Rest in Peace | Stefan Elsäßer (TZ2)

[voyageur]

Dear all,

our friend and fellow modeler Stefan Elsäßer (aka TZ2) suffered a heart attack while driving
home from work and passed away. He was only 51 and leaves his wife and two young children.

We will miss him. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.



For those of you who speak German, please find below the original message I received from Roman:

Mit großem Bedauern muß ich Euch heute mitteilen das unser aller
Freund und Bastelkollege Stefan Elsäßer von uns gegangen ist.

Er erlag einem Herzinfarkt während der Fahrt im Auto.
Er wurde nur 51 Jahre alt und hinterlässt Frau und Kinder.

Die Beerdigung soll wohl am Dienstag statt finden.

In stiller Trauer
Roman

PS: For the younger AF members who might not know Stefan - he was the founder of Automobilminiaturen many years back. He loved to build Italian and European cars from the 60s to the 80s.

[gtziaf]

Rip...

[gpz900ra7]

Although I never knew him, my thought go out to his family at this terrible time.



gpz900ra7.

[wolvyreen]

Translated with Google Translate. Sad times ahead for the family!

With great regret I must inform you today that all of us
Friend and colleague Stefan Elsäßer craft is gone.

He died of a heart attack while driving in the car.
He was only 51 years old and leaves behind his wife and children.

The funeral will probably take place on Tuesday.

In silent grief
Roman

[flyonthewall]

Sad news. RIP

[speedphreak]

So sad! RIP.

[tonioseven]

Rip.

[F1Tommy]

Very sad news. I knew him when he was still with automobile miniaturen.


Tom Tanner/Scale Designs/Ferrari Expo 2012-Chicago March 2012

[robrex]

Oh no! Very sad news. RIP

[crisjr]

I did not know him, but every loss must be felt.. RIP

[Mikezibit]

Hello

It is really hard for me to write these lines. I still can't believe it.

Stefan has been a good friend for almost twenty years. He was a reliable business partner for more than five years. Very knowledgeable about plastic and resin modeling in 1:24 scale.

In 1995 both of us started our own businesses. Stefan was the first one to sell my (ScaleProduction) products in Germany, Europe and worldwide. After returning to a "normal" job in 2000, I took over the responsibility of running AutomobilMiniaturen.

During the first time, he supported me with all the knowledge he had gathered over the years. Daily email contact and weekly phonecalls became a rock-solid foundation of our friendship. I will always remember Stefan as a good friend and mentor.


Mike