Return-Path: Received: from [144.54.3.10] (account ) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.0b6) with HTTP id 1684622 for ; Thu, 08 Aug 2002 13:02:24 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: A tragic day - loss of a legend To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro Web Mailer v.4.0b6 Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 13:02:24 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit [ forwarded by rob@logan.com, current grumman driver ] Resent-From: grumman-gang@lists.xmission.com Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 11:48:59 -0400 From: "Mark T. Mueller" To: grumman-gang@lists.xmission.com Aug. 8 - Roy LoPresti, an icon in the world of making airplanes go faster, died Wednesday in Vero Beach, Florida. He was 73. Doctors believe LoPresti experienced a heart failure. LoPresti was already receiving medical care after he fell off a ladder a month ago and suffered a severe head injury. His son, David LoPresti, said he was recovering well and the heart problem was unrelated. David LoPresti added that the night before his father's death, they were talking about future projects. As a pilot and aerospace engineer, LoPresti's motto was, "Life is short, fly fast!" LoPresti's company, LoPresti Speed Merchants, will continue its mission of making airplanes more efficient, David LoPresti said. Seven family members currently work for the company. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. this Saturday at St. Augustines Church in Vero Beach. An obituary will be posted on the Web site.