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"Dad had an amazing sense of humor, even knowing what he was facing," Kenny said. "As many folks recall, he miraculously gathered enough strength to come to St. Louis to share our victory there and his last birthday. I drove my dad back and forth to the racetrack and as we were driving one day, I asked my dad if he was still driving. By the way, he still went back and forth daily to his import business at the age of 82 and battling cancer. He said he was still driving and I said, 'Perhaps you shouldn’t be driving, dad.' And his response was, 'Son, I’m not sick, I’m just dying.' His delivery was very matter of fact with a hint of Bert’s humor. Bert started laughing and we all looked at each other, sort of stunned, but you had to join the laughter." Bernstein, who is also survived by his wife, Kim,
requested that no funeral services be held, but instead, a party
to celebrate his life. The party is in the planning process. The
family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to The
American Cancer Society, In Memory of Bert Bernstein, P.O. Box 560089,
Dallas, TX 75356. Cards can be sent to the family at Budweiser King
Racing, 26231 Dimension Drive, Lake Forest, CA 92630. (Jim
Compton photo)
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Bert
Bernstein, father of Kenny Bernstein and grandfather of Brandon,
lost his battle with liver cancer on Aug. 23, 2005. He had successfully
faced down three other bouts with cancer, but could not win the
war against his fourth.
