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A return to Saturday evening and the
typical schedule is repeated. The reception is held in the Fergus
Plaza with its wonderful view of the Pioneer Airport and trees
turning their brilliant autumn shades. A buffet dinner followed the
invocation by EAA Chaplin Reverend William Barnhart. Attendance was
down nearly 30% from 1990 to 117 participants.
WAHF President David Duax provided a
welcome and again served as Master of Ceremonies. Duax introduced
Robert W. Kunkel, Director, Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics and BGen
(ret) R. C. 'Bud' Jensen, Chairman of the Wisconsin Council on
Aeronautics. Both gentlemen recognized the WAHF for its mission,
goals, and accomplishments.
WAHF Board Member Earl Pingel
presented inductee William J. Lotzer, Lotzer thanked the Hall of
Fame for its consideration and his recognition and induction. Next,
WAHF Vice-President, Charles Marotske presented George Hardie Jr.,
Hardie thanked the WAHF and encouraged the organization to continue
with its mission. WAHF Board Member Archie Becher shared the story
of Robert Campbell Reeve, Reeve's son Richard accepted the plaque
and other WAHF materials on behalf of the Reeve family.
Three previous inductees were on-hand
to welcome the latest members into this esteemed group - Paul
Poberezny (86), Fritz Wolf (89), and Carl Guell (90). Featured
speaker for the evening was Captain Robert G. Burley of Northwest
Airlines. Burley serves as the manager for Flight Operations
Development for the carrier, he also serves on the Air Transport
Association's Global Navigation Satellite Systems Task Force.
More images of the evening's
festivities can be seen on the next page.
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Bill Lotzer (left) visits with Carl
Guell (90)
(WAHF photo)
George Hardie Jr., (left) William
Lotzer, Richard Reeve, and Captain Robert Burley
(WAHF photo)
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