On Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 5:50:26 AM UTC+10, Steve Hill wrote:
Soaring legend and Hall of Fame member George Applebay passed away this morning April 6th. George would have turned 90 years old on June 12th. A memorial service will be held at the US SW Soaring Museum 918 Historic Route 66 Moriarty, NM 87035 at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 11th.

So sad,
George was a great friend and always made me feel at home when I was visiting from Australia. If the rest of us have half the drive that George had, gliding will do very well.
John Ashford