Many of you know Edward Wranosky. For those of you who don't, Edward is the kind of person who doesn't seek any particular recognition, yet works hard in the background and truly enjoys helping people.

We leaned heavily on Edward for the 75% Nike Smoke project.

He designed and machined the nozzle and the nozzle carrier for the O motor.

Edward machined the tip of the Nike's nose cone.

We performed two static tests of the motor, Edward dragged all of his gear to the test location both times and gathered invaluable data from each test.

We have had countless conversations about the flight, the motor configuration, the nose cone tip, motor test results and on and on. He has been a constant technical support for the project from the beginning.

Last Sunday we had quite a crowd around us when we were prepping the Nike out at the away cell. Invited guests/prep crew and uninvited onlookers--some providing unsolicited advice 😉 In all of the hubbub we didn't notice that Edward, one of our key team members, was nowhere to be found. We took pictures and didn't notice that Edward wasn't there.

Edward and his good friend Hahn only showed up just before the launch with the fire suppression gear. That is classic Edward Wranosky...looking for no recognition, only there to serve. We are sad that the photos commemorating the event won't have Edward in them.

Pat G before the last LDRS in Amarillo quoted someone who categorized folks into two camps, "lifters and leaners." Edward is lifter, definitely an asset to our clubs, and a key part to our success in the Nike project. So at minimum, we want to give a hearty "THANK YOU EDWARD" publicly for everything that he did to help us get the project in the air. And, if anyone else has anything to add about Edward, please add to the thread.

John Bixler and Mark Lionberger