passed away April 19th, 2019 at 90 years old . He served as a naval aviator with the United States Navy for 37 years. From 1958 - 1960 he served as an Exchange Pilot with the Royal Canadian Navy at Naval Air Station Shearwater which gave him the opportunity to fly the F2H-3 Banshee as a member of the Grey Ghosts (VF-870 Squadron).