RIP Rusty Mccree

[Crusader]

I was just notified by Bill Davis and Neil Westerlund that a long time, old timer Texas hot-boater Rusty Mccree passed away this morning about 10:00am from the stomach cancer. He was still active in hotboating as recently as a few weeks ago at the Plowmans event.

RIP Brother.

 

[73 Sanger Flat]

I will miss you my Friend .. Rest in Peace

 

[Devilman]

That sux. Sure sorry to hear about ya'lls friend.  :smile25:

 

[jimsplace]

That's sad.
Rusty was everyones friend and I believe would do anything for a fellow boater.
I liked Rusty and find it hard to believe he's gone so soon.
I will miss him.
    :smile18:

 

[Disturbed]

Very hard to believe.  I saw him last fall at Steele Creek.  We spoke at great lengths about the SDBA and racing in general.  Super Nice guy.  RIP.

 

[73 Sanger Flat]

It is hard to believe that Rusty is gone .. We had became very good friends over the years .. We would talk at least once a week on the phone or over at his shop .. I will miss him calling me "Billy Boy " every time he called or seen me . He was a GOOD GUY ..


Rest in peace my Friend .. Until we meet again on some smooth glassy water and getting our Flat-Bottoms'  to take a set and running them out the back door.  I will miss you Rusty .. :smile18:

 

[Patchman]

Enjoyed talking too him at Steele Creek! Will be missed for sure!

 

[FL350]

Good guy for sure! Race In Peace Rusty...

 

[whitetrash148]

Met Rusty awhile back at one of the SDBA races, nice guy!

 

[73 Sanger Flat]

Rusty Funeral will be Sunday May 21st at 2:00 PM at Dido Cemetery off of Boat Club Road this by Eagle Mountain Lake
..I dint know the address yet .. Then a Memorial for him Saturday June 3rd at 2:00 PM in Granbury off of Hwy 51 and Little Road  .. This is North of Granbury ..

 

[Knotty Girl]

I was not around him much, but the times I did visit with him he was very enjoyable to be around. RIP, prayers for his family

 

[73 Sanger Flat]

Rusty Obituary attached

 

[73 Sanger Flat]

Douglas Eugene ‘Rusty’ McRee
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Douglas Eugene “Rusty” McRee, 62, of Granbury died Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at home with his family. He was diagnosed with cancer only two weeks before.
Service: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Dido Cemetery in Dido.
Rusty was born Jan. 20, 1955, in Fort Worth. He enjoyed life and was a drag boat racing fan.
He is survived by two children, Derrell Smith and Singleton McLaughlin; sister Jackie Smith and several nieces and nephews.

 

[jimsplace]

After reading Rusty's Obituary I have to say, I don't think of Rusty being a fan of boat racing, but more as a dedicated boat racer.
I've known Rusty quite a while and he was always enthusiastic about race boats and the races.  He would always help anyone, anytime he could and he loved racing.

I came to know Rusty about the time I got my Cole.  He was part of a group of dedicated racers, one of which owned my boat. 
I wanted the boat, but wanted a different engine than it had.  Rusty bought my engine, making it so that I was into the Cole at the price I wanted to be in it.

The engine had just been rebuilt and I have always though he got a good deal, and I got what I wanted.  It was a win - win for both of us.
We may not have spent a lot of time together, but when we were it was fun.  He was always fun to be around.
    :smile18:

 

[73 Sanger Flat]

I would agree . He was a dedicated boat racer and would help anyone ..

 

[Devilman]

Dang, diagnosed only two weeks before his passing. RIP Rusty.... :smile25: