[JYO] Drew 'Doc' Kassal - Final Flight at Leesburg Executive Airport

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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