St Louis, MO — Dec 31, 2007 — It's with great sadness that I report the passing of a longtime friend from within the radiator repair business: Mike VanderPluym, owner of Gravois Radiator Company, St Louis, Missouri.

Services:
From 3:00 to 8:00 pm Wednesday, January 2nd, Michael will be laid out at St. Justin the Martyr Catholic Church, 11910 Eddie and Park Road, St. Louis.
Mass is on January 3rd at 10:30 at St. Justin the Martyr Catholic Church.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the "Pink Sisters" at Mount Grace Chapel, 1438 E. Warne Ave. P.O. Box 470219, St. Louis, MO  63147.
Notice:
http://www.legacy.com/stltoday/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=100508980

To send a message to the family and sign the guest book for Michael:
http://www.legacy.com/stltoday/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=100508980

From John Hess:
I was fortunate enough to have met Mike, along with his dad, Fran, his uncle, Gene and his grandfather, Al, as a sales rep for Stuart Radiator. I believe it was in 1975. It was a heyday for our businesses and the VanderPluym's were true gentlemen and leaders in the industry.

Soon after, we set up Al's Auto Radiator (2144 Market Street) as a distributor. I visited often and found Mike and his family absoulutely great to work. This also showed by the strength of their very loyal customer base.

My condolences to his wonderful family, including Joey VanderPlyum, Mike's little brother and operator of Gravois Auto Radiator Company in St Louis. (Who I used to see coming into the shop after getting out of high school.) Fond memories.