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Fast & Furious Actor Paul Walker dies in Car Accident

It's with great sadness that I mention here that actor Paul Walker died yesterday in a car accident in Santa Clarita. First announced last night on Deadline News here, Paul was out with a friend testing a Porsche Carrera GT when it went off the road.

It's a sad thing when anyone dies and moves on. Especially for me and anyone in the car world who had worked with him. We tend to think about a lot of things.

But if I may. I'd like to reveal the gift that someone like Paul gave us all. A passion for doing what he loved in film and with cars. A kind and gentle soul who was a tremendous philanthropist and father and a man unaffected by the tribulations of working in Hollywood.

But most of us here in Malibu can relate to accidents, especially where I live.

There is so much beauty in life. So much to see and do. And driving safely allows us to appreciate that. In this case with Paul, he was not driving and was simply a passenger. A difficult thing to ponder, but a message to us to take care of each other and live life fully.

I'll leave it to Deadline for the details, but my message here is simply to say that we all need to drive safely in town and care for each other. And for this, I give thanks to Paul for giving me the ultimate reminder. May your soul be free to experience true bliss and may we all learn to live life to the fullest as you did. Thank you, Paul.

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