Tuesday, November 24, 2020
I first met Ellsworth 25+ years ago when I got my first street rod. Young and lacking any knowledge about cars, I sought a mentor. I met Ellsworth and we seemed to hit it off right away. Spending time at his shop, sometimes hours every day, he quickly became more than a mentor. I think it was Willy who first called him ?Papa Smurf? saying that he reminded her of the cartoon character. I took the opportunity to apply the new nickname and in short order, dropped the ?Smurf ?suffix. He was now, and would be to this day, Papa. So, my favorite memories of Papa are every time that I would call, see him, or walk into the shop and say ?hello Papa? and his reply was ALWAYS ?hello son?. I?m going to miss my Papa. David
