Final Flights
In Memorium
This page is dedicated to the memory of all those Skywackers who have made their Final Flights, that they may continue to fly with us in memory.
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Many of the images and much of the information currently appearing here were found on Jimmy Robertson's website: http://members.cox.net/skywacker/memorial.htm
Dale Ashworth - 2007
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Dale was an active pilot in the days of the RVHGA, and was most often seen in the company of his flying buddy Mouse In more recent years he had been Town Councilman in Christiansburg, Virginia, and was a founding member of the airport authority and "just a very nice person ... he was always a gentleman," said Montgomery airport director Michael St. Jean. |
Maggie Palmeiri - 2003
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Maggie was an avid cyclist in the Roanoke area and an active member of GRITS, (Girls Riding In The Streets), a group of women bicyclists who met regularly to ride and encourage other women to ride. Maggie and her husband Jim both were not only involved with bicycling, but have been involved with the sport of hang gliding for the past twelve years. She also co-edited and published two books of hang gliding stories with her husband Jim Palmieri. Jim Palmieri has established a medical school scholarship fund in her honor at the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, where he's a professor. It will aid medical students who have dedicated their careers to rural medicine. If you wish to donate, you can send contributions to:
The Margaret Palmieri Rural Health Scholarship |
Dave "Mega-Man" McCommon - 2003
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Dave was in his 60's when he started Hang Gliding - an age when many people have retired from the sport. He flew regularly for 4 or 5 years in the mid 1980's. His love of flying and enthusiasm were an inspiration to all who knew him. |
Dave Higginbotham
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Dave was one of the original founding members of the Skywackers |
Darryl Richards - 1999
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Darryl was a hang glider pilot and the son of WW Richards of the RVHGA. |
Bill Bennett - 1996
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Bill was a Region 9 Director, Instructor and Hang Glider pilot who was known and loved by all. |
Greg Lemieux - 1994
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Greg was a long time pilot that had survived the early days of hang gliding and was one of the original founding members of the Skywackers. |