Saturday, August 21, 2010
Jimmy was more than an older brother. He was a best friend. Even though he was 17 years older than me, we got along extremely well. We took many trips together, Washington D.C. to visit the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Yellowstone Park and the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville Alabama to see the Space and Rocket Center. We even watched astronauts in training for the Space Shuttle. Since we were both in U.S. Air Force we liked going to air shows. My brother was stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio (1951-1954) so we went there many times to the Air Force Museum. Jimmy was an air craft engine mechanic and flight crew member. He flew many times around the U.S. and Canada. We also went to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, ten years in a row to attend the EAA Fly in. Jimmy will be greatly missed by me.
