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On Jul 23, 3:39*pm, Burt Compton - Marfa wrote:
July 23, 2008

I just received a telephone call from a reliable source that Dick
Johnson has crashed at the combined World Class / 1-26 Nationals at
Midlothian, Texas (south of Dallas). *He was flying as sniffer.

Apparently he dove-in after release from tow. *My source reports that
Dick has perished in the crash.

I am stunned. *Nothing to speculate about now -- he is just gone.
So God Bless Alice his wife, and his family. *Alice lost their son
Nels many years ago in a hang-glider accident.

Mr. Johnson was a mentor to us all, world-wide soaring legend, and a
dear friend of my family.

Burt Compton
Marfa, Texas
USA