At 10:01 18 August 2016, wrote:
http://designtekk.com/photos/Karl-KK.jpg

My father-in-law, Karl Kretschmer, passed away peacefully this
evening
afte=
r a number of years of declining health.

Karl was 91 years old and had a wonderful life flying around the
world as
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career Pan AM flight engineer =E2=80=93 he actually lived the
golden age
o=
f aviation.

Many of you older pilots in the soaring community probably
remember Karl
wh=
en he was campaigning his then state-of-the art LS-1 (the original
=E2=80=
=98KK=E2=80=99) at Region I and II meets.

Karl was also a very active member of Aero Club Albatross for
decades =E2=
=80=A6 and always hand-crafted the ACA =E2=80=98Blue
Max=E2=80=99 award
for=
the best member soaring achievement of the season.

Karl will be missed by his family =E2=80=A6 and everyone in the
soaring
com=
munity who ever knew this kind and helpful man.

Godspeed KiloKilo

My sympathies. He was a real nice guy. I have great memories of
him, Denny, and Bob flying their Ka-8 at Mt. Washington in the late
1960's....