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tom d. friedman
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sad news.... roy shoffner owner of p-38 glacier girl, & a part of the major spirit of the recovery effort in both financing & enthusiasm in restoring her has passed away as of saturday september 24th. he gave us all a world treasure. he will be sorely missed in our circle. i wish his family all the best, & i thank him for his extraordinary contribution to the warbird movement as a driving force, as well as being a wonderful gentleman. best regards, tom friedman

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Lookes like he lived just long enough to see his girl win top honers. I hope when I go I can say the same!
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http://www.middlesborodailynews.com/art ... offner.txt
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I really don't know what to say. I'm in shock a little. Mr. Roy Shoffner was always very pleasant to talk to and always had a smile on his face. I admired his success in life and all of his achievements including Glacier Girl. I myself and my family will miss him.

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i wonder what the disposition of the glacier girl will be??? i know that bob cardin who supervised the restoration is currently the museum curator, & i'd assume he would retain that position, but i guess nobody will know anything until mr shoffner's estate is processed & organized.

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Saturday at the Nashua show someone had said that he was not well. I'm very sorry to hear of his passing, he did a great job getting GG out of the ice and back into the air.

My thoughts are with his friends and family.

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From Mr. Shoffner's obituary in the Knoxville News Sentinel:

Memorial suggested to: J. Roy Shoffner Memorial Aviation Education Fund c/o The Aviation Museum of Kentucky, Inc., PO Box 4118, Lexington, KY 40544.

Guest book at www.shumatefuneralhome.com


The pictures that I took the day that Glacier Girl first flew again are nothing special, but they are here:

http://hometown.aol.com/dwgjhg/Glaciergirl.html


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I'm not one for words on such occasions; I usually prefer to do my talking with images...

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The full-size image can be found HERE...


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