Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: John Woods
Subject: Pietenpol-List: One of Our Piet Family Passes On

Original Posted By: johnwoods(at)westnet.com.au
I don't know who said it first but an old saying comes to mind... "A life well lived"RIP Graham.Date: Sat=2C 3 Jan 2015 10:49:58 +0800Subject: Pietenpol-List: One of Our Piet Family Passes On

Original Posted By: Ray Krause
That is sad news indeed. Graham and I corresponded several times over the years. Just last night I re-watched the youtube video of his maiden flight in his Pietenpol. He was active and "with it" right up to the end.=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD, FARVOProfessor of OphthalmologyEmory University School of MedicineSent from an iPad with a spelling problemOn Jan 2, 2015, at 9:52 PM, "John Woods" > wrote:Friends,It is with a heavy heart that I convey the sad news of the passing of our Australian Piet builder and pilot, Graham Hewitt, aged 86.Graham passed away just before Christmas after suffering a stroke.His funeral was today.Attached is a news article link from his home town in New Zealand.At 86, he was still performing aerobatics, wow! (Not in the Air Camper!)http://i.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news ... JohnWPerth, Australiarsbooks.com>m>>________________________________This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use ofthe intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privilegedinformation. If the reader of this message is not the intendedrecipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distributionor copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictlyprohibited.If you have received this message in error, please contactthe sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of theoriginal message (including attachments).________________________________________________________________________________