In Memoriam
As a community we have had the privilege of having fantastic contributors to our hobby who have passed. This is a special forum on AVSIM where we record the passing of those contributors to our hobby and provide, if we can, a small obituary to them.
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Bill Dick: Departed... But Not Forgotten A reknowned contributor to the MS Flight Simulator Community, Richard William (Bill) Dick aged 78, of North Saanich B.C. passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family, on August 26 2013. Bill was born in Melita Manitoba , graduated college in Winnipeg Manitoba, worked for many years in the auto body repair industry, and eventually established his own business, Bill's Motorcycle in Sidney B.C. Known affectionately to some as "Willybee", Bill learned to fly GA "low and slow" prop aircraft at an early age on a small airfield near the US - Canadian border, and later in life, became an avid MS Flight Simulator enthusiast.…
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WILLEMSTAD - Cameraman, photographer, editor, pilot and aviation enthusiast Alex Alberto (67) deceased in the Netherlands on the 5th of Luly, 2013. Alberto, working for some of the Amigoe on Curaçao, in the past had been seriously ill for some time. He was well liked and known in Curaçao, but also far beyond. Through his videos on Youtube and Facebook about the recent history of Curaçao, funny videos of Venezuelan TV stations and aircraft he was able to get. millions of hits Full story: http://translate.google.nl/translate?hl=nl&sl=nl&tl=en&prev=_dd&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kkcuracao.com%2F%3Fp%3D30988 Condolance register: http://www.condoleanceregist…
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Passed away 4th August 2011 and greatly missed by the Flight Simulation community. 'Opa', a selfless and wonderful person, helped 1000s of people on the AVSIM forums and elsewhere, and also volunteered in the Library. http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=David-Marshall&lc=4270&pid=153001843&mid=4769770
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Billy Rutherford passed away 6th February 2011. A great contributor and painter of the FS Community. I still have lots of stuff created by Billy on my machines and most if not all can still be found at the library. Sadly missed. May he rest in peace.
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