CLEARWATER, Fla.-Oct. 6, 2006-MarineMax, together with boating and
yachting enthusiasts around the world, is mourning the loss of Tony
Pasca the MarineMax president of Motor Yachts, who passed away Thursday
at the age of 52. He was a knowledgeable and enthusiastic presence in
the yachting industry and a loving father, husband, son, brother and
friend.



A longtime member of the yachting industry, Pasca's passion for the
business was contagious. He was respected by all who knew him, and his
passing leaves a tremendous void. "MarineMax and the industry will
miss Tony's passion, wisdom, knowledge and friendship," says
MarineMax CEO William McGill, Jr. "Tony's focus on business and
family during his difficult five year struggle with cancer, while never
complaining, was an inspiration to our team and customers."



While attending Iona College in New Rochelle, New York, Pasca played
minor league baseball for the New York Mets farm team in Tampa,
Florida. After graduating, he worked for Arthur Young in New York City
before moving to South Florida to assume the position as controller of
Hatteras of Lauderdale. At Hatteras, Pasca played a pivotal role in
negotiating the company's sale to Allied Marine Group, owned by
Winthrop Rockefeller. In the mid-90s, Pasca and a group of partners
purchased Allied Marine from Rockefeller and ran the company
successfully for a number of years. In 2001, Pasca sold his interests
in Allied Marine and joined MarineMax as president of Motor Yachts.



An enthusiastic and compassionate businessman, Pasca assumed a
significant role at MarineMax. "He was a master strategist with a
truly brilliant mind," says Stephen Gale, vice president of Motor
Yachts at MarineMax. "Tony loved his work. We were blessed to have
known and worked with him. " Pasca was instrumental in establishing
the partnership between MarineMax and the Italian yacht manufacturer,
the Ferretti Group, in which MarineMax became the exclusive provider of
Ferretti Group products in the United States.



No matter what he was doing or where he was working, Pasca's
infectious optimism and enthusiasm continually inspired those who
worked with him and knew him to strive for excellence. According to
Jay Avelino, vice president of Team Development at MarineMax and close
friend, Pasca was, "charming and quick-witted, and never lost his
'New York attitude.' Tony was always spontaneous with a funny,
usually salty, comment that kept everyone laughing and at ease. He was
a very shrewd but compassionate businessman. He loved his family and
friends. In his courageous battle with the cancer that took his life,
he was a role model for dealing with adversity, and he consistently
showed grace under tremendous pressure. We will all miss him
terribly."



Pasca is survived by his wife Celeste; children Kimberly, Angela, John
and Ryan; parents Jean and Tony Pasca; and sister Cindy Rogers. The
family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis (www.themiamiproject.org). The Miami
Project is headed up by Dr. Barth Green, a close friend of Pasca's
who was responsible for extending his life over the last four years.
Donations can also be made to Pasca's parish church, St. Joan of Arc
Catholic Church in Boca Raton.



The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis St.
Joan of Arc Catholic Church
PO Box 016960 (R48) 370
S.W. 3rd Street

Miami, FL 33101-9844
Boca Raton, FL 33432





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About MarineMax

Headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, MarineMax is the nation's largest
recreational boat and yacht retailer. Focused on premium brands, such
as Sea Ray, Boston Whaler, Meridian, Hatteras, Grady White, and the
Ferretti Group including: Ferretti Yachts, Pershing, Riva, Mochi Craft,
Apreamare and Bertram, the Company sells new and used recreational
boats and related marine products and provides yacht brokerage
services. The Company currently operates 85 retail locations in
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and
Utah. MarineMax is a New York Stock Exchange-listed company.

"Chuck Gould" wrote in
ups.com:

About MarineMax

Headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, MarineMax is the nation's largest
recreational boat and yacht retailer. Focused on premium brands, such
as Sea Ray, South Carolina,

Why am I having a hard time mourning the death of a monopolizing marine
dealer hell bent on putting everyone else out of business so he can jack up
prices on a boat....well.....like they are, today?

Sea Ray in SC still sucks eggs. You may quote me....(c;



--
There's amazing intelligence in the Universe.
You can tell because none of them ever called Earth.

Larry wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in
ups.com:


About MarineMax

Headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, MarineMax is the nation's largest
recreational boat and yacht retailer. Focused on premium brands, such
as Sea Ray, South Carolina,


Why am I having a hard time mourning the death of a monopolizing marine
dealer hell bent on putting everyone else out of business so he can jack up
prices on a boat....well.....like they are, today?

Sea Ray in SC still sucks eggs. You may quote me....(c;




Hey Larry...the National Geographic Channel had a program on about the
plane that hit the Pentagon 9/11 this afternoon. Their explanation
seemed to make sense.

Don White wrote in news:bsVVg.1837$cz.27498@ursa-
nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca:

Hey Larry...the National Geographic Channel had a program on about the
plane that hit the Pentagon 9/11 this afternoon. Their explanation
seemed to make sense.



I'll bite....you did. Look at the high resolution picture taken from the
air and tell me how a plane wider than the picture could do what it did.

Notice how the 2nd ring inside is undamaged....so it didn't fly through
there....

Where is the plane? Did the guys shouldering the big box covered with the
blue tarp carry it off on their shoulders or the bureaucrats in the suits
carrying off some strips of aluminum from the lawn? How DID it fit through
a 16' hole and simply vanish? (The hole was 16' across before the roof you
see in the picture collapse.

Oh, the picture is over on alt.binaries.pictures.sports.ocean for ya.
Take a look!



--
There's amazing intelligence in the Universe.
You can tell because none of them ever called Earth.

On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:11:00 -0400, Larry wrote:

Don White wrote in news:bsVVg.1837$cz.27498@ursa-
nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca:

Hey Larry...the National Geographic Channel had a program on about the
plane that hit the Pentagon 9/11 this afternoon. Their explanation
seemed to make sense.



I'll bite....you did. Look at the high resolution picture taken from the
air and tell me how a plane wider than the picture could do what it did.

Notice how the 2nd ring inside is undamaged....so it didn't fly through
there....

Where is the plane? Did the guys shouldering the big box covered with the
blue tarp carry it off on their shoulders or the bureaucrats in the suits
carrying off some strips of aluminum from the lawn? How DID it fit through
a 16' hole and simply vanish? (The hole was 16' across before the roof you
see in the picture collapse.

Oh, the picture is over on alt.binaries.pictures.sports.ocean for ya.
Take a look!

Larry, you should download and listen to Telemarketers Nightmare, 'over
there'. You'll feel better.

JohnH wrote in
:

Larry, you should download and listen to Telemarketers Nightmare, 'over
there'. You'll feel better.



I've had it a while and even got to try it for myself!....(c;

Great fun....works like a charm.



--
There's amazing intelligence in the Universe.
You can tell because none of them ever called Earth.

I've been in the Pentagon, how it's constructed it like no other buildings
in town. If you've not been in it you haven't a clue making guesses about
how it'd be affected by an impact.

Likewise, I've spoken with people here in the area that SAW THE PLANE.
Believe whatever nonsense you like, but I'll trust them a lot more than some
internet crackpots.

"Bill Kearney" wrote in
t:

Believe whatever nonsense you like, but I'll trust them a lot more
than some internet crackpots.



But, noone answers the simple question:
"Where is the PLANE?"

There is no plane in ANY pictures from the first one of the 16' diameter
hole before the roof collapsed....through all the other pictures,
including the one with the rescue worker and his dog which found
NOTHING??

Over on alt.binaries.multimedia.documentaries is a movie about the Airbus
A300 that crashed just after takeoff due to wake turbulence and defective
tail fin design into Long Island near after 9/11.

If you download it and watch it please notice the HUGE PILE OF CRASHED
AIRPLANE THAT DIDN'T VAPORIZE OR BURN on impact. The firemen are
standing on TOP OF THE PILE hosing it down to cool it......A PILE OF
AIRPLANE RUBBLE WITH EASILY DISCERNABLE PIECES....a whole PILE of pieces!

The A300 is SMALLER than the plane that hit the Pentagon.....the one that
left NOT A TRACE on the lawn or in the 16' hole it all fit through into
the 5th dimension......

There was NO PLANE....or we could SEE IT!

--
There's amazing intelligence in the Universe.
You can tell because none of them ever called Earth.