On a sad note, the I&amp;I Antique Tractor and Gas Engine Club lost a long time member Friday August 26, 2005 when Delbert Lewis, 73, of Pesotum passed away from injuries sustained in an accident loading one of his antique tractors to come to Rantoul.  Many visitors may have noticed his Oliver 70 draped in black, where he had parked it near the steam engines.  A man skilled in many areas, Delbert performed much of the electrical work in the buildings at Penfield, replacing and repairing light fixtures and much more.  A quiet man who did things without making a fuss about it, he will be sorely missed.  Delbert and his Oliver 70 are seen many times hard at work plowing in the 2003 Half Century of Progress videotape.  He brought the 70 to Rantoul on Thursday and plowed a little before returning home to bring another tractor the next day.  The accident happened Friday morning at his home near Pesotum.     

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