Andy McQuigg

I hadn’t seen Andy in more than 10 years when he called me out of the blue wanting to talk about refinishing an LS-3, about 5 years back? Couldn’t figure what that was all about? Did Andy try refinishing sailplanes after retiring from the airlines?
Adios Amigo,
JJ

Requiem
The sky is empty, where are you?
I search and yet do not see.
Do you rise yet again, a whirling dervish,
a dust devil ascending?
Is your voice now the plaintive cry
of a hawk rising up and calling out
come fly with me, I am not gone?
I will search the sky and perhaps someday
will see you again among the clouds smiling
as you are more than just a fond but sad memory.

I am sorry to hear that Andy has passed. He called me for help with his Glide Navigator II software and old Compaq Aero 1500 PDAs from time to time. He was a friendly person and a character. He often made me laugh. He will be missed.

Paul Remde

On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 12:46:26 PM UTC-6, wrote:
Andy flew his final glide last Wednesday night. You will be missed EA!

Whenever we have more information, we will pass information about his memorial service.
Enrique Mertins
KO

I had not seen Andy in years and have often wondered how he was holding up.

Flashback to 2011 or so. I land at Seminole the day after the Seniors, straight-out from Homestead in my 1-35. Andy shakes his head and sez "It's too early in the year for a flight like that". I say "Andy, tell the truth - it's ALWAYS too early in the year for a flight like that!".

Only time I got a laugh out of him.