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EAA Founder Paul Poberezny Passes at Age 91

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EAA Founder Paul Poberezny Passes at Age 91
August 22, 2013 –Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Founder Paul Poberezny passed away this morning (August 22) at Evergreen Retirement Village in Oshkosh, Wis., after a battle with cancer. He was 91.
The Poberezny family has expressed the following: “We deeply appreciate all the support shown to Paul and Audrey over the past five months. 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. We also thank you for respecting our family’s privacy during this time.”
Only private family services are scheduled at this time. Memorials in honor of Paul’s life and legacy can be made to any of the following:
EAA Aviation Foundation: PO Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903
Evergreen Foundation, Inc.: 1130 North Westfield St., Oshkosh, WI 54902
American Cancer Society, Northeast Wisconsin: 790 Marvelle Lane, Green Bay, WI 54304
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2014 Indian Motorcycles.

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Not sure this is my style of motorcycle. Although i always thought they had very cool lines.  


And the engine is just gorgeous. 

But  probably the bigger thing is having two brands of motorcycles built in Iowa, Victory and now Indian!  

That is a pretty big deal.