EAA Founder Paul Poberezny Passes at Age 91 - EAA | August 22, 2013 - EAA Founder Paul 
Poberezny passed away this morning (August 22) at Evergreen Retirement Village in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, after a battle with cancer. He was 91....EAA Tribute page
RIP: Paul H. Poberezny · Dave Higdon, UCAP Blog | Seeing Paul briefly during Oshkosh a few weeks ago made me smile; cruising with a driver in Red One, his presence reminded me of the irrefutable influence “Papa Paul” has been in aviation — general aviation, specifically. From our first face-to-face visit at EAA’s old HQ in Hales Corners, Wisc., he exuded enthusiasm and delight at introducing a young, green aviation writer to the inside story of EAA…he made my hang gliding feel more a part of aviation than we “hippie pilots” got from any other corner of aviation....
Paul Poberezny, founder of Experimental Aircraft Association and major air ... - Washington Post | ...
EAA moved in 1983 to Oshkosh, where it had been hosting AirVenture, an annual pilots’ convention and air show, since 1970. The event draws 10,000 planes and tens of thousands of participants each summer. “As Paul often said, he considers himself a millionaire because through aviation he made a million friends. He leaves an unmatched legacy in aviation and can be best remembered by all the people who discovered aviation through his inspiration to create EAA,” his family said in a statement issued by the association...
The aviation community will miss him, and appreciates all his contributions!
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