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JoeF

Post subject: Rafael Lavin

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:31 am

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Rafael Lavin
R.I.P. d.: August 23, 2015
d: Incident at Fort Funston.

http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/news/013218.html wrote:

"Flying is like being in heaven...and this is the best place to do it," said advanced glider pilot Rafael Lavin. I stay here longer than I do at my own house, and my wife is ok with that...it's because I love this sport...I love it up there in the clouds."

Image.

http://www.flyfunston.org/

http://www.flyfunston.org/bbs/search.php?keywords=Lavin

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Bob Kuczewski

Post subject: Re: Rafael Lavin

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:46 am

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I knew him as "Raffy" and he was a good man. He helped me with site guidance whenever I visited, and he remained uncorrupted by some of the negative influences at that site.

Raffy spoke up for fairness and he wasn't cowed by the insiders. He wasn't afraid of being an independent voice on any topic.

Raffy loved to fly and I can't think of anyone at Funston that I'd miss more than him.

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Rick Masters

Post subject: Re: Rafael Lavin

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:50 am

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Rafael Lavin
Training hill, Moopark, So.Cal. circa 1974
from Fellow Feathers Photo History Archive
http://www.flyfunston.org/histarchtoc.php

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JoeF

Post subject: Re: Rafael Lavin

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:12 pm

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The caption at the club site has "Moopark" but I am betting that the site was at Moorpark, California.

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Add for research various spellings of
Raffy
Raffie
Raffee
for his nickname.

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Frank Colver

Post subject: Re: Rafael Lavin

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:20 pm

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That sure looks like Moorpark CA. I flew there several times and it looks familiar.

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SamKellner

Post subject: Re: Rafael Lavin

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:03 pm

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What bad news about Raffy.

Fellow Feather, RIP

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JoeF

Post subject: Re: Rafael Lavin

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:31 pm

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https://www.facebook.com/rafael.lavin.9

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1377894805779478/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/241265742689612/

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