Major Bummer

My Grandfather passed away yesterday at 87... Something that we've been preparing for for sometime, but it's still hard when it does happen. I was very lucky to have been able to spend time with him and get to know him as an adult. He was a really interesting guy. A Coronado, CA native, he kept our planes in the air in WWII stationed in Ipswich, UK and worked on planes most of his life as a founding employee of PSA.

Notably, he was part of a select few who built the replica of the Spirit of St. Louis, currently on display at the Aerospace Museum in Balboa Park. A funny anecdote, I was in elementary school on a field trip at the museum and when we came upon the exhibit, a half-moon shaped wall had pictures of the engineers and fabricators of the replica and low and behold, there was a picture of my Grandpa "Hammy". I had no idea it was there and was so proud. One of those fond memories. We'll miss him...