LettersFromFlyoverCountry
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I think of all the articles I've written about RVs over the years, this one elicited the most reaction. I also made mention of my father in law in the one Kitplanes article I penned, which also got some nice letters.
I'm sorry to report that Don Thurston, my father in law, passed away a few hours ago after a wickedly brutal last few months with Parkinson's.
When my wife visited him a few months ago (she's back East now, too), and he was in and out of, well, reality, he'd always react when she told him about how the RV was coming along. In one of his hallucinatory states, he was looking for help removing a window, so I'd be able to "get the RV out." We still don't know what he meant by that but we told him the RV was "out" and he went back to sleep.
He was, of course, a good man. A radio broadcasting pioneer from the old school, who ran several small market radio stations until just a few years ago. They served their community with lots of local news and support; the kind of service we'll never see in this country again.
It will be one of my biggest regrets that I didn't get the RV finished in time to give him a ride.
I put a little online tribute to him together here.
Update 10:32 a.m. - I meant to point out, I've always had people autograph the plane when they help on it. Don put his on the rear side of the subpanel, a good spot for mounting stuff.
I won't be mounting anything there, however. Thanks for your kind words. Carry on.
I'm sorry to report that Don Thurston, my father in law, passed away a few hours ago after a wickedly brutal last few months with Parkinson's.
When my wife visited him a few months ago (she's back East now, too), and he was in and out of, well, reality, he'd always react when she told him about how the RV was coming along. In one of his hallucinatory states, he was looking for help removing a window, so I'd be able to "get the RV out." We still don't know what he meant by that but we told him the RV was "out" and he went back to sleep.
He was, of course, a good man. A radio broadcasting pioneer from the old school, who ran several small market radio stations until just a few years ago. They served their community with lots of local news and support; the kind of service we'll never see in this country again.
It will be one of my biggest regrets that I didn't get the RV finished in time to give him a ride.
I put a little online tribute to him together here.
Update 10:32 a.m. - I meant to point out, I've always had people autograph the plane when they help on it. Don put his on the rear side of the subpanel, a good spot for mounting stuff.
I won't be mounting anything there, however. Thanks for your kind words. Carry on.
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