Wed, Dec 31, 2003
A Life So Short... A Memory So Great
One of the true
tragedies of time is that as it passes, so do the lives and spirits
of the many who have come to mean so much to us, in so many ways.
This year, 2003, we lost a number of outstanding members of our
small brother/sisterhood of aviators (or finally became aware of
their fate, as in the case of a number of of our brave military
flyers) and while we will miss them until our times comes to 'go
west,' their personal contributions and overall impact stay with
us, perceptibly, every time we take flight. Here are just a few of
those we will miss. God Bless Them All...
- R.I.P. Joe Foss, ANN
Report:Jan 1 2003
- R.I.P. Henry Botterell, ANN Report: Jan 9
2003
- R.I.P. Virginia Heinlein, ANN Report: Jan 18 2003
- STS-107 Down! (1st Report) ANN Report: 01 Feb '03
- R.I.P. Ralph Charles Wed, ANN Report: 12 Feb '03
- R.I.P. Ken Lewis Mon, ANN Report: Feb 17 2003
- RIP: 'Mr. Citation' Sun, ANN Report: Mar 30 2003
- RIP: AOPA's Jerry Hudson, ANN Report: May 12 2003
- Beloved Airshowman, Dewayne Upton, 'Flies
West' ANN Report: May 18
2003
- Lloyd Welch Pogue, Civil Aviation Pioneer
1899-2003 ANN Report: May 30
2003
- Mike Jacober Mourned ANN Report: Jun 7 2003
- R.I.P. Najeeb Halaby ANN Report: Jul 4 2003
- CAF Pilots (Neil Stampof, Charles
Bates) ID'd in HE-111 Crash ANN Report: Jul 12 2003
- Larry Olsen -- OSH Trip Ends In Tragedy,
ANN Report: Jul 29
2003
- Pioneer Aeronautical Engineer Found Dead,
ANN Report: 02 Aug
'03
- Hughes Racer Replica, Pilot Jim Wright,
Lost in WY Crash, ANN Report: 05
Aug '03
- RIP: Roxie Laybourne, ANN Report: Aug 16 2003
- RIP: George Marquardt, B-29 Pilot, ANN Report: Aug 25 2003
- R.I.P. Frank Kingston Smith, ANN Report: Sep 5 2003
- USUA Exec VP Rich Pendergist Lost in
SportPlane Crash, ANN Report: 20
Oct '03
- RIP: Charles Cowie, ANN Report: Oct 20 2003
- Gone West: Jose Aresti, ANN Report: Nov 25 2003
- Naval Fliers Missing Since WWII Buried At
Arlington, ANN Report: Nov 21
2003
- RIP: Harry Combs, ANN
Report: Dec 27 2003
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