It is with much regret that I write this. Yesterday, Steve Dahl (aka. OneBadRX7) died at the age of 26 after a life long battle with Cystic Fibrosis. He was a good friend of mine and many people of this community.

Steve had been a member of the RX7 forum since March 01, and owned a beautiful 93 CYM of which he was very proud. Steve had a passion for many things in life, including his FD.

In the past few months, Steve’s health took a turn for the worse, and he was no longer an active board member, even though he wanted to be.

It’s funny how something so simple as common car can spark a friendship between two people. I remember one day I was out in my FD and I saw this yellow CYM driving around town and thought to myself “I need to find out who owns that car”. Weeks later Steve and I became friends, from which many wonderful memories grew over the years. Times spent installing headlight kits, tuning boost controllers, even just going to lunch and having some drinks.

Steve touched many people in the RX7 community, perhaps none more so than me. He will be greatly missed. Our prayers go out to his family in their time of need.


Steve pictured in the yellow cap.


Steve's 93 CYM.

Bryan

 

Sorry to hear it. Losing friends is always tough.

 

RIP Steve,

I hope you and Steve's family are coping well!

 

Best wishes to all friends and family.

 

my condolences to his friends and family.

 

I'm sorry to hear this. My condolences to friends and family...

His CYM is beautiful too

 

From the sounds of it he will be missed, my prayers to his family and friends

 

Very sorry to hear! My ex gf was diagnosed with that a few months ago, she's 23. Will she die from it?

 

Sorry to hear that.. My prayers are with his loved ones durring this trying time..

 

I hate to hear about people with illnesses. My sincere condolences for his family and friends.

 

Him and his family will be in my prayers. Its hard to lose a good friend, or any friend for that matter.

 

wheres the car going? It looks beautiful and Im sure if it was wellin taken care of as it seems, it will sell on here. Hell, everyone wants a cym these days.

Great people do great things. No matter where they are. He'll be around

 

What a terrible loss.

 

Cystic Fibrosis is a degenerative lung disease which creates scar tissue in the lungs decreasing lung capacity. My 23-year old friend with CF just got a lung transplant 2 months ago. He is doing great, but many are not so lucky. As far as I know, eventually, all CF patients need a transplant, and even then, life is usually extended but you are not cured.

My prayers go out to Steve's family.

 

Im sorry to hear that. My condolences go out to his loved ones

 

This is sad for the entire community. Bricke, please extend our best wishes to his family and friends.

 

I feel ya on the making friends out of common cars thing. Also, just looking and reading makes me sad. My prayers go out.

 

That's terrible news - my thoughts are with his family and friends. Forum members are prodominantly young people and it's always hard to hear about some of the real life problems out there beyond our passion for RX-7's.

 

Thoughts and prayers go out.

 

26 is much to young to die. I hope he was able to enjoy his time to it fullest extent while he was here. His car must have given him a great amount of pride and pleasure, it is a beauty My condolences to his family and friends.

 

Sorry to hear...Prayers will go out to him and his family...

I guess this is a time to reflect how lucky we are to be in good health and not take it for granted..

 

Good luck where ever you may be now Steve!

 

It's such a tragic loss. He will be missed dearly.

-Jimmy

 

Damn, I feel ill...My condolences...

 

I used to talk with him all the time on aol instant messenger and just shoot the ****, really sorry to hear this, great guy......my heartful prayers go out to him