About the Obituary and contact information. I copied the following from the Obituary on line. " with a service to follow, at the Triple Diamond Jet Center ( Diamond Jet | 220 Airport Ave. East, Venice, FL 34285 | 941-485-1799 .) at the Venice Municipal Airport. Burial will be in Englewood, Ohio. Farley Funeral Home( Fraley, Ada - Stocker-Farley Funeral Home. (937) 448-2111 ... 400 Union Blvd. Englewood, OH Map.) is in charge" I'm sure that one or both of these locations can help with contact information.
I sent Mark J a contribution. Perhaps the Gathering fund could advance some funds to make up any short fall. As for the cause of this tragedy, perhaps health or aircraft malfunction might be factors. It does not seem likely that a pilot at his home base would not be accustomed to the over water takeoff Orma Southfield, MI KR-2 N110LR 1984 See Tweety at http://www.kr-2.aviation-mechanics.com See other KR spces at www.kr-2.aviation-mechanics.com/krinfo.htm