From the Family
Stan,
Thank you for a nice post. Joe was my uncle. Joey, Mark, and I grew up together and have been through a lot together. This tragedy is one that we never thought would happen.
For anybody interested, the memorial service will be at Arlington Cemetry in Riverside, CA. It is open invitation for those who want to pay their respects. We are having a veterans service for him. Following the ceremony there will be a gathering at the Adelanto hangar to celebrate his life and legacy.
My uncle was a great pilot, and his contributions to aviation and the rotary aircraft community will be missed. Luckily, he has passed much of his knowledge to the boys, and they are planning on carrying on the work with Classic Rotors. He was also a great husband, father, grandfather, and uncle, and we will miss him dearly.
Thank you again to everybody for the kind words.