X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 21:53:05 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m16.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.206] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1093693 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 05 May 2006 16:32:09 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.138.206; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-m16.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.5.) id q.366.330ef2d (3924) for ; Fri, 5 May 2006 16:31:22 -0400 (EDT) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <366.330ef2d.318d101a@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 16:31:22 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Greats Leaving Us X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1146861082" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5026 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1146861082 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Naf, Amen to the greats. Scott Crossfield spent a couple of day with us in January when I hosted the Midwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show. He was our keynote speaker. A true gentleman. Even when his talk was not going on he hung around listend to others talk and even offered his compliments on their presentations. He wanted to shake hands with every one who came up to meet him and posed for "grip and grins" until his arm was sore from the handshakes. I met Al White years ago while working on an accident investigation. Like Scott, Al was very much the gentleman. He treated other pilots as equals, although after meeting him I knew I was standing in a room with a giant in aviation. Bruce spoke at the Armed Forces Staff College when I was a student there. I was amazed at his tale of perserverence. They all will be missed. Jeff Edwards -------------------------------1146861082 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Naf,

Amen to the greats. Scott Crossfield spent a couple of day with us= in=20 January when I hosted the Midwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show. He was= our=20 keynote speaker. A true gentleman. Even when his talk was not going on he hu= ng=20 around listend to others talk and even offered his compliments on their=20 presentations. He wanted to shake hands with every one who came up to meet h= im=20 and posed for "grip and grins" until his arm was sore from the handshakes.=20

I met Al White years ago while working on an accident investigation. Li= ke=20 Scott, Al was very much the gentleman. He treated other pilots as equals,=20 although after meeting him I knew I was standing in a room with a giant in=20 aviation.

Bruce spoke at the Armed Forces Staff College when I was a student ther= e. I=20 was amazed at his tale of perserverence. They all will be missed.

Jeff Edwards

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