EAA President Tom Poberezny Dies………

[dkryan]

As AirVenture Opens, Longtime EAA President Tom Poberezny Dies At 75 (Updated) - AVweb

In an ironic twist of timing, longtime EAA President Tom Poberezny died early Monday morning just as the 69th AirVenture was hours from officially opening. EAA said Poberezny died after a brief illness at 75, severing the last direct link to the family that founded the Experimental Aircraft...

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[Wrenchturner44]

Wow, this is soooo ironic. Tom use to drive around the airport during Airventure in a red VW Beetle, dubbed Red !

 

[BusyLittleShop]

Gone but never forgotten the Poberezny family, Father Paul, Wife Audrey and Son Tom are true heroes of general aviation... I've been a proud member of the EAA since 1990...

 

[Cujet]

I hate to hear of this. We men often seem to die too early. I've hung around Osh and SnF for decades and I've seen and met most of the big names. Although I can't remember if I've met Tom.