Allen Lee Simmons Obituary
Allen Lee Simmons 10/25/47 – 11/6/22 It is with deep sorrow and much love that we announce the passing of Al Simmons, 75, of Marathon, FL. Al died unexpectedly on [...]
Les Horvath’s Final Glide
Les Horvath, famed glider pilot and founder of Arizona Soaring Inc/Estrella Sailport passed away November 9, 2021. Les introduced countless people to the wonders of motorless flight through his teaching, [...]
Paul Fitzgerald’s Final Glide
Paul Vincent Fitzgerald, III, 69, of Loudonville, N.Y. and beloved husband of Susan Corbett (Zeronda) Fitzgerald, passed away after a brief illness on Friday, September 10th, 2021. Born in Reedsville, [...]
Tom Jim Johnston
On Monday, March 23, 2020, Tom Jim Johnston passed away at the age of 86 in New Braunfels, Texas where he has resided since 2011. Tom was born on March [...]
Garey E. Hudson
Garey E. Hudson, age 72 of Boca Raton, FL and Elmira, NY passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 29, 2019. Born on January 15, 1947 in Elmira, NY, he was [...]
George Allan Taylor
January 8, 1932 - June 9, 2019 George Taylor was born in Brooklyn, NY, and moved to Massapequa on Long Island when he was 8 years old. Long Island was [...]
Harry Larry Edward
Harry Larry Edward (CFIG) started his soaring career in Fremont California, learning his craft from the legendary Les Arnold. He started a small operation in Dyersberg, Tennessee, with an old Sweitzer 2-22, that he and [...]
Jim Hard: A Life in the Sky
Jim Hard was as integral to the Minnesota Soaring Club and Red Wing Soaring Association as lift is to glider flight. He passed away on February 9, 2019. As a [...]
Allen Lee Leffler
Allen Lee Leffler, 88 years old, of Pozo, California passed away on March 5th, 2019 in San Luis Obispo, California. Al was born in Millbank, South Dakota to Theodore Lee [...]
Derek Piggot
DEREK PIGGOTT GLIDER PILOT AND MEMBER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE If merely judged on the 154 types of powered aircraft and 170 types of glider that he had flown, Derek [...]