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"Depressed, because it's a sad day," said Harry Heagy, a Penn State alumnus from Drexel Hill, Pa., preparing hash browns and sausage patties for a portable iron griddle.

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"I didn't see her as someone who would build stuff, but you could tell she'd lead and manage something," says Heagy, who manages apartment and condominium construction projects for Greenbelt-based Bozzuto Construction Co.

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Growing up in Lanham, Heagy says, his sister picked up their parents 'work ethic.

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Halloran, regional executive of the Sports Car Club of America, declared Heagy up to the task of driving a victory lap in the specially equipped Firebird right before the Trans Am race.

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So, when Heagy was booked for a speech in a Vancouver church, Phillips and SEH America colleague Michael Peters showed up.

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Like any good stalker, Heagy was pretty organized about the entire affair.

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Heagy was paralyzed in a surfing accident 29 years ago.

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As he pulled to a stop after the final lap, Heagy was greeted by applause from the "Quad Squad" - a dozen or so employees at the Vancouver campus of SEH America who volunteered to support his effort.

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Still, "It's almost like going to the moon," Heagy said later during a celebration at SEH America's east Vancouver campus.

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Heagy wound up in the Pontiac Firebird through a two-step connection with Ron Phillips.

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