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Announcements => In Memory of our friends => Topic started by: Serge_Krauss on December 21, 2013, 12:28:53 PM

Title: Our President and Friend, Carl Allendorf
Post by: Serge_Krauss on December 21, 2013, 12:28:53 PM

Monday we lost our fine club president and friend, Carl Allendorf, to a sudden bout with cancer. We all enjoyed Carl's unconventional, but grass-roots approach to the hobby. Carl never met a derelict model he didn't like, and many strays followed him home to be re-animated and fly, sometimes for years more. Seldom beautiful, they nonetheless brought enjoyment to many. His club-business discipline far exceeded his on-the-field prep, but he was always entertaining and entertained. A great guy with a silent life off the field, he was  the source of countless ideas and activities. Quiet and reserved, he was remembered at his funeral mass yesterday for sharing and feeding the poor. The priest said that Carl was the surest of all to find a reward for a life well lived. "Whenever he heard of a child in need, he was there." We never knew much about Carl's "other" life, but as the man said, Carl wasn't one of those who announced his philanthropy. That was nice to hear. RIP, Carl.

SK

Title: Re: Our President and Friend, Carl Allendorf
Post by: De Hill on December 21, 2013, 01:41:37 PM

Well said.

Title: Re: Our President and Friend, Carl Allendorf
Post by: Dan Bregar on December 21, 2013, 04:31:20 PM

Nice, Serge !  :)

Title: Re: Our President and Friend, Carl Allendorf
Post by: Allen Eshleman on December 21, 2013, 04:53:23 PM

Thanks for sharing that story.  What is name of your club and where?

Title: Re: Our President and Friend, Carl Allendorf
Post by: john e. holliday on December 21, 2013, 07:59:58 PM

Thanks from the old DOC too.   From what you say, he has to be in a better place.

Title: Re: Our President and Friend, Carl Allendorf
Post by: Serge_Krauss on December 21, 2013, 11:49:15 PM

Thanks, guys. Allen, our club is the North Coast Controlliners, and we are located in the Cleveland, Ohio area, with most members now in the southern suburbs. We fly at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, having lost the decades-old, 8-circle site by Hopkins Airport in 1998.

SK

Title: Re: Our President and Friend, Carl Allendorf
Post by: Wayne J. Buran on December 22, 2013, 05:16:46 AM

Well done Serge.
Merry Christmas
Wayne

Title: Re: Our President and Friend, Carl Allendorf
Post by: Dalton Hammett on December 22, 2013, 06:25:18 PM

Very sorry to hear that Serge.......

Title: Re: Our President and Friend, Carl Allendorf
Post by: Randy Ryan on December 23, 2013, 10:07:32 AM

I never met him but wish I had, thanks Serge.