Donna Lowrance - R.I.P.

[Burt Munro]

I received the following email from Egor Emery in Florida today.  Many of you who have been to Daytona may have known Donna.......



'It is with great regret that I have to inform you of the passing of a key
member of the Daytona Safety Crew. Donna Lowrance, simply "Donna" to all of
our crew has been a keystone in our meal team. Along with Rick, Donna came
in hours ahead of her normal work schedule to prepare breakfast for the
crew. She found it easy to serve each and every individual a breakfast made
to order. She would take the time and have the energy to make even the
newest recruit feel welcome and special.

After we would leave at 0700 Rick and Donna set the 4th Turn Grill up and
open for the regular business day, then find time to prepare our lunches,
stock us up with ice, beverages, and coffee. Donna wouldn't stop until she
was sure all of our needs were met.

Donna's performance and attitude were especially awe inspiring in March
because she had spent weeks serving the huge crowds of the NASCAR events
during Speedweeks. I have been there to see how much work was required of
Donna and Rick during those events, and I am thankful they have anything
left by the time we pass through their doors.

It is truly impossible to describe in a few lines here just how much I
appreciated all that Donna did for us and for me, or just how much I
admired her personally, and how honored I was to have known her. I remain
stunned and saddened by her passing.'

egor



Here is the notice I received from Daytona International Speedway:

As many of you may know by now, Donna Lowrance, a long time Americrown
and Speedway employee passed away this week from medical complications.
She will be missed by her speedway family.



A memorial gathering is planned for this coming week, Monday 12/17 at
5:30PM in the Speedway's Victory Lane. Please join Donna's family and
her many friends as they come together and remember her. There are many
fond memories to reflect on individually and maybe even some you may
care to share with others at this celebration of her life and friendship
to us all.



Please enter the infield via the Turn 4 Tunnel and follow the signs to
parking available in the Blue (Busch) garage, behind the Daytona 500
Club. After parking, please use the garage to racetrack roadway on the
West side of the 500 club to access Victory Lane.

[Super Dave]

She will be missed.