[Rhodes22-list] Gone West

[elle]

Brad,
 
Sorry to hear that you've lost a bud.
 
These vets have incredible stories to tell which are lost forever as more pass on. 
 
They were a generation without equal.
 
elle
 


We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic" (Lady in Red)

--- On Wed, 11/26/08, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Gone West
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 6:05 PM

Jack was a pretty quiet guy.  I knew him for eleven years and worked
with him closely for the last three.  We never discussed name, rank,
or serial number.  I knew he was retired Air Force and he knew I was
all civilian and in all our many discussions about students, training
issues, and flying, we never discussed each others past.  Jack died
Monday morning at the young age of 66.  I learned from his obituary
that he retired a Colonel and commanded a KC-10 wing in England.
Somehow, that didn't surprise me. I wish now I'd asked him more
questions about his experience while he was alive.  Realistically, he
probably wouldn't have shared much anyway. His kids and widow said,
"that was Jack". Today, I found out my uniform blouse doesn't fit
so
well since I last wore it five years ago.  Jack would have had a good
laugh about that.

Another aviator Gone West.  We'll miss you Colonel.

Brad
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