[ 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" <mark.t.mueller@verizon.net>
 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.