Peter Carl Masak – Farewell to Our Friend
August 17, 1957 - May 22, 2004 At age 46, Peter Masak died tragically on Saturday, May 22, 2004 while flying his beloved glider on a cross-country flight in Pennsylvania. [...]
Peter C. Masak
Peter C. Masak, 46, of West Chester, died Saturday, May 22, 2004 as the result of a glider accident. He was the husband of Adrienne D. Butt Masak with whom [...]
Thomas T. (Tommy) Elmore Jr. Final Glide
Thomas T. (Tommy) Elmore, Jr., passed away April 8, 2004 at age 88, after a brief illness. He was born in Jacksonville on September 11, 1916 and was the child [...]
Harold Jost
On April 13th, 2004 "Slim" left us on his final glide at the Ohio Veterans Home at age 89 due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. Our friend "Slim" attained highly [...]
Edward H. Butts, Jr. – Soaring’s Big Ed Butts is gone
Edward H. Butts, Jr. passed away on March 28, 2004. He had a distinguished career in military aviation spanning 24 years, and in soaring for most of his adult life. [...]
Alex Burnette
On June 9th Nevada Soaring Association (NSA) held a memorial for one of our cherished glider pilots, Alex Burnette, call sign Watermelon who had recently passed away. We flew his [...]
Dezso George-Falvy
Dezso George-Falvy, age 74, died at his home on Mercer Island on Saturday, July 29, 2001 after a long illness. A loving father, a devoted husband and a brilliant aeronautical [...]
Norman Ellison
Norman H. Ellison was born on September 11, 1931 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, the son of Robert and Lilian Ellison. He was raised in England where he attended school. He [...]
William Harris – Passages
I would like to thank you very much for writing a very nice article about William Harris several years ago. I knew, at that time, that Bill was sick and [...]
Prue, Irving – Soaring Pioneer
Irv has long been recognized throughout the world as a pioneer in glider design. He was responsible for a long line of next generation gliders, enabling soaring enthusiast, like myself, [...]