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Ben_Chiu Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: "Great Loss" 09-09-02, 05:13z  Here's a very sad note we received from Jeff Drake. ================================= To All, I had some trouble posting this on the message board. If some one would please post this it would be much appreciated. Last week, the airshow world lost a great performer. Kirk Fulton was tragically killed in an automobile accident south of his hometown of Lubbock, TX. News of the accident travelled quickly between the local pilots. I have known Kirk since I was a little boy, and he was always a very close friend of the family. His death is a great loss not only to the world of aerobatics, but to the world in general. He was always one that could bring a smile to almost anyone's face--sometimes just by simple expressions. My brother, who was frantically calling everyone that he knew, spoke with Kirk's mother. Who said, "...now everyone should know why I was always more worried about his cars than his planes." Kirk was a wonderful person who brought joy to the lives of many, including mine and my family, and he will be sorely missed. Jeff Drake Ben -= VPC OffLine Reader 1.2 =- Registered to: Ben Chiu -OLR.PL v1.78- Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      RE: Great Loss jerryrosie 09-09-02 1   RE: Great Loss DHamblin 09-09-02 2   More from Jeff Drake Ben_Chiu 09-09-02 3    Kirk Fulton Patty_Wagstaff 09-10-02 4

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jerryrosie Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 1. "RE: Great Loss" 09-09-02, 13:27z  Condolences to his friends and family. The world loses a good man, it seems.....<]:¬( ***Reality - The refuge of those who can't handle simulation*** Cheers, Jerry (N94) -= VPC OffLine Reader Version 1.2 =- Registered to: Gerald J. Rosie **** OLR.PL Build 1.73 **** Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

DHamblin Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 2. "RE: Great Loss" 09-09-02, 13:53z  Always sad to hear of such an event, no matter what the circumstances. Our thoughts are with the family! Dave Hamblin (formerly DaveH on old site!) Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Ben_Chiu Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 3. "More from Jeff Drake" 09-09-02, 15:56z  More from Jeff Drake: ================================= The details are still a bit sketchy, but apparently Kirk and his young girlfriend were travelling south of Lubbock at about 3 am Friday morning when he or she lost control of the car. They were in his 2002 Dodge Viper, apparently driving at a very high rate of speed. The DPS report shows that the car left the west side of the road, nosed into the ditch, and flipped end-over-end, for over 1/4 mile. The two were not even found until 8 am. The car was completely unrecognizable. Autuopsies are still, to my knowledge, pending to see if alcohol was a contributing factor. It is highly unlikely that Kirk were driving while intoxicated, considering the fact that he was to fly in an airshow at Lubbock International the very next day. We think that the local news media is just making news since his family is very prominent in town. It is also highly unlikely, given any speed that car can acheive, that Kirk, a former Indy car racer, would lose it without something going terribly wrong with the car. We don't know, but this was such a shock that everyone around him and his family is struggling for answers. As more details become available we will keep you informed. Kirk's funeral will be on Wednesday, 9/11, in Lubbock. Thanks Again, Jeff Drake apparently driving at a very high rate of speed. The DPS report shows that Ben -= VPC OffLine Reader 1.2 =- Registered to: Ben Chiu -OLR.PL v1.78- Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Patty_Wagstaff Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 4. "Kirk Fulton" 09-10-02, 01:16z  Kirk was a good friend of mine and to a lot of us involved in airshows and in competition. Kirk was a great guy, very funny, very friendly, generous, giving, nice...just wonderful. His birthday was the day after mine and we always talked a lot around this time of year. We had known each other for years and had many fun times together. I'll miss him a lot. Patty Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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