Eunice Newgard

Eunice Newgard (EP ground) passed away last week. She was 84 years old.

Eunice was very busy with soaring in the San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California and Nevada during the 60's, 70's and 80's. She soloed gliders at Sky Sailing (Fremont) in the mid-60's, got her silver badge after a flight from Glider Valley Dry Lake (now White Lake) north of Stead-Reno to Minden in 1967 in the Cherokee II that Pete had built. Chased Pete all around California and Nevada. Crewed for Pete at Regionals held in California and Nevada and at Nationals at Minden, Marfa, Liberal, Hutchinson, Bryan, Hobbs, Uvalde, Ephrata and El Mirage. Printed, collated and mailed West Wind during PASCO's first years and was a PASCO board member. Buyer and assembler for RICO variometers and Leak Detectors. Raised 3 sons, Mike, Bob and David.

In 1991, Pete retired and they moved up to Yelm, Washington. Pete built a Kitfox and they flew around Washington and Oregon, down to California and Nevada and up to Fairbanks, Alaska. They also traveled to Europe, Central America, Canada and Mexico.

Her memorial service will be at the New Life Christian Center in Yelm, Washington this Saturday (October 12th) at 4pm.

Mike Newgard