Jeff Kleiner
06-13-2022, 08:38 AM
Please join me in offering congratulations to Jeff "'da Bat" Miller for being selected as the 2022 recipient of the Robert Feddersen Memorial Factory Five Legacy Award which was announced at the Open House on Saturday!
For some of the newer members here who are not familiar with the award or Robert here is some history:
In June of 2008, the Factory Five community suffered a devastating loss. Factory Five customer, forum friend, and family man, Robert Feddersen, passed away after a sudden accident at home. He was a generous, loving soul who adored his wife Jill and two sons Liam and Alex and was the type of person that always made time for friends and made them a very important part of his life. He was taken too soon from all that loved him.
Robert was the type of person who would stop everything to help someone in need and often drove hours away to help a fellow Factory Five builder through a rough patch in their build. He was a teacher by profession, but it was also his passion and he was very happy anytime he could help someone understand something new. He wasn’t the know-it-all type of guy. If someone was struggling with part of their build, he would be right along side them if he could while trying to find an answer and helping in any way possible. It actually took him over three years to finish his own Mark III Roadster due partly to the fact that he was very busy helping his friends build theirs. He was also the self-proclaimed ‘Redo King’ who had endless issues with two different engines in his car but would just laugh at his challenges and joke with his friends about his luck.
Robert was a teacher and lover of life who held his family and friends close. He was a giver of time like there was no other and so many people’s builds were touched by his hands. He truly embraced the philosophy of helping all those that he could and was always happy doing it while asking for absolutely nothing in return. Robert Feddersen was a true friend to our community and will be terribly missed.
Factory Five Racing is proud to announce the ‘Annual Robert Feddersen Memorial - Factory Five Legacy Award.
Each year, nominations will be accepted from the Factory Five community for those individuals who completely embrace the giving spirit and helpful way of Robert Feddersen and many other Factory Five community members across the nation and around the world. Roberts kind heart will always be remembered through this award and help remind us to give what we can to help others."
The past winners are:
- Greg Marsh
- Paul Mastroianni
- Karen Salvaggio
- David Hodgkins
- Don Vaught
- Sean Lamontagne
- Frank Maslowski
- Wade Chamberlain
- Paul Borror
- Jeff Kleiner
Jeff Miller absolutely embodies the spirit that this award is intended to recognize and is truly deserving. For years we've all seen him give his time and advice selflessly to builders when they have questions, expecting nothing in return other than the knowledge perhaps it may have helped. In addition the man has a heart of gold, keeps us laughing and makes sure that we don't take all of this so seriously that we forget that it's supposed to be fun :)
Congratulations Bat! I'm proud to call you a friend and was honored when Dave asked me to accept on your behalf.
Well deserved Brother, well deserved!
Captain O
For some of the newer members here who are not familiar with the award or Robert here is some history:
In June of 2008, the Factory Five community suffered a devastating loss. Factory Five customer, forum friend, and family man, Robert Feddersen, passed away after a sudden accident at home. He was a generous, loving soul who adored his wife Jill and two sons Liam and Alex and was the type of person that always made time for friends and made them a very important part of his life. He was taken too soon from all that loved him.
Robert was the type of person who would stop everything to help someone in need and often drove hours away to help a fellow Factory Five builder through a rough patch in their build. He was a teacher by profession, but it was also his passion and he was very happy anytime he could help someone understand something new. He wasn’t the know-it-all type of guy. If someone was struggling with part of their build, he would be right along side them if he could while trying to find an answer and helping in any way possible. It actually took him over three years to finish his own Mark III Roadster due partly to the fact that he was very busy helping his friends build theirs. He was also the self-proclaimed ‘Redo King’ who had endless issues with two different engines in his car but would just laugh at his challenges and joke with his friends about his luck.
Robert was a teacher and lover of life who held his family and friends close. He was a giver of time like there was no other and so many people’s builds were touched by his hands. He truly embraced the philosophy of helping all those that he could and was always happy doing it while asking for absolutely nothing in return. Robert Feddersen was a true friend to our community and will be terribly missed.
Factory Five Racing is proud to announce the ‘Annual Robert Feddersen Memorial - Factory Five Legacy Award.
Each year, nominations will be accepted from the Factory Five community for those individuals who completely embrace the giving spirit and helpful way of Robert Feddersen and many other Factory Five community members across the nation and around the world. Roberts kind heart will always be remembered through this award and help remind us to give what we can to help others."
The past winners are:
- Greg Marsh
- Paul Mastroianni
- Karen Salvaggio
- David Hodgkins
- Don Vaught
- Sean Lamontagne
- Frank Maslowski
- Wade Chamberlain
- Paul Borror
- Jeff Kleiner
Jeff Miller absolutely embodies the spirit that this award is intended to recognize and is truly deserving. For years we've all seen him give his time and advice selflessly to builders when they have questions, expecting nothing in return other than the knowledge perhaps it may have helped. In addition the man has a heart of gold, keeps us laughing and makes sure that we don't take all of this so seriously that we forget that it's supposed to be fun :)
Congratulations Bat! I'm proud to call you a friend and was honored when Dave asked me to accept on your behalf.
Well deserved Brother, well deserved!
Captain O