In Memory of

Wil Charette, 1936-2010

nkemble@skydivingmuseum.org — Tue, 25 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Wilfred J. A. "Squeak" Charette, who was born November 14, 1936, passed away May 9, 2010, at his home in Tampa. Among his many achievements, he was one of the original Golden Knights, serving 11 years in the U.S. Army.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Amy Charette.

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Josef Pavlata, January 9, 2010

nkemble@skydivingmuseum.org — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On 9th of January 2010, Mgr. Josef Pavlata, Czech legend of the classic parachuting, member of the Army Sport Team of Parachuting DUKLA Prostějov died after a long fight with a serious disease.

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Hank Simbro, 1927-2010

nkemble@skydivingmuseum.org — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:38:00 GMT

Hank Simbro, D-63, passed away on Friday, 1-22-2010 at Clark Fork, Idaho. He did most of his jumping at the Lancaster, Taft and Arvin DZ's in Southern California.

Hank’s wife, Muriel D-78, was a member of the 1962 U.S. Women's Parachute Team.

The family has requested that donations be sent in Hank’s name to the the National Skydiving Museum, 5401 Southpoint Centre Blvd. Suite 702, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 or online at www.skydivingmuseum.org.

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Gary Pond, 1955-2010

nkemble@skydivingmuseum.org — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:33:00 GMT

Gary G. Pond, born into a skydiving family and an active skydiver for decades, died Jan. 27, 2010 of cancer at his home in Orange, MA.

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David Barish, 1921–2009

nkemble@skydivingmuseum.org — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:49:00 GMT

David Theodore Barish, aeronautical engineer and parachute inventor, died on December 15, 2009 in New York City. He was 88.

His family announced his death, which was the result of Multiple Myeloma.

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Loy Brydon, 1932-2009

nkemble@skydivingmuseum.org — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:44:00 GMT

Loy Brydon, 77, died unexpectedly October 25, 2009 at his home in Tucson, Arizona. Loy is survived by his children Kenny, Kevin, Ty and Hugh (Patti), grandchildren Beth, David, Stephanie and Rosemary, great granddaughter Tristin and his siblings Beverly Sanderson & Lee Brydon. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son Mark. He will be missed by all, including Sarah, his Weimariner and Tee Taylor, his ex-wife and best friend.

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Gary Douris, 1940-2009

nkemble@skydivingmuseum.org — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:48:00 GMT

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