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Syd Mallet
Syd & Mark
Syd & Syd
Syd's Great Grandson, Syd
Jacob and Sydney
Jacob and Sydney, dad's two great grandsons
9 comments:
My heart goes out to family & friends. For he is a great loss, and will be missed by many.
Sincerely
John Runyard
Thank you Mr. Runyard for this tribute. I never realized just how profoundly my Pappaw had touched other's lives. I can only hope that I will be half the person he was. I feel truly blessed for having him in my life; I only wish his great-grandchildren had more time with him.
Mr Runyard I appreciate you doing this web page in honor of my father. I feel truly blessed to have had him as my dad. This site truly touched me and I would love to have copies of these pictures and the angel. Dad was a unique person who touched people from all walks of life and all ages. He always had a smile and a joke for you. His faith was stonger than anyone ever imagined and I know he is shining just as brightly in heaven as he did here on earth.
right click on the pictures then click 'save picture as' then just choose rhich folder you want to save the picture to and click 'save'
We'll miss Syd for his humor more than anything else.
I knew him from his work with octane engines and ASTM. I always looked forward to seeing him at the meetings. His encyclopediac knowledge, stories, and humor were the best. We lost a giant in the field.
I'd like for everyone in the industry to know that dad taught me many things besides how to 'FIX' Knock Engines. I miss my phone not ringing every half hour or so with just about anything from "I forgot why I called" to "where did we go last week". Most of all I miss not having his incredible knowledge base for back up when I would run across something that I couldn't remember how to do. It didn't matter if it was something about Knock Engines or how to fix my or someone else's whatchamadoodle. I was honored to be his son and to have him as my father. I would like for everyone in the Knock Engine World to know I will uphold to the STANDARD of quality work that he taught me to do. I am here alone now but I'll forever hold near and dear to my heart dad's memories. I can hear him now telling me "not like that, like this" and not just how to do it but why it's done like this. He was an exceptional teacher not just with work but with everything else that life throws at you. I will miss him more than words could EVER express, I can only hope to live up to his expectations of me and try be the person he wanted me to be. He wanted the best for me and I know he is in the best place for him at this very moment. I take comfort in knowing that he IS there somewhere looking over my shoulder making sure I'm doing the best I can do what ever I am doing.
I LOVE YOU DAD and I WILL MISS YOU FOREVER MORE.
Your Son
Mark Mallet
Geez Mark, your posting made me cry while I read it. Your dad was an exceptional human being. His knowledge of life's interesting twist and turns, and his ability to find the humor in any situation are what I'll remember most about him.
I'll never forget taking you both out to lunch when you were here and his reaction to the, um...let's say small package...he found in the cubby of my car door. He was such a nut!
I always had to make sure I had at least an hour to chat on the phone when I called him with an engine problem. Inevitably we'd end up discussing the entire family and what they were doing, from the great grandkids right on up to what he and Marilou had for lunch. He made me feel like a part of your family in the short time I knew him.
Please know that I will never forget him or the many things he taught me. My heart goes out to you and all of your family as you grieve for his loss.
Dad,
Don't fotget the lengthy explanations, complete with diagrams and sketches, of how something works and why this should be done precisely that way. I wish I had saved some of those sketches...
Sid - They don't make 'em like that anymore! I was both saddened and glad to find the tribute. I did not know that Sid had left this world. I had the pleasure of learning some knock engine maintenance & repair from this fine gentlemen back in the early 1980's in San Antonio and then had the honor to work alonside of him on a project. Just one heck of a great guy. Always a story & always a smile.
The following sums up Sid Mallet -
"The truest measure of a man is how he treats people who can do nothing for him." Anonymous
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