened and he took a turn for the worse. His kids and step kids and family all managed to see him before he passed on. He was only 73.

  I only see Jay once a year at the Wheel Horse Show. The first time we met he walked up to me and said are you Sparky, I said yea…and we chatted like old friends for at least a half hour. Just me and a total stranger, but it didn’t feel like I was talking to a stranger. Felt like I was talking to an old buddy that I had known for years. I wish I knew what year that was. Every year since we meet up at the show and have a nice long chat about all sorts of stuff, not just tractors. I’m gonna miss that! 
  I wish we talked longer this year…I wish I took a selfie of us. I wish….
  

[wallfish 16,997]

RIP my friend.

Met Jay quite a few years ago at the big show and like Mike, it felt like I made a good friend. Always looked forward to seeing Jay there so I'm gonna miss him. It's sad to loose another.

[Pullstart 62,851]

Oh no!  Mr Jay I wish you have found rest.

[AMC RULES 37,130]

Jay will most definitely be missed. The big W-H show certainly won't be the same without him.

RIP buddy.

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

It’s sad to hear that we’ve lost a valued member of the forum 

[ACman 7,618]

RIP buddy  .. I had the opportunity to meet with you twice (2016-17) and like Mike said it was like talking with a old friend you knew forever . 

Edited August 18, 2022 by ACman

[Darrenw85 605]

I posted Jay's trading card from 2018 and a picture I found on the site. I met Jay one Thursday morning in the parking lot waiting for the gates to open. He walked over put his hand out and said I'm Jay or Roadapples on redsquare. He was like talking to an old friend. Glad I was able to talk with him a couple times at the big show. 

[Ed Kennell 38,170]

Oh no, I just logged on to ask who was coming to the Dover Olde Tyme Days show tomorrow.    I was so looking forward to meeting Jay there as we have in past years.

This is very sad unexpected news.   Jay was so upbeat and pleased to have won his recent battle and had nothing but praise for the care Hershey Medical Center provided.

Rest easy my friend.      

[19richie66 17,505]

Sad to hear of this. I met Jay at the first show I went to in 2018. As said by others, he was just like an old friend. 

Edited August 19, 2022 by 19richie66

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

Jay sounds like  a good guy I would’ve loved to meet him but hopefully he is in wheel horse heaven enjoying himself 

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

I am so sorry to hear about his passing , he a great guy. I had a nice conversation with him at the BS . I am going to miss him.

Edited August 19, 2022 by elcamino/wheelhorse
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[Snoopy11 5,714]

My gosh... we just had a PM conversation...

 

On 6/6/2022 at 1:19 PM, roadapples said:

l'm just old school. I don't think Toyota should be in NASCAR. They didn't help make it what it is. They just jumped on the wagon for the money.

 

On 6/6/2022 at 1:30 PM, roadapples said:

Glad you youngins have an interest in keeping these tractors going. When I was your age I was too busy drinking and runnin women...

 

This is really sad to hear. A good man and friend to all gone.

 

Don

 

Edited August 19, 2022 by Snoopy11

[formariz 11,987]

I am very sad to hear this. I enjoyed talking with Jay. He had a way about him that made you feel like you knew each other for much longer than we actually did. Rest In Peace friend. You will be missed. 

[Ed Kennell 38,170]

  Jay Myers Obituary (1948 - 2022) - Avoca, PA - Legacy Remembers

[tunahead72 2,412]

I'm so sorry to hear that Jay is gone.  You guys have said it all so well already, I really don't have much to add except that I'll miss him, we'll all miss him.

 

Rest in peace, kind sir! 

 

[TJ5208 1,824]

Rest in peace Jay. And i just realized my post was the last thing he commented on.

Edited August 19, 2022 by TJ Salyers

[Maxwell-8 4,275]

What a bad news. I never  got the chance to meet him, but he was a big help here on the forum  as a very active member.

He will be missed for sure!

[953 nut 55,222]

Jay was a wonderful conversationalist and knowledgeable on a variety of subjects. In spite of this there was one word that seemed to be missing from his extensive vocabulary;   NO.  When someone needed a favor Jay was always the first to say, sure, we can do that. He hauled heavy treasures from the flea market to the parking lot with his front end loader and even took people to his house "14 miles from the Big Show" so they could use his shop to do repairs on their tractors.

Above all Jay was a friend, someone who accepted you as you are and made you a better person when you departed his company. Jay has left our company and has made this a better place for all of us. Jay, you will be missed and we are comforted knowing that you are with Christ in Haven. Rest in piece my friend.

 

[Pullstart 62,851]

 or even haul a yellow tractor home for storage even though he caught all kinds of guff on the way out of the grounds!  
 

 

Edited August 19, 2022 by Pullstart
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[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

Godspeed…

[squonk 41,104]

Howard messaged  me Wednesday with the news.

 

I remember the first time I met Jay. He came over to my spot and said how much he enjoyed my posts. We had fun playing with his horse head mask that year! Such a mild  fellow. I remember when the windstorm destroyed his canopy. I was the first to tell him as I ran into him in the parking lot after dinner. He says "O well, it was junk anyway!"

 

My last conversation with Jay.

 

[SPINJIM 1,981]

Jay was the BEST of us.   He became a friend from the first time we met.  I will sorely miss him.   

[stevasaurus 22,738]

Rest in Peace Jay.  This is from 2014.

[Snoopy11 5,714]

@ebinmaine I know you are out of town now, but when you come back... make sure you take a look at this thread.

 

Don

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

I met Jay in person for the first, and sadly the last time, at this years(2022) Big Show.

I felt like I had already knew him from his help and interaction on Redsquare.

As many have mentioned, at the Big Show he walked right up to my spot and introduced himself .

We sat and talked for well over an hour probably. 
He even invited me and my wife Libby to join him for supper one night.

Talk about good first impressions, he sure was good at that.

Thank you Jay- for being so nice to me and Libby.

My heart is heavy and my eyes are wet…

how can meeting someone one time cause this reaction ?

 

God Bless You Road Apples…