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    • #14400
      Steven SnyderSteven Snyder
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        A long term member some of you may have know has flown west today, Ed Stokes has passed away according to Jim Skog and Pete Rosendale. Ed had moved to Iowa several years ago but kept in touch occasionally. I expect more details will be available soon.

      • #14401
        John PhelanJohn Phelan
        Participant

          Sorry to hear about Ed Stokes passing.  He was a great guy.  I believe he moved somewhere outside of St. Louis, MO when he left the Chicago area.

          John F. Phelan
          (S20 Mobile)

        • #14420
          John DeRosaJohn DeRosa
          Participant

            For those that didn’t know Ed he was a happy soul who always seemed to have a smile on his face. He loved soaring and helped Sky Soaring in many, many ways including being President. Attached are a couple of pictures of Ed plus an article about his flying life starting in England that he wrote for Soaring Magazine in 2006. Enjoy.

            John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)
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            On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 01:34:12 PM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:

            New topic posted by Steven Snyder. Sad news today, In General Discussion forum.

            A long term member some of you may have know has flown west today, Ed Stokes has passed away according to Jim Skog and Pete Rosendale. Ed had moved to Iowa several years ago but kept in touch occasionally. I expect more details will be available soon.

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          • #14422
            Larry KrengelLarry Krengel
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              Good memories of Sky Soaring’s past.  Ed was a crusty old Brit that became part of the club personality and he helped preserve SSI and its home, a no nonsense guy.  He and others are the reason that Sky Soaring has survived some challenging times for those who enjoy it today.  Blue skies, Ed.

              Larry

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            • #14423
              John DeRosaJohn DeRosa
              Participant

                I see now that the PDF story of Ed’s in 2016 Soaring Magazine was too large to email via our system.

                Here is a link to this interesting article.  http://derosaweb.net/aviation/documents/Stokes_Soaring_Article_2006.pdf

              • #14429
                Art SilvermanArt Silverman
                Participant
                  Thanks for sharing.

                  On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 09:00:28 AM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:

                • #14437
                  John OsbornJohn Osborn
                  Participant

                    So sorry to hear of Ed’s passing. He was a great guy. Ed was no longer flying when I joined the Club, but he often came to the field. He could always be counted on to help run the operation and greatly enjoyed the hanger flying at the end of the day.John O

                    On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 08:36:09 AM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:

                  • #14438
                    John DeRosaJohn DeRosa
                    Participant
                      John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)
                      West Dundee, Illinois, USA
                      mailto:john@derosaweb.com
                      http://derosaweb.net
                      “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert Einstein

                      On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 08:33:38 AM CDT, john@derosaweb.com <john@derosaweb.com> wrote:

                      For those that didn’t know Ed he was a happy soul who always seemed to have a smile on his face. He loved soaring and helped Sky Soaring in many, many ways including being President.

                      Attached are a couple of pictures of Ed plus an article about his flying life starting in England that he wrote for Soaring Magazine in 2006.

                      Enjoy.

                      John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)
                      ====================================

                      On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 01:34:12 PM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:

                      New topic posted by Steven Snyder. Sad news today, In General Discussion forum.

                      A long term member some of you may have know has flown west today, Ed Stokes has passed away according to Jim Skog and Pete Rosendale. Ed had moved to Iowa several years ago but kept in touch occasionally. I expect more details will be available soon.

                      Unsubscribe from this Topic https://skysoaring.com/forums/topic/sad-news-today/

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