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Gone West

Not alone into the sunset but in the company of friends who have gone before

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Harry (Jim) Rice

Harry (Jim) Rice, EAA 642345, of Paulden, Arizona, died at age 79 while doing touch-and-goes in his plans-built Pietenpol. When he was 20, Jim went into the United States Air Force and was stationed....(more)

EAA members form strong bonds of friendship through their shared passion for aviation. Here you will find the obituaries of members of the EAA family that positively impacted the lives of those around them. Each entry contains a memorial guest book for families and friends to remember and honor their loved ones.

Entries marked "MW" are also immortalized on the Memorial Wall located in on the EAA's grounds by Fergus Chapel in Oshkosh. Each submission for the Memorial Wall also includes a tribute page online in the year's Memorial Wall album and automatically lists the individual here within "Gone West."

If you would like to submit an obituary for a member of the aviation community that has "Gone West" please follow this link (one entry per person immortalized).

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Willard Smith, Sr. (10/01/1925 - 08/06/2010)
Willard Smith was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. He was called to duty with the US Navy and fought in WWII in Korea.

After his military service, he was hired on with TWA. Remembering the warmer climate of California, he put in for a transfer to LAX, packed his tool box and....(more)
Raymond Fiset (08/02/2010)
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Ken Jorgensen (07/25/1931 - 07/23/2010)
Ken passed away on July 23 2010. Ken was born in Minnesota July 25 1931. Ken and family moved to California in 1957,settling in San Dimas CA. Ken had several different airplanes. The last two planes(1937 Rearwin Sportster,1931 Curtis Wright Jr.)he completely restored. The Curtis Jr.won high awards....(more)
Joseph (Joe) Fabick (10/09/1927 - 07/22/2010)
Wings of Hope co-founder dies
By AOPA ePublishing staff

Joseph G. Fabick, co-founder of Wings of Hope, died in his home in Elm Grove, Wis., July 22 at the age of 82. Fabick served as the organizations president for 27 years. He also founded FABCO Equipment Inc., a Caterpillar dealer for....(more)

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