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Old 08-13-2014, 02:23 PM
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Default Lt. Colonel John Brick

I wanted to Post a note about John. A number of us attended his service yesterday at Tahoma National Cemetery as we said our good byes. John was a natural teacher as he helped all of us build better airplanes, and fly safely. John taught me both RV construction when I was starting my 9A, then later taught me formation flying so I could do it safely. So many good memories that we can share.

This is how I'll always remember him, in flight lead position.



At the service we had an amazing group of RV's doing a flyover. It was perfectly timed with one pass during the flag ceremony followed by the missing man at the end of the playing of taps. It could not have been done better!



A1 Randy Albritton
A2 Jeff Bloomquist
A3 Marv Scott (MM Smoke)
A4 Dave Babcock (Smoke)

B1 Steve Payne
B2 Dan Miller
B3 Pete Forsyth
B4 George Ford (Smoke)

C1 Marty Foy
C2 Gary Goebel
C3 Rich Morey (Deputy Lead)
C4 Stephen Christopher (Smoke)

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Brick, John Edward

September 26, 1940 - August 1, 2014

John was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sept. 26, 1940, to Mary Lou (Leonhard) and John Howard Brick. He grew up in Askeaton, Wis. He was the oldest of nine children. He died in his home on Aug. 1, at the age of 73 with family members at his side. At age 16, he began flight lessons which would soon develop into his life-long career and passion.

He graduated from Parks Aeronautical College as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force. After graduating he met Pat. They were happily married for 52 years.

John served a 28 year career in the Air Force, accumulating 6,000 hours of flying time in a variety of aircraft such as T-37, T-33, T-38, F-100, 01-E, OV-10, A-7D and the A-10. He earned the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit among other medals. He retired as a Lt. Colonel in 1990.

In his retirement he built his own airplane (RV4) and flew whenever he got the chance. He said that his wife Pat was the best passenger he could ever ask for! They flew across the country many times visiting family and friends. He was an active member of the EAA, editor for his local chapter newsletter for 15 years and also worked with the Young Eagles. He made many great friends at Pierce County Airport Thun Field.
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Old 08-13-2014, 03:08 PM
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Default Brick was a great guy

Andy, thanks for posting this. John Brick was a great guy. I too had the pleasure of flying on his wing many times. He was a real gentleman. I will miss him! It was an honor for me to participate in a MM flyover for him. I am happy that we looked good for him.

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Old 08-13-2014, 03:30 PM
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Godspeed Brick. Won?t ever forget the flight time with you in the ?4? across the U.S. in support of the ?40? RV flyover at OSH.

Break

Thank you to all that participated in that flyover.
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Old 08-13-2014, 03:38 PM
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Wow, thanks for posting this. Did not know him, wish I had.
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Old 08-13-2014, 04:03 PM
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I vividly remember being in extended trail maneuvering behind John's red tail rv-4 thinking... I need to build a better plane for this 😳 that's when I started thinking about swapping my 9A for an 8!
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Old 08-13-2014, 05:05 PM
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I didn't know John nearly as long as a lot of these guys but I can say he was a real role model for not only what a pilot can become, but also what a man can become. I had such a great time flying with him and learning about formation the last couple of years.

I was honored to be a part of his formation yesterday!

Slightly spaced out 4-4-4 over Lake Tapps about halfway to the cemetery.


Our first pass over during the Honor Guard flag portion.
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Old 08-14-2014, 10:51 AM
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Him, him. From one 20+ year USAF Vet to another, rest in peace sir.
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Old 08-14-2014, 11:07 AM
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We're really going to miss John. For a form lead, he always had a smooth stick and was a joy to fly with.

I put this together a couple years ago, lots of video with John in the white/red tail RV-4 - the title now seems somewhat appropriate:

http://vimeo.com/14578089
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Old 08-14-2014, 01:28 PM
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I will really miss having John around. He was a great pilot, builder, mentor and friend. You could always count on John for interesting facts. I swear he spent most of his day researching things on the internet. He was always eager to share what he had learned, some of it would wind up in our newsletter.

John really liked formation flying and took the lead in bringing organized formation flying to our chapter that we now call Cascade Flight. He was a believer in FFI and several of our members have attending the FFI training with John. He was a great lead and a good instructor. His shoes as lead will be hard to fill, but he left us a good example.

John was also involved with our TeenFlight Puyallup program up until his illness made his participation too difficult. He took his involvement seriously and was always prepared for the build sessions. He really enjoyed working with the kids and the kids enjoyed their time with him. When his family flew in to visit with him, he was proud to show them what the kids had accomplished.

John was very active member in our chapter. As was mentioned by Andy, he served for 15+ years as newsletter editor. A position nobody wanted, but John stepped in and filled the position and did an incredible job. John was there to help no matter what our chapter was doing. You could always count on John being there with his truck for whatever loading/moving needed to be done.

I will miss talking with John and hearing about what new things he read about. I will miss camping with him at Arlington and sitting out in the morning drinking our coffee as the rest of the campers are asleep. I will miss learning formation flying with him and just marveling at how he could hold a position.

I'm sure he's already forming a formation group with the angels.
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Old 08-14-2014, 11:03 PM
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John was one of those quiet, naturally gifted pilots. Anyone who came into contact with him learned something new if you just listened. He was a consummate instructor and a great friend. We all learned a lot from him...

And as far as I know, he still has the highest flying RV on record...

Tailwinds John Brick....
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