[JYO] Drew 'Doc' Kassal - Final Flight at Leesburg Executive Airport
- From: FlyboyEd@xxxxxxx
- To: jyo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:25:46 EDT
The attached message is a public announcement forwarded from other sources.
_http://drewkassal.homedns.org:8000/drew_kassal/docs_last_flight/_
(http://drewkassal.homedns.org:8000/drew_kassal/docs_last_flight/)
My name is Kerry Neil Kassal, and I am the son of Drew Kassal and Vickie
Kassal.
On Monday, October 16th, 2006, my dad died of a heart attack.
You are getting this email because my dad, in some way, touched your life.
If you knew him well, you know how much he loved aviation. In addition to
being an Air Traffic Controller Specialist, my dad was a flight instructor,
and
a model airplane instructor. He was a prolific pilot; on those rare
weekends when he wasn't having "hundred dollar hamburgers," he was building or
maintaining his model aircraft fleet, or even shooting poor-weather ILS
approaches
into the virtual airports of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Maybe you knew him as a congenial and peerless co-worker. Maybe you knew
him as a reliable instructor and copilot who shared the corniest of jokes.
You
definitely knew him as a friend. My mother loved him very much and lost her
best friend from whom she'd never been apart in 34 years. I just plain knew
him and loved him as my father.
Drew's family has decided to give Drew, ever the fun-loving and adventurous
pilot, one last flight over the airport at which he spent so much of his free
time with the friends he loved.
If you ever respected him, if he ever taught you an important lesson, and if
you ever loved him, please come to the Leesburg Airport patio for services
at 10:30 AM, Saturday, October 21st, 2006 at:
1001 Sycolin Rd Se
Leesburg, VA 20175
We'll pay our respects, share some words from a few friends of his, and
watch on as he takes one final flight above the airport he enjoyed so much
before
he is scattered on the winds above.
Afterwards, we'll head over to reception at the Historic Holiday Inn at
Carradoc Hall at:
1500 East Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
We'll be served brunch, we'll share the rest of our stories and memories,
partake of libations and remember the man we all knew and loved.
Thank you,
Kerry Neil Kassal and Vickie Kassal
Notes:
Drew was a very laid-back and easy-going person. Dress comfortably and
casually for the event.
Children are welcome to attend, but they may be restricted to behind the
airport fence during the services; discretion is advised.
For the most up-to-date information regarding this occasion, please visit
_http://docslastflight.home.dyndns.org_
(http://docslastflight.home.dyndns.org)
As more information becomes available this site will be updated.
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