In Memory of Shawn Sankey
07-19-2011, 10:01 AM
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In Memory of Shawn Sankey Shawn Sankey (WeathermanShawn) 1956-2011
It is with deep regret and sorrow that I inform you that Shawn has passed away on Saturday evening.
His wife Kristen pm'd me the sad news Monday morning, she said that he collapsed while running.
Shawn took an avid interest in tuning his 2002 Camaro with the EFILive tools. He authored the Calc.VET and Calc.MAFT tuning tutorials, and spent much time and effort ensuring they were clear and easy for everyone to understand and follow. He applied his knowledge to generously and graciously help many people on the EFILive forum with their tuning efforts, he and I discussed by phone many of those tuning cases and in doing so developed a friendship. He was very avid and enthusiastic about the EFILive forum, he enjoyed it very much. He also frequented LS1tech and helped people here too.
In the Calc.VET tutorial Shawn introduced the idea of calculating the VE table from the corrected MAF table, this was very innovative and time saving; and the Calc.MAFT tutorial (where the calculation is done in reverse) was spawned from his ideas; he constantly sought to simplify, improve and generally make the tutorials accessible and useable by everyone.
Shawn is survived by his 2.5 year old daughter Carra and his wife Kristen.
We will miss Shawn a great deal, but we will always remember our conversations with him and his enthusiasm.
In Memory of Shawn Sankey
Donations to Shawn's daughter's education fund can be made here: Carra Sankey Education Fund
Shawn's funeral will be Tuesday 7/26 at 10:30am at the Horan & McConaty Funeral Home in Aurora, Colorado.
The burial will be at 12:00 noon at Fort Logan National Cemetary in Denver, Colorado.
Obituary on Funeral Home website
It is with deep regret and sorrow that I inform you that Shawn has passed away on Saturday evening.
His wife Kristen pm'd me the sad news Monday morning, she said that he collapsed while running.
Shawn took an avid interest in tuning his 2002 Camaro with the EFILive tools. He authored the Calc.VET and Calc.MAFT tuning tutorials, and spent much time and effort ensuring they were clear and easy for everyone to understand and follow. He applied his knowledge to generously and graciously help many people on the EFILive forum with their tuning efforts, he and I discussed by phone many of those tuning cases and in doing so developed a friendship. He was very avid and enthusiastic about the EFILive forum, he enjoyed it very much. He also frequented LS1tech and helped people here too.
In the Calc.VET tutorial Shawn introduced the idea of calculating the VE table from the corrected MAF table, this was very innovative and time saving; and the Calc.MAFT tutorial (where the calculation is done in reverse) was spawned from his ideas; he constantly sought to simplify, improve and generally make the tutorials accessible and useable by everyone.
Shawn is survived by his 2.5 year old daughter Carra and his wife Kristen.
We will miss Shawn a great deal, but we will always remember our conversations with him and his enthusiasm.
In Memory of Shawn Sankey
Donations to Shawn's daughter's education fund can be made here: Carra Sankey Education Fund
Shawn's funeral will be Tuesday 7/26 at 10:30am at the Horan & McConaty Funeral Home in Aurora, Colorado.
The burial will be at 12:00 noon at Fort Logan National Cemetary in Denver, Colorado.
Obituary on Funeral Home website
Last edited by joecar; 07-26-2011 at 03:28 PM.
07-20-2011, 12:32 PM
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Shawn was a true gentleman and an asset to the tuning boards. He will be missed.
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2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
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07-20-2011, 05:52 PM
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Very sorry to hear that. We had the pleasure of meeting him in person here at our shop and he was a great man to talk to and a pleasure doing business with.
Prayers for God's comfort and healing for his family in this time.
Prayers for God's comfort and healing for his family in this time.
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Hi Everyone. This is Kristen, Shawn's wife.
I just wanted to take a quick moment and thank you all for commenting on this. Obviously we miss Shawn tremendously, but just knowing how much he touched other's lives is a comfort.
I have read each of your comments many times. Thank you so much!
..Kristen..
I just wanted to take a quick moment and thank you all for commenting on this. Obviously we miss Shawn tremendously, but just knowing how much he touched other's lives is a comfort.
I have read each of your comments many times. Thank you so much!
..Kristen..
