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 [...]
Charles L. Jones – Former Louisiana SSA Governor
I need to write you that Charles L. Jones died August 1, 1998 and I am enclosing his obituary. My husband was a dedicated soaring pilot as well as a [...]