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(From Dan Johnson)
Hello All:
Perhaps some of you have already heard, but in the interest of assuring that you've been informed, let me pass on the following sad news.
Yesterday, at about 6:00 p.m. Scott Wilcox succumbed to complications that developed from his fight with diabetes. He had been ill for a few weeks, but this news caught me very much off guard as I've been out of the mainstream for the past month.
Because I did not submit an article for the June Ultralight Flying! issue, Scott and I hadn't spoken recently. But even in late March Scott told me how he was improving from a health scare at the Sebring Expo last January.
For two decades Scott has been editor of Ultralight Flying! and a good personal friend of mine as we flew hundreds of photo missions over the central Florida pasture lands that surrounded our base of operations for one intensive week per year. I will miss him greatly as my aerial partner and the aviation community will no longer view a "Photo By Scott Wilcox."
A memorial is planned soon; I don't have those details at this time. However, in lieu of flowers or other gifts, a cash gift to his wife Sharon would be most helpful, according to the staff of Ultralight Flying!. Scott passed away without life insurance (and inadequate health insurance, I suspect). A week of Intensive Care Unit expenses will be difficult for Sharon to absorb. I do not send this note to solicit, but if you wish to do anything, the best assistance would be to consider Sharon's financial needs.
Her home address is:
Sharon Wilcox
7432 Hydrus Dr.
Harrison TN 37341
Thanks, all, and sorry to be the bearer of sad news...but I felt sure you'd want to know.
Dan
If you know others that would want to know this information, feel free to forward this mail (I surely missed some worthy recipients).
(Other Links to Information about Scott Wilcox)
From USUA: http://www.usua.org/HotNews/Archives/ScottWilcox/
From Ultralight Flying! Magazine: http://www.ultralightflying.com/swtribute.html
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