In Memory of those God has gathered with him

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air....

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark nor ever eagle flew—
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

High Flight - John Gillespie Magee - 1941

R.S. (Bob) Hoover  -  August 13, 2010   -   Flying, homebuilt airplanes, working with wood, riveted aluminum, welded steel tubing, fabric, dope and common sense. Gunsmithing, amateur radio, astronomy and auto mechanics at the practical level. Roaming the west in an old VW bus. Prospecting, ghost towns and abandoned air fields. Cooking, fishing, camping and raising kids.

Lenny Francis   -  May 1, 2010  -  Co-owner of Cap Flying Club.  He made flying affordable for us.

Cary Howard- April 4, 2009  -  KR2 Builder, Pilot, and friend.             

Bud Evans  -  March 7,1913 - August 17, 2009  -  Engineer, Designer of the Volksplane.