Tom Poberezny Passing

A sad note at EAA happened on Day One, when news came out that former longtime EAA president Tom Poberezny, son of EAA founder Paul Poberezny, passed away unexpectedly following a short illness. EAA responded with a weeklong tribute to Tom's tremendous contributions to the organization and the event. He was a champion aerobatic performer and a member of the world-renowned Eagles aerobatic performance team--- this in addition to running EAA. During his tenure, Tom was in charge of the Fly-In and attracted a world-class level of demonstration aircraft, including Concorde. He also founded the EAA Aviation Museum, started the wildly successful Young Eagles youth flight initiative and much, much more.