Pat Marshall was a good friend to many of us in and around Belleville.  He was a car
nut, like us.  He built and modified many cars, and painted hundreds of them for
myself and others.  

Whenever a louder than normal car would drive by his house, you could be sure
that Pat would look up and wave.  A person always felt welcome to stop by Pat's and
shoot the breeze.  He always took time out from work to spend time with whomever
stopped by.  I'm sure he looks down on us from heaven, laughs, and does a burnout
in his mega horsepower, pollution-free ride.  

The cruise starts at 5:00 pm on Saturday, and the cruise line-up is at 4:30 pm.  The
cruise is approximately 27 miles long.  Cruisers will travel south through a second
Metropark, exit west into the open countryside, travelling many miles of scenic
roads, north into the city of Belleville, and back east to the starting point by 6:00 pm.