Capital Z of Texas Car Club member Sam Stipe was severely burned early Monday morning,
May 9th in an explosion and fire at his shop Midnite Motors in Austin, TX. Sam sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns
to 70-75% of his body and is listed in critical condition at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. He is expected to
pull through, but will have a long healing process and recovery period.

Sam was running a small auto repair shop which is a total loss, the heat was so intense that the wheels on his Z
melted as did the tool boxes and most everything else. The damages are estimated to in excess of $300,000.00.

There were two other people in the shop at the time. One of those was taken to Brook Army Medical in San Antonio
with 80-85% burns and is in serious condition. The other person who pulled Sam and the other man out of the fire was
treated at a local Austin hospital, and released.

To help with some of the costs of his care and recovery, Capital Z of Texas (CZOT) has established a donation
account through Bank of America. Donations can be made at any Bank of America location either by walk-in,
drive in or by mail.

Please make your checks payable to: Samuel A. Stipe Medical Fund

Tellers know that this is a special account and no account # is needed to make the deposit. If you are outside the
State of Texas please let the teller know or make a note that this account was established in Austin, Texas.

The Capital Z of Texas (CZOT) will also accept donations directly at CZOT P.O. Box 80844 Austin, TX 78708-0844.

We are asking for any assistance that your club or club member or friends could provide.

Sam has been a member of our Z family for over 3 years, and we ask that you please keep him and his family along
with the other injured in your thoughts & prayers.

 

im on it!

 

Fred...

 

You can donate money to the Capital Z of Texas Car Club paypal account using treasurer@czot.org e-mail address. Please make sure to put "Samuel A. Stipe Medical Fund" in the subject line when making a donation.

Thanks for any and all help.

 

Insurance?

 

+1

not trying to trivialize or anything, but more explanation is needed as to why money is needed, especially since we're talking about a workplace, where insurance is absolutely necessary (well, ok, its ALWAYS necessary ... but u know what i mean).

 

Sam was self empoyed and had just opened up this shop within the last year. I don't believe he had insurance.

We are just trying to collect some money to help him with his medical costs. From what I understand, it will be a long and painful process for him to recover and we would like to help him in any way we can.

 

Not trying to rile up anyone, but is there a way that we can verify this accident, and lack of insurance?

 

Newspaper article maybe? Most local news reporters would gladly report on a story like this, especially since it was an explosion fire.