NickDG 23 #1 June 21, 2005 Bummer. Bob Butt is reporting Dave Annis has passed away from lung cancer. Keep an eye on the Air Trash web site for info on services . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hottamaly 1 #2 June 22, 2005 Dave will be missed. I got to know him and Curly (his father) when I first started skydiving. He always had a smile and a kiss for me. BSBD Dave. Now you are gliding forever. Skydiving gave me a reason to live I'm not afraid of what I'll miss when I die...I'm afraid of what I'll miss as I live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #3 June 22, 2005 Oh yes Curly, he was something . . . and so was son Dave. What a DZ . . . ! NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissBuffDiver 0 #4 June 24, 2005 Been gone a loooooong time. I think I remember a Curly. Was he a pilot or a mechanic? I seem to see a guy in my head that was dark haired, in light blue shirt and dark blue pants, [like a mechanic's uniform]. See him in the hanger with Larry Perkins and Walt Cleary. Am I seeing the right Curly in my head? Whatever happened to Walt? Nice man, nice kids too. We used to play Casino games on his Atari, when I lived at the Ghetto. Getting some flashbacks. Uh, maybe Curly was balding? Now entering brainlock. LOOK OUT I don't remember Dave. He is an angel now with real wings. Freefall Forever.Sandy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hottamaly 1 #5 June 28, 2005 When I knew Curly, he had a head full of hair and it was pure white. He had an eye operation a number of years ago and it didn't work. He was blind when he took me up in the glider. He was a glider pilot but I don't know what else he did out there. Skydiving gave me a reason to live I'm not afraid of what I'll miss when I die...I'm afraid of what I'll miss as I live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreenLight 7 #6 July 7, 2005 Curly and Dave used to do most of the little building jobs at the old Elsinore Parachute Center. Curly had lost about 3 fingers I think during the years he did that. Then he took over the Sail Plane operation and was a tow pilot. When he lost sight in one eye he had to take a special course in flying with one eye to get his license back which he did. Dave became a tow pilot and sail plane pilot and instructor also. Both were wonderful people. I used to do demos with Dave out of Curly's Maul. We did a lot of weddings. Here's to both of them...!!!Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
