Paul,
Thank you so much for that! In the short time I knew Bob, I felt like we became pretty good friends. I went to 3 of his flyins (I drove). I loved his little airport. It was something out of an old flying movie and I hoped it would continue intact. His flyins were in late September. In his part of Oregon the weather was still mild and warm and the trees were starting to turn colors. Autumn was in the air and the whole thing was such a pleasant experience. Those of you who got to go know what I'm talking about. Oh yeah, the 2000 flyin was kinda exciting. That's the year Mary and I went for a flight in her M-1 Mooney Cadet. When we came back to Bob's strip for a landing, one of the Cadet's landing gears broke off. It was embarrassing to have this happen fi After Bob died, I tried to correspond with his son, but he wasn't very helpful or friendly. I know the son must have een going through a difficult time. But I did get the idea that Bob's son wasn't all that close to Bob and he was in a hurry to dispose of Bob's properties and other things. He didn't seem to have any interest in owning and running the airport himself. Too bad but I understand how it goes in families. A person may not at all be interested in what his parents were interested in. Anyway, I had a gift made for Bob and I really hoped that it went with his coupe when it was sold. I happened to find a retired Canadian Search and Rescue helo pilot who went into creating stained glass planes. I know it sound a little odd, but his pieces are beautiful. Being a pilot himself and then being skillful with glass allows him to capture the essence of the aircraft he is portraying. I had the glass artist custom make Bob's coupe with the correct colors and the tail number. Bob was pleased with his gift and had it prominently displayed in his house. Like I said, I hope that the glass model with with the real plane, but I could never find out what happened to it. I'm sure the model meant nothing to Bob's son but Bob was fond of it as I think the new owner of his coupe would be. Oh well... Paul, if there is any way you can send me an electronic version of the magazine article you referred to, I would be very grateful. I would like to read it. Thanks! Spook --- On Wed, 2/18/09, Paul M. Anton <[email protected]> wrote: From: Paul M. Anton <[email protected]> Subject: [ercoupe-flyin] Pacific Northwest members To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 6:15 PM Hi All: Remember Walker Field in Oregon and the fly-ins that Bob Saville used to host? I often wondered if Bob's heirs kept Walker as an airstrip after Bob's passing. I received my Shortwing Piper Club magazine in the mail today, and there was an article written by a chap who keeps his plane at Walker. Knowing that Bob's airfield was still going made my day. Cheers: Paul N1431A KSDM
