For heaven's sake why are you mods so determined to close / delete / move threads related to the recent air show crashes off the front page and into the "private flying" forum? The Reno Air Race is big big business and far removed from "private flying" I assure you, when 9 people are confirmed dead so far, it's the biggest aviation news story of the year in most world newspapers, but not good enough for headlines on pprune
Jimmy Leeward was ten times more of a "Professional Pilot" than most of us airbus / boeing jocks could ever hope to be. His full time career was air racing and owning the Leeward Air Ranch, he also appeared as a stunt pilot in numerous movies, flew that P51 like a god, and lived / breathed the spirit of aviation for just about all of his 70+ years. A lot of folk are interested in the story and want to pay their respects.
He deserves a little bit more respect than he's been shown here.