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  • Final Glide - Walter Weir

    From Dan Daly@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jun 27 17:45:00 2023
    I don't see this on this newsgroup (might have missed it), but for his friends south of the border, Walter passed away on June 12th after a short illness, at the age of 90. He was Canadian Badge Guy for many years (he processed my C badge in 1975 and my
    Diamond badge in 2015) until very recently. A wonderful obituary can be found at https://memorials.eirene.ca/memorials/page/Walter-Weir-ZHbarR . He wintered and flew in Florida for many years. I miss talking to Walter at the Ridge, and the wonderful
    birthday dinners at the Tavern with friends. We are diminished.
    As CP posted on our FORUM, "Good Finish Two Whisky!"

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  • From Glenn Betzoldt@21:1/5 to Dan Daly on Wed Jun 28 05:40:36 2023
    On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 8:45:02 PM UTC-4, Dan Daly wrote:
    I don't see this on this newsgroup (might have missed it), but for his friends south of the border, Walter passed away on June 12th after a short illness, at the age of 90. He was Canadian Badge Guy for many years (he processed my C badge in 1975 and
    my Diamond badge in 2015) until very recently. A wonderful obituary can be found at https://memorials.eirene.ca/memorials/page/Walter-Weir-ZHbarR . He wintered and flew in Florida for many years. I miss talking to Walter at the Ridge, and the wonderful
    birthday dinners at the Tavern with friends. We are diminished.
    As CP posted on our FORUM, "Good Finish Two Whisky!"

    GREAT GUY

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  • From John Godfrey@21:1/5 to Glenn Betzoldt on Wed Jun 28 07:16:15 2023
    On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:40:39 AM UTC-4, Glenn Betzoldt wrote:
    On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 8:45:02 PM UTC-4, Dan Daly wrote:
    I don't see this on this newsgroup (might have missed it), but for his friends south of the border, Walter passed away on June 12th after a short illness, at the age of 90. He was Canadian Badge Guy for many years (he processed my C badge in 1975 and
    my Diamond badge in 2015) until very recently. A wonderful obituary can be found at https://memorials.eirene.ca/memorials/page/Walter-Weir-ZHbarR . He wintered and flew in Florida for many years. I miss talking to Walter at the Ridge, and the wonderful
    birthday dinners at the Tavern with friends. We are diminished.
    As CP posted on our FORUM, "Good Finish Two Whisky!"
    GREAT GUY
    Very sorry to see this news. Walter was a great mentor to me in my eary days at Ridge Soaring.

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  • From JC Garrison@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jun 28 12:23:08 2023
    Very sorry to hear this news. I remember Walter fondly from days at Ridge Soaring Gliderport...... Always friendly and helpful

    JC Garrison
    AE

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  • From Papa3@21:1/5 to Dan Daly on Thu Jun 29 06:40:54 2023
    On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 8:45:02 PM UTC-4, Dan Daly wrote:
    I don't see this on this newsgroup (might have missed it), but for his friends south of the border, Walter passed away on June 12th after a short illness, at the age of 90. He was Canadian Badge Guy for many years (he processed my C badge in 1975 and
    my Diamond badge in 2015) until very recently. A wonderful obituary can be found at https://memorials.eirene.ca/memorials/page/Walter-Weir-ZHbarR . He wintered and flew in Florida for many years. I miss talking to Walter at the Ridge, and the wonderful
    birthday dinners at the Tavern with friends. We are diminished.
    As CP posted on our FORUM, "Good Finish Two Whisky!"

    Walter was super helpful to me when I made a few trips out to Ridge Soaring in the 90s. I still have his Cambridge waypoint utility on an old PC somewhere. A very nice, very interesting man.

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