[GoldenEagle]

As some of you may already have heard, Bobby Richardson, our Contest Director for this contest, passed away this morning.

Bobby was an unstoppable force of nature when he applied his enthusiasm for model airplanes to such an event as this contest. If you attended his contest last year, you experienced how much preparation and hard work he personally put into making sure that everyone there had a good time.

It is difficult to conceive that we will have the heart to go through with this contest in his absence. However, the club members are certain that Bobby would be extremely disappointed if we did not see this through for his sake. The contest is still on. The expansive barbecue dinner he planned for Saturday night is already being prepared. The new club field that he worked so hard to have ready is waiting for us. We will be there to fly in Bobby's honor.

I think is is more than appropriate that this contest be now named in his remembrance as it will be in the years to come. If you look at the attached photo, Bobby is at the top right next to the contest banner. I'm sure that if you met him you would remember his enthisiasm for IMAC and his joy at hosting this contest.

So please come if you plan to be there. We will do our best to make him proud.

Chris Tomberlin