A moment of silence and time to reflect

[wolfpackpilot]

NJI lost a wonderful pilot yesterday. Steve Hessney was battling cancer and passed away. I flew my very first GV trip with Steve, and he taught me a lot. He was just a fun guy to fly with, and he was way to young for this to happen. He barely battled the cancer for 5 months. Steve had a grin on his face that was one of kind. It was a cross between a smirk, smile, and eyebrow raise. He was from N.Y., I'm from N.C. he called me his "red-neck co-pilot". Steve was prior military I believe and his son is currently in the Air Force Academy.

We often times throw more mud and fire on here than a group of kindergartners fighting over snacks. In the end, its all for not when you see something like this happen. This hit me like a stack of bricks... I could easily be next.

My fellow pilots, and I mean all of you... enjoy the day, and be good to one another. Leather jackets, and who's the best fractional mean nothing today.


Sincerely,

Billy V
Wolfpackpilot

 

[XTW]

Deepest sympathies Billy.


X

 

[fischman]

Sorry to hear about your friend.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

My condolences to his loved ones and yourself. It's nice to see you honoring his memory and rehashing the good times. Life is definitely too short.

 

[earhart]

Very sad. Condolences to his family and friends.

 

[gutshotdraw]

Well said Billy. Steve was one of the good ones.

I also want to pass along condolences to our colleagues at NJA that also lost a Falcon flight attendant yesterday. I didn't know Mimi but from all accounts she was one of the good ones too.

Tailwinds to you both and may the road rise up to meet you.

 

[clydefastly]

While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil.
~John Taylor

Sorry for your loss, may his family and friends find peace with him having been a part of their lives.​

 

[texman]

God Bless.

 

[glasspilot]

Nice thread. Puts thngs in perspective...

 

[CA1900]

Very sorry to hear about your friend. It's a destination we all share, but that doesn't make it any easier when it happens.