VALUED WILSON EMPLOYEE SUCCUMBS
Heywang underwent several
surgeries during the past week and remained on life support.
“We considered Pat a
family member rather than a 15 year employee at Wilson Manifolds,” said Billy
Carroll of Wilson Manifolds. “His dedication, work ethic and input have been
instrumental to the success Wilson Manifolds has experienced since he joined
the company. Although Pat’s primary function was in the porting room, his
contributions were felt in every service we offer. Keith often had Pat
work on special projects because he knew Pat wouldn’t sign off on a project
that was anything less than the best in quality and performance. Pat’s input was invaluable in our New Product
Development Engineering meetings including our nitrous products.
“Pat was one of our top
airflow engineers and he played a large part in the manifold development for manufacturers
and teams in all forms of professional motorsports. (John Force Racing, Kalitta
Racing, Dodge and
“Pat worked as a crew
chief on Brandon Switzer’s Pro 5.0 car and worked with Rob Mansfield when Rob
ran his Quick 8 program prior to heading to Pro Stock. The highlight of
Pat’s crewing experience came in July 2006 when he was part of the crew helping
Rob Mansfield achieve his first career IHRA Pro Stock win at the Canadian
Nationals in
“Pat will be missed for
many reasons, but none more than for just being the man he was. Pat was a
loving son, brother and uncle and a great friend. Although his life ended
far too soon, we are grateful to have had the time with him that we did.”
Heywang is survived by his
loving parents Charlie & Amy Heywang, brother Chris Heywang, sister-in-law
Jessica Heywang, nephews Kyle & Ryan, niece Jenna, his 20 extended brothers
at Wilson Manifolds and a multitude of friends.
A web page has been setup
for visitors to sign a guestbook and see images of Pat. Visit http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/patrickheywang
for more information.
Pat’s service will be held on Saturday December 22nd from