- Admin
- #1
Fleet of Corvettes grant dying wish of cancer patient
Published: June 18, 2013
Myrtle Beach Online
With his Corvette baseball cap flipped backwards, Joe Garrett rides in Frank Eaton's 2007 Corvette trailed by
nine other Corvettes as members of the Myrtle Beach Corvette Club surprised him at his Georgetown home with
a ride in hias dream car, Tuesday afternoon. Garrett who has two kinds of cancer was told in June of 2012 he
only had 6-8 months to live and even though he once owned a 1957 Thunderbird, him dream was always a Corvette.
CHARLES SLATE — cslate@thesunnews.com
When 74-year-old Joe Garrett woke up Tuesday morning, he didn’t expect a group of strangers to grant his dying wish.
The cancer patient has always loved Corvettes, and wanted one last ride in the American sports car while he could still leave his house.
The Myrtle Beach Corvette Club answered his wish Tuesday with a fleet of 10 Corvettes, each one a different color or model, and each driven by community members willing to spend the afternoon in the sun.
Full Story: Fleet of Corvettes grant dying wish of cancer patient | Local News | MyrtleBeachOnline.com
Published: June 18, 2013
Myrtle Beach Online
With his Corvette baseball cap flipped backwards, Joe Garrett rides in Frank Eaton's 2007 Corvette trailed by
nine other Corvettes as members of the Myrtle Beach Corvette Club surprised him at his Georgetown home with
a ride in hias dream car, Tuesday afternoon. Garrett who has two kinds of cancer was told in June of 2012 he
only had 6-8 months to live and even though he once owned a 1957 Thunderbird, him dream was always a Corvette.
CHARLES SLATE — cslate@thesunnews.com
When 74-year-old Joe Garrett woke up Tuesday morning, he didn’t expect a group of strangers to grant his dying wish.
The cancer patient has always loved Corvettes, and wanted one last ride in the American sports car while he could still leave his house.
The Myrtle Beach Corvette Club answered his wish Tuesday with a fleet of 10 Corvettes, each one a different color or model, and each driven by community members willing to spend the afternoon in the sun.
Full Story: Fleet of Corvettes grant dying wish of cancer patient | Local News | MyrtleBeachOnline.com
