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It has been reported on the 20/20 Racing page that Raleigh Sandberg died in his sleep.

More details will be posted as they become available.

A great friend who will be sorely missed!

How very sad.....R.I.P. Raleigh.

Fenders ? We don't need no stinking fenders !!!

That truly is sad news,,, Raleigh was always fast and always a good yardstick to judge just how fast you were if you could keep up and run with him......

My condolances to Rik and the entire Sanberg family,,,,

Stand on the gas Raliegh...

Brian Madsen

Rik-Condolances to you and the family.

Adam Adamson

Our deepest sympathies to the Sandberg family. Raleigh was a true friend and a fierce competitor to all racers.

Joe & Kathy Kouba

Condolances to the entire Sandberg family...CZ

The Long Prairie Outlaw will be missed. RIP Raleigh. My condolances to the Sandberg family. Batman.

Very sad news. Raleigh was honest, opinionated AND easy-going; that's a tough combination to find. I missed racing with him these past couple of years and will miss the chance to B.S. even more.

Our condolances to the Sandberg family and to all of Raleigh's friends and extended family.

Sincerely,
Jimmy, Jamie, Jake, & Kait Kouba

Likewise my condolences and we'll be thinking of the Sandberg family during this difficult time.

This was posted on 20/20:

Visitation 3-8pm Friday at Stein Dingman, service in Long Prairie. Service will be 3pm Saturday at the Baptist Church with review 1 hour prior to service.

Stein-Dingmann Funeral Home
333 1st Avenue N, Long Prairie, MN 56347
(320) 732-2629

map to funeral home http://maps.google.com/maps?q=333+1st+Avenue+N,+Long+Prairie,+MN+56347&spn=0.030147,0.094096&hl=en

Florists-Long Prairie Area

First Baptist Church
401 4th St S
Long Prairie, MN 56347
320-732-2179

Stan Meissner

obituary and slide presentation

I took the liberty of creating a hyperlink from the address you gave sprntr. That's a moving slide presentation.

Stan Meissner

Posted By: StanM on March 08 2007 at 08:11:24 PM I took the liberty of creating a hyperlink from the address you gave sprntr. That's a moving slide presentation.

Thanks, I haven't figured out how to do that on here yet!

Your right on that one Stan,,, The one thing that I noticed in the slide presentation about Raleigh was in every picture you see that smile of his,,,,, I'll never forget some of the conversations that we had after the races,,, of course there was a little beer there too,,,,, LOL!!! Last year up at the Mighty Axe, Raleigh and I were chatting after the races and he was telling me about his kids,,, and how they were all growing up and how he missed when they were little,, boy,, you could sure hear the pride in his voice as he was telling me about his family......... He was a very lucky man..

Brian

Hi All-

I just want to thank all of you for posting these messages on this forum about my dad. It is really nice to know that you all were thinking of him and his family during this tragic event. The pictures are great too, I just wish I had more hard copies of them to put in my scrap book that I am putting together in memory of my dad. If any of you would be willing to send some pictures my address is

Ashley Current

1002 6th St NE Apt.#3

Staples, MN 56479

Again, thank you so much for all of the kind words about the "Long Prairie Outlaw" we will surely miss him. Love you all!

Ashley Current (Sandberg)

I have a few Ashley but they were taken with my film camera so I'll have to dig them out and scan them. I'll save your address to a text file and mail you whatever 4x6's I can dig up. I don't have a lot of them because I was just getting started back them but there should be a few. Give me a couple of weeks though, it's kind of been busy and scanning will take some time.

Stan Meissner

Ashely:

From the Koubas... You're very welcome. We know how much it means to know how much people cared. Your family deserves to hear every nice thing said about Raleigh because it is simply the truth. It is a sad fact that we tend to not tell the world how great a person is until they are gone. It seems to take a loss for us to open up and say what we've felt.

You should also know that my New Zealand buddy, George, was very sad to hear of Raleigh's passing. Of all the people he met on his first trip to the Midwest, Raleigh made the most lasting impression. The day we spent at the Long Prairie shop was the one he talked about the most and remembers as the fairest, most straight up deal he made. George wanted you all to know he is thinking of you and sincerely sorry for your loss.

Take care,
Jimmy

I am just glad that anyone who has something to say, says something...it helps me and my family with the grief and mourning process. At the funeral and wake, I could not believe the amount of flowers, bouquets and plants that everyone sent....They were all just gorgeous and it just goes to show how much people really appreciated and cared about my dad. He had alot of friends everywhere. Stan that would be wonderful if I could get some pictures from you...that would mean alot...I think I have maybe three pictures of my dad racing and Rik was telling me that there is someone down by Duluth that has like a museum dedicated to nothing but sprint cars and their racers...my dad and Rik are "members" so to speak. I think Rik might take me down there sometime. But anyway, I hope to see you all around at the races sometime...

Talk to you all soon and again thanks for all the kind words.

Love,

Ashley