X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost03.isp.att.net ([207.115.11.53] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2260742 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:59:15 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.11.53; envelope-from=atlasyts@bellsouth.net Received: from [72.153.192.43] (adsl-153-192-43.mia.bellsouth.net[72.153.192.43]) by bellsouth.net (frfwmhc03) with SMTP id <20070814015836H0300t52dre>; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:58:37 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [72.153.192.43] Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Bulent Aliev Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] George Graham Ill Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:58:34 -0400 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) That's terrible news. I was wandering why George stopped sending us notices for the local weekend fly-in breakfasts he organized? Matter of fact tonight on the way home, from working at the hangar I thought about him. He was the highlight of the fireside gathering every year at Shady Bend with his funny stories. Our best wishes are with him and Fran Buly and Doris On Aug 13, 2007, at 9:20 PM, Ed Anderson wrote: > I received the sad news today that George Graham is seriously ill > and the prognosis is unfavorable. His aircraft has been put up for > sale, so I think that reveals the seriousness of George's condition. > > For those of you who have not had the good fortune and pleasure of > meeting George and his wife Fran, you have missed a lot. A person > who clearly marches to his own drummer, lives life to the fullest > (has the tales to back it up) and a very entertaining and warm > person to know. > > George adapted the Rx-7 auto gear box and made it into his PSRU and > flew many hours with it before eventually deciding that its was not > suited for his rotary powered EZ Racer. George was the first > with a 13B in a EZ Racer and one of the very earliest canard rotary > fliers. He never flew it into Shady Bend, but he and Fran did > attended several of the Rotary Round ups where they met many of you. > > George is at home being attended by his loving wife, Fran. > > For those who know (or even if you don't) George and Fran and want > to send a card, their address is: > > Fran and George Graham > 570 57th Ave W > Lot 196 > Brandenton FL 34207 > Ed > > Ed Anderson > Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered > Matthews, NC > eanderson@carolina.rr.com > http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW > http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html >