Jacques Littlfield 1949-2009

Tim Bowman · Post by **Tim Bowman** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:03 am

Jacques Littlefield passed away this morning, peacefully with his family present. He has been battling cancer for some time.

I was fortunate enough to meet him once and he was the kindest most down to earth guy who loved to talk about and share one of the things he loved, Tanks.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

He will be missed.

regards
Tim

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:56 am

Having seen Jacques on various tv programs over the years I think he single-handedly did more for the preservation and restoration of military vehicles than any other person.

My thoughts too go to his family.

Adrian.

Post by **Armortek** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:07 am

Tim

That is very sad news.

Adrian is correct that his contribution to the preservation and restoration of military vehicles was without doubt remarkable.

Everyone who has had the good fortune to meet him speaks very highly of him and he will be sadly missed.

Our thoughts too go to his family and close friends.

Mark and Gill

Per Sonnervik · Post by **Per Sonnervik** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:21 am

I had the fortune to meet him three times, first time back in 1993 and the last time, almost on the day, a year ago. The first time I saw his name was in an article about his 1/4 scale M60 model.

Jacques was very friendly, always willing to talk tanks and trusted people to let you walk around the work shop unguided.

My thoughts go to his closest friends and family.

Per

Robert Bruce · Post by **Robert Bruce** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:28 am

A very sad day indeed, a great loss.

Likewise my thoughts go out to his family.

David Pengelly · Post by **David Pengelly** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:35 pm

One of the nice guys , a great loss.

Robert E Morey · Post by **Robert E Morey** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:25 pm

Tim,
This is really sad news, I'm glad I had the chance to talk to him personally and see his awesome collection in 2006. Having him personally show a small group (myself included) the internal details of the Panther Maybach engine casting was a real treat. I hope work on the Panther A continues and that the open house is still held in his honor at the museum every September. I wonder what will become of his marvelous collection? Hopefully his family will continue the restoration projects.

He will be missed as a great guy and avid tank enthusiast. My prayers go out for him and his family.

We will have to raise a pint in his honor when we get together again.
Bob

Matthijs Dijkstra · Post by **Matthijs Dijkstra** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:45 am

Very very sad to hear and a great loss for his family and all Tank enthousiasts.
Why so soon? He should have at least 25 more years!

Matthijs

Brian Leach · Post by **Brian Leach** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 4:25 pm

What can one say?

May he rest in peace.

-Brian

Fredrik Jorgensen · Post by **Fredrik Jorgensen** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:27 am

Well, i have watched his site alot.

A man that rich pardon, me saying so. BUT as down to earth as he seemed to be.
With that burning feeling for something that we all 1/6 or all scale modelers yearn for.....and all other enthusiasts for that,
That touch of perfectness, and all to be right.
Well it breaks my heart that he didnt have a chance to see his lifework complete, he was batteling his cancer for the last decade, and still he kept going on. Thats says a great deal of the determination he had. He would atleast have 20 or more years to come, and forfill not only his but our dreams of seeing a Mint German tank in full dressup working again.
Last words, He have set a enormous fottprint in my heart of what you want is not unachiveble, thou im in minor scale.
And by all means he diserves a place in some memory by restoring some wich was long forgotten and in most countrys smelted into scrap steel.
He brought them back to life, and therefor it shouldent be more than right.
R.I.P

Fredrik

Jeff Hyder · Post by **Jeff Hyder** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:25 pm

Sad sad news.The world has lost a great armour enthusiast and an inspiration to us all .Thougths go out to his family and friends
Jeff Hyder.

JWFGoode · Post by **JWFGoode** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:19 pm

A terrible loss & condolences to the family.
Thankfully, the work will continue. In an article posted:
Letter from the President
Military Vehicle Technology Foundation
January 20, 2009
Portola Valley, Ca

.......Over the last few years, Jacques and the board of directors had many discussions about the future of the MVTF. He made it clear that he wanted the Foundation and its activities to continue after his passing. Last week, his children agreed that the Foundation should continue to develop, preserve and display the vehicles and the current items will be named the Jacques M. Littlefield Collection. Jacquesâ€™ family, the staff of the MVTF, and the board were all greatly heartened by the expressions of interest in the future of the MVTF following the announcement of his death.

The Board of Directors of the MVTF met following Jacquesâ€™ death and elected new officers to continue his work. With the agreement and support of Jacquesâ€™ children, the MVTF will continue to be housed at its current location in the hills above Portola Valley. Access to the collection by interested researchers and groups remains a critical element to continuing to fulfill the MVTF charter and mission. Therefore, many restoration projects, display enhancements and the tours will continue.

In his will, Jacques created an endowment for the MVTF that will allow us time to transition to a self sustaining organization. The Board and the friends of the MVTF now have the opportunity and substantial responsibility to increase the endowment and manage the operating costs to ensure that Jacques' legacy collection continues to be available to provide its unique contributions.

If you would like to make a donation to the MVTF in Jacquesâ€™ memory and help preserve, display and have access to the Jacques M. Littlefield Collection, please consider sending a contribution to:

MVTF
P.O. Box 7390
Menlo Park, CA 94026

The MVTF is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 corporation. Donations are considered fully tax-deductible as allowed by law.

I hope you will join us in preserving and advancing Jacquesâ€™ legacy.

Sincerely,

William A. (Bill) Boller
President, Military Vehicle Technology Foundation

Email addresses:

To make arrangements for tours: tours.mvtf@gmail.com

To arrange access to the collection for commercial purposes: permissions.mvtf@gmail.com

For any other issues: inquiries.mvtf@gmail.com

Robert E Morey · Post by **Robert E Morey** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:04 am

John,
Thats great news! I hope it remains open to clubs like BAT who have held/assisted with an open house every year. Thanks for the information and links!
Bob