Doc is alive and well, will be 80 this year (with a mind and body 30 years younger!), living in his beautiful old/new home with his wife, Marie. Flying a little CL with the New Jersey crowd and some FF as well (mostly rubber powered as I recall).

Yes, Doc has given so very much to the U.S. CL community. He was essentially the reason that the U.S. FAI program even existed in the early days. He served as the U.S. FAI CL representative for many, many years (40 +/- (?) ) and was the chairman of the F2 subcommittee of the CIAM for a good share of that time. He managed the U.S. F2 teams to world championships through the 70's.

Some do, but many don't realize that Doc is a world-renowned geneticist. When you see the news reports of the latest break-through in examining and understanding the genetic code, think of Doc.

Regards,

Bil lLee

There's alot of people that have devoted a big chunk of their lives for the betterment of model aviation in general and stunt in particular.
Doc is one of those folks. Many names come to mind but, to me personally, Doc is very special.
I can never repay him for the favors but I can say "Thanks Doc".

                                                                                     Les McDonald