Douglas Lamont – Former Editor of Soaring Magazine
Doug Lamont had ancestors and friends in Denmark. On reading that our friend, Doug Lamont, the former editor of Soaring, had passed away, we felt very sorry and let all [...]
In Memory of Hans Tormolen
The soaring community has lost a dear comrade to a battle with cancer. Hans Tormolen of Irving, Texas, has died at the age of 86. I hope that these words [...]
Stanley J. Montagne – Sierra Mike
Stan Montagne who was well known in the west by his call sign "Sierra Mike" died in his sleep on the morning of February 15,1999. He was diagnosed with cancer [...]
Frank Lilly – Midwest Soaring Association
August 2, 1924 – September 24, 1998 Frank passed away peacefully in his sleep. He was at Grain Valley the day before he died, there were no indications of any [...]
Burton (Burt) Solomon – Obituary
A major figure in development and growth of soaring in Region 4 has been lost with the recent death of Burton Solomon. In retirement, Burt and his wife Ruth moved [...]
Bill Prescott – Colorado Resident
Bill Prescott of Longmont, Colorado died Wednesday, December 30,1998, at Boulder Community Hospital. He was 81 . Mr. Prescott was vice president of marketing for Jeppesen and Co., an aviation [...]
Benjamin Andrew Quillen
The family of a 17-year-old William Blount High School (Maryville, TN) student does not yet know what caused the young man's death. Benjamin Andrew Quillen's parents discovered their son was [...]
Harner Selvidge – Past SSA President
Harner Selvidge passed away after a long illness in his retirement home town of Sedona, Arizona during the month of August 1998. He was a great gentleman and leader for [...]
Robert Louis Stauter
Robert Louis Stauter, MD, JD, FACEP, son of Roy and Jean Stauter, was born September 10, 1952. Bob grew up in Fonda, Iowa and graduated from the Fonda Community High [...]
Charles D. McAllister – Pacific Northwest Soaring Pioneer
Another aviation legend has quietly slipped into the history books. Charlie McAllister died on Saturday 21st November at the age of 95 after a lifetime that encompassed the whole total [...]