High Flight Memorial
The High Flight Memorial is located at GMU's Piper Lane observation area. This monument was established by John Ellenberg to recognizes people from our community that had a significant impact on aviation and GMU. Everyone memorialized has a unique story and should be remembered for their contributions. Keep an eye out for more social media posts about these special individuals.
May they rest in Peace
Charles W. West, Jr. - Born May 1936, Died December 1958
Charles A. Pool - Born March 1937, Died October 1977
Ralph H. Cuthbertson, Sr. - Born April 1920, Died April 1979
Col. Frank J. MacNees - Born March 1907, Died February 1981
Leonard J. Povey - Born February 1904, Died September 1984
Donal W. Pool - Born January 1911, Died January 1985
Parker A. Warren - Born February 1924, Died February 1991
Dr. Jack L. Frasher - Born July 1928, Died December 1994
Dan Duncan - Born July 1948, Died: April 1993
Bret A. Brewer - Born March 1959, Died Dec 1993
Leonard A. Niemi - Born February 1917, Died May 1995
Elmer Clinton Goodwin, Jr. - Born April 1930, Died June 1995
Thomas Jerome Conway - Born September 1928, Died July 1995
William O. "Bill" Harrison - Born February 1938, Died July 1995
Eleanor L. Sankey - Born March 1923, Died September 1995
Francis Waring Freeman - Born March 1923, Died April 1997
George G. Miler, Jr. - Born January 1940, Died August 1998
David L. Murphy - Born December 1946, Died June 1999
Dorothy "Dot" Waldrop - Born August 1944, Died December 2000
Roger L. Broyles - Born April 1950, Died June 2001
Frank A. Dosser - Born March 1923, Died May 2004
Charles Furrh - Born May 1953, Died December 2008
Wm. L. (Bill) Kallam - Born March 1923, Died November 2007
Pickens Worth Miller, Jr. - Born April 1920, Died September 1994
Hubert Leon Barnes, Cpt. Ret. - Born July 1916, Died August 1998
1st Lt. Frank T. Bayne - Born September 1922, Died October 1999
Reggie Gerwig - Born September 1924, Died July 2000
Donald A. Sankey - Born May 1923, Died December 2000
Johnnie G. Schima - Born September 1932, Died October 2002
Jimmie Doyle Stewart - Born November 1946, Died March 2006
Alvin E. James - Born September 1933, Died October 2006
Carolyn M. Pilaar - Born April 1946, Died October 2007
Franklin D. Raines - Born March 1933, Died January 2008
Mike Creery - Born February 1950, Died November 2007
CmSgt Fred E. Crump, Sr. - Born January 1924, Died October 2009
Douglas N. Kelly - Born October 1937, Died July 2012
Dr. Philip A. Snell - Born July 1938, Died September 2012
Richard "Dick" Denison - Born October 1936, Died January 2013
Maj. R. P. Miller, USAF - Born May 1935, Died March 2013
Keven K. Kenison - Born May 1964, Died May 2013
John D. Ellenberg - Born August 1939, Died June 2013
Anthony R. Cabeza - Born November 1954, Died May 2013
Dennis W. Johnson - Born July 1949, Died February 2014
Beauford "BJ" Mathis - Born April 1928, Died August 2014
L. C. "Skip" Shelton - Born March 1923, Died June 2013
William L. "Bill" Fleming - Born November 1935, Died January 2015
James D. "Jim" Alexander - Born November 1949, Died December 2015
O.C. "Charlie" Bumgarner - Born December 1928, Died August 2017
Boyd "Airboss" King - Born December 1957, Died September 2020
W.M. Van Vander Ploeg- Born February 1941, Died November 2021
Larry D. Case- Born August 1930, Died April 2022