Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"I didn't want him to go; there were some bad omens. But my husband was a very caring person, a humanitarian who couldn't say no. If anyone asked for help, he was there."

Source: Nancy Justice in an interview with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, talking about her husband's last trip to Florida. Robert Mark Justice, 51, accompanied his friend, Tanis Aircraft Services President Gary Schmidt, 65, to Fort Myers, FL, where together, they repaired their winter homes and others damaged by Hurricane Charley back in August. They died Thursday when Schmidt's Cherokee Six went down on approach to his home airport in Glenwood, MN.

FMI: www.tanair.com, www.ntsb.gov