Wally cruising low with friend, Dan.
Wally and Dan on a Florida beach in 2002.
Wally and Gail, Summer 2003
Wally's place of work, Timken--St. Clair, in Eaton, Ohio
On August 10, 2003, around 2:00 PM, tragedy struck the Shilts family. Dick's only brother, Wally, was killed instantly in a rare accident while enjoying the sport of power paragliding at a "fly-in" near Perrysburg, Ohio. Wally's picture, ironically, had appeared in an article in the Toledo Blade on the morning of his untimely death. Click on the link below to view articles that appeared in the Blade on August 10 and August 11.
August 10, 2003
toledobladeaug10.com
August 11, 2003
toledobladeaug11.com
Friends and family came from all over to pay their respects to Wally. The Memorial Service was held at 8:00 PM on August 13, 2003, at the Barnes Funeral Home in New Paris, Ohio. The pictures shown here are of Wally and by Wally. May they serve as a memorial of Wally's passion for power paragliding.
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Wally cruising low with friend, Dan. |
Wally and Dan on a Florida beach in 2002. |
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Wally and Gail, Summer 2003 |
Wally's place of work, Timken--St. Clair, in Eaton, Ohio |
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Wally flying at night...he WAS a daredevil. |
Wally having fun at a Florida beach. |
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Wally at an Illinois "flyin" in the summer of 2003 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands |
| Come Fly With Me | |
| "Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." | |
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Behold the Splendor |
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He gave all of this to us |