Don Garlits is a hero of mine. My younger brother died about 2 years ago of a sudden unexpected disease. He and I grew up in the SoCal hot rod scene way back when, and about all we ever really talked about was car related. Since DG is pretty much the Babe Ruth of drag racing, I thought he would like something from the Don Garlits website, so I called to place an order for a book to be sent to him. I mentioned that he was ill and wanted it rushed to him. He got the book with a nice personal note and autograph, but I never got a credit card bill for it. After I while I called and asked what the deal was, and they said that Don said there was no charge, that it was gift from him. When I told my brother that, he literally cried.
That was a really big deal to me, and made my respect for Don Garlits even greater.