Dan Rossi

[faulknerwn 38]

Dan Rossi, an amazing blind skydiver, passed away this week. He was an amazing guy.
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2017/08/08/Obituary-Danny-Rossi-Skydiver-mountain-climber-woodworker-never-let-his-blindness-get-the-best-of-him/stories/201708070098

[RhondaLea 4]

Dan, of all people, deserved better.

So sad.

Thanks, Wendy.

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

[pchapman 279]

Aww hell.

"Flare when you hear the crickets" - his sig line back in the rec.skydiving days

[nolhtairt 0]

Sad news. Didn't the other blind skydiver that he jumped with years ago pass away too?

[kleggo 145]

Blind Dan was an amazing guy.
I knew him from both skydiving and car racing.
He could listen to a car make a pass (drag strip) and hear some nuance that predicated catastrophic engine failure.
He'd go tell the owner to take a break and check things out.
The smart ones listened.
The others paid $$$$$

CYA Danny.

[dudeman17 342]

kleggo

Blind Dan was an amazing guy.
I knew him from both skydiving and car racing.
He could listen to a car make a pass (drag strip) and hear some nuance that predicated catastrophic engine failure.
He'd go tell the owner to take a break and check things out.
The smart ones listened.
The others paid $$$$$

CYA Danny.

Craig you're mistaken. You're thinking of Dan Foley, who is still very much alive.