Guest Book for Kenny Yegella
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I will miss listening to his stories! He was always frendly and entertaining. I would make a special effort to visit when Kenny was in town! Ron Fischer D-7821
You will be missed
Great person,will be missed by all,but will always be in our hearts,will always look to the sky to see, if ken is looking down upon us,may he find peace where ever he may be,always,Gskyraider@aol.com
Being that Kenny was a good friend of my dad's as I grew up some of my most fun aviation related memories involve Kenny. I can remember him hustling around helping run the Ranch, swapping out flying loads in Lee Fields Cessna 180 with my dad, jumping, etc. I can remember one time my dad and I were in a Citabria flying around when we caught Kenny flying a load in his Cessna 170, we just pulled in next to him to say hi. I could swear I remember seeing him do loops over Kobelt in that 170 as well! It seems like it was about that time that he bought a Starduster (had to call my dad to verify, couldn't remember that or a Great Lakes!) to get a bit more radical with. I used to lay in the grass on the aquaduct and watch him tear it up in that thing. Kenny got involved flying ultralights in the early eighties and I would bum rides with him on occasion in the evening. Kenny loved any form of flight. I remember he and Maria riding by the house on their motorcycles in the summer. I can remember being in awe of his gun collection and the whole setup to clean and reload shells in the basement of their Knoth road house. I think some of that awe came from seeing him blow the shit out that poor old orangish and white 1950-something pickup out behind the quonset at the Ranch! He liked his guns. I remember how much he loved Shadow (their black lab at the time). I also remember Shadow always tried to hump Max (our black lab at the time)! I can remember when NETCON was formed and N346F was bought and Kenny began the gypsy life travelling with the Porter following the seasons. It wasn't long after that he began spraying. I thought that was pretty cool. In the last year and a half Kenny and I had started to form our own relationship not based on the fact that he had been friends of my parents' (which was fine in itself)but based on the fact that he and I (although he was 29 years older) had done many of the same things in life, flown many of the same planes, and shared a love of the same trade. He always had some word of advice on how to duck (sometimes literally in our job!), how to keep the herbicide where it needs to be and not on the succeptables, or just general chit-chat about the state of our industry. Weather shut me down in Mississippi on May 17th and while waiting for my ground crew to arrive I called and left him a voice mail message to say hi and see how the contract was going. Unfortunately he'll never return that call but I feel lucky for all the ones he did return. Feeding my family made it not possible to make either of Kenny's memorial services but I mourned his loss the best way I could think of. I dedicated one day of flying to him. I slung 50 loads of fertilizer in 13.6 hours while it was gusting 20 to 25, it was beating me up and I wanted to quit all day but I just kept picking up the loads and drawing the straightest lines I could. I know there are three things he respected about a fellow ag pilot; production, perfection, and commitment! Kenny's fun style, willingness to help and passion for what he did will be missed by myself and many others who had the pleasure of knowing him in his 57 years and every once in a while when I peel in to pop that first line of the day in the still, crisp air with the sun poking at the horizon I'll tell him hi for all of us as I know some others will too! Blue skies Kenny, we'll see you again someday.
From all the gang at Baker's School of Aeronautics in Nashville, Tn. We will miss having him here every year. He was always a delightful and courteous student. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.
We sure do miss him already. Kenny has always been one of our best friends. We always thought of him as family. We are very thakful for the time we got to spend with him this past winter. I think he had bigger things to do, so he moved on to bigger and better places. God bless him forever. I am sure Kenny, Jimmy, Mike, and our other family are having a great story telling session. GOD BLESS. Wilma Godwin and Family
I will always remember Kenny as the Porter pilot at the Ranch for my Level III AFF skydive. I pull that video out often and remember how he made me laugh and relax before that jump. I used to bring a cold beer over to Kenny while he tied down the airplane at the end of a long, hot skydiving day. I have long missed those special post-sunset moments spent hanging with my bud. I enjoyed reconnecting with Kenny this past year through George Parker. I saw him briefly the summer before last at the Ranch and we would email occasionally. We will all miss your smile and your incredible talent as a pilot. We love you, JanJan (jmoconnell@snet.net)
I remember Kenny from the Ranch in NY where I started skydiving in the mid 80,s.He was always so friendly and loved to talk about flying.I was always impressed by his confidence and mastery of the jump planes he flew us in.He will be missed. Blue Skies Always Kurt Neuert
Thank you Kenny for touching my life...........and for that Hell of a ride....Blue Skies Pete L.
AIRPLANE PILOT BY TRADE FOR 34 YEARS BRUSH APE BY THE GRACE OF GOD!!! S2-R PILOT 5000.0 HRS IN ONE. GOD BLESS YOU MAN!!!!!!!!!!! RETIRED DEI. PILOT.. BEEN THERE DONE THAT . GEORGE F.ZENISKY GZENISKY@TRIAD.RR.COM
Blue Skys Kenny, you will be missed....The Crew at Clarion Airport AXQ
Kenny gave me my first airplane ride that sparked my love of aviation and currently has me flying a Lear 60 soon to be Challenger 604. It all started with Kenny and that amazing flight and now sometimes sitting at 39,000 feet, I often think of Kenny. We lost touch long ago but even so he was always with me, and now having found out what happened as long as I continue to fly at least I will be a little closer to where he is. He was a hero to a little kid who wanted to fly. Thanks for everything Kenny and if I can be half the pilot/man/friend that he was I will consider myself blessed! Marc60pilot@aol.com
Kenny gave me my first airplane ride that sparked my love of aviation and currently has me flying a Lear 60 soon to be Challenger 604. It all started with Kenny and that amazing flight and now sometimes sitting at 39,000 feet, I often think of Kenny. We lost touch long ago but even so he was always with me, and now having found out what happened as long as I continue to fly at least I will be a little closer to where he is. He was a hero to a little kid who wanted to fly. Thanks for everything Kenny and if I can be half the pilot/man/friend that he was I will consider myself blessed! Marc60pilot@aol.com
Kenny gave me my first airplane ride that sparked my love of aviation and currently has me flying a Lear 60 soon to be Challenger 604. It all started with Kenny and that amazing flight and now sometimes sitting at 39,000 feet, I often think of Kenny. We lost touch long ago but even so he was always with me, and now having found out what happened as long as I continue to fly at least I will be a little closer to where he is. He was a hero to a little kid who wanted to fly. Thanks for everything Kenny and if I can be half the pilot/man/friend that he was I will consider myself blessed! Marc60pilot@aol.com