[NSRCA-discussion] Jimmy Hubbard

[Mark Atwood]

Amazing.  Simply amazing.  Think about it guys... That¹s the D4 D5 guys that
is...  When we found out he was sick, we weren¹t sure he¹d be around for the
July 4th contest at his home field.  He came to Muncie in June...and flew.
He flew (and flew well) at Hoffman in July.  We all got to party with him at
the Nats...some of us thinking we were saying goodbye when we parted.

Hello?? This was Jimmy!  He showed up in Toledo in August to fly at a new
contest there...and then...just to teach us what matters...he came to Cincy
in September WITH A NEW PLANE he¹d finished!!

Never a complaint. Never a whimper.  The man was proud and I¹m proud of him.
Proud to have known him.  Bob...you said it well, we lost a brother.

I¹m sad.  I¹ll be going to Chicago to say goodbye.   But I hope those of you
that are there will also join me in a drink to our friend and a drink to our
hobby.  It brought us together, it brought Jimmy joy, and it will help us
remember him.   

One last thing.  I can¹t say I knew Jimmy outside of modeling.  But I can
say I know that he knew what was important.  I¹ll always remember that his
focus was people.  Family, friends...that was his focus.

Thanks for a life lesson Jim and thanks for letting me share part of yours.

-mark


On 1/12/09 9:54 PM, "tschmidt at classicnet.net" <tschmidt at classicnet.net>
wrote:

> Hey Mike,
> Thanks for letting us all know. Jimmy was a great guy and the timing of your
> note is really something.  Today, when I was walking Rufus during my lunch
> hour, I was thinking of Jimmy wondering how he was getting along.  He will be
> missed by all of us.
>  
> Todd
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>> From:  mike mueller <mailto:mups1953 at yahoo.com>
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>> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 5:29  PM
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>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Jimmy  Hubbard
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>>    We regret to announce that Jimmy has succumb to the cancer  that he's been
>> fighting for the last year. He will be missed. I will get  the details of his
>> funeral as soon as they are available. He was the  heart of the Chicago group
>> and a true friend to all of us.
>>                                                                        Mike
>> Mueller
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