Memories

[Ron Van Putte]

On Feb 8, 2004, at 1:47 PM, mike mueller wrote:

>  Man it's great to hear about Don again. Brings back such great 
> memory's for me. I can remember practicing with Don for the 1977 
> masters. He invited me to stay at his house with Claire and him. They 
> were so gracious to me For me was and always will be the greatest 
> ambassador pattern has ever known.
>  Ron your right had Don practiced more I believe he would have been on 
> the team numerous times. Back in the 70's Ohio was the hot spot for 
> pattern led by the greats like Don Lowe, Mark Radcliffe, Dave Brown, 
> Alan Dupler, Fred Kugal and near the end of the era Tony Frac just to 
> name a few. Don was the leader of the Ohio gang.
>  I remember the last time I saw him in 1987 we were at the Mint Julep. 
> It was my 1st year back after a long period of not flying. Don asked 
> me where I'd been for the last 7 years. I explained to him that I 
> couldn't manage the time constraints of flying and raising a 
> family and that I chose to dedicate myself to the later with the same 
> passions that I had for RC. He really respected that applauded 
> that and that made it easier for me to justify the decision.

Talk about memories, I can remember a VERY young Mike Mueller at the 
1976 Nats in Dayton, OH.  I wonder if he still holds his transmitter 
almost up in front of his face?

Ron Van Putte

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