In Memorial

In Memoriam

This page is dedicated to those Skyscrapers who have gone on to that great flying field in the sky.

May they never be forgotten.

Tom Kerr

(1928 - 2012)

Tom past away Saturday January 21, 2012 at the Hospice House of Queen Anne’s County in Centreville, MD. He was 83.
Thomas C. Kerr was born February 3, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA the son of the late, Thomas Cameron Kerr and Dorothy Walker Kerr. Mr. Kerr was a 1944 graduate of Olney High School. He served his country in the United States Navy during WWII. On September 2, 1950 he married Elizabeth Kerr and the two lived in Philadelphia. Mr. Kerr worked as a commercial heating and air conditioning service specialist for the Philadelphia Gas Works for 36 years and retired in 1986. In 1990 they moved to Chestertown, MD. He enjoyed building and competing in free flight model aviation. He was a member of the USA Free Flight Team, competing in Sweden in 1971 and won the America’s Cup of Competitive Model Aviation in 2005. He was a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics and the National Free Flight Society. He was also an inventor, pattern maker and accomplished furniture and cabinet maker. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Elizabeth.

Tom was not a club member, but we always thought of him as a member of our "family". He was primarily a power flyer who designed his own models and was a fierce competitor right to the end. Two months before he died he had suffered a stroke on the flying field while prepping his model for a contest. He will be missed by all who knew him.

John Carbone

We recently lost fellow club member John Carbone. John traveled to most contests in his later years with Jean Pailet who sent in the following.....

Our friendship originated in our late 'teens. John was a couple of years older so he had "our" first car (a coupe with no rear seat) so he carried me around in what was then known as the "rumble seat", totally exposed to all sorts of nasty weather! We lost touch in our late '20's and 30's but "found" each other again in the 1960's and also resumed our joint love affair with Free-Flight.
John flew most all FF events and we traveled up and down the east coast and out to the midwest competing together and helping each other for many years. John won a number of 1st's, including 1/2A at one of the Lawrenceville NATS and, teamed with me and Danny Aggers, the HLG team trophy at one of the Westover NATS. In more recent years his ability to travel was impacted first by his wife's health and later by his own. He would still, however, come along with me up to Wawayanda to socialize with his "flying buddies" so long as it was only a one day trip. He will be sorely missed!!

Bernie Liquorman

Bernard S. Liquorman, 88, of Beacon, NY died on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at the Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. He was a retired Director of Plant Engineering for Chemprene in Beacon, NY. Model Airplanes were his passion, and he was a member of the Brooklyn Skyscrapers, Mid Hudson Radio Control Society and the Mid Hudson Model Masters. He was also a member of the America Legion in Beacon and the Jewish War Veterans. Mr. Liquorman had a Bachelor's in Aeronautical Engineering, a Masters in Mechanical Engineering and held a N.Y.S. Professional Engineers License. He was also a WWII Army Air Corp. Veteran. A member of the Beacon Hebrew Alliance, he was born on September 23, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Kieva and Mollie Liquorman. He married his wife Doris on June 1, 1944. Mrs. Liquorman survives at home. He is also survived by his daughter, Jane Liquorman of Guttenberg, NJ, and his son, Mark Liquorman and his wife Nel of Crystal Beach, FL, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Henry Cox

Henry "Hank" Cox was born in 1914 in the town of Union, New Jersey. Following schooling, he began working at a plant which manufactured inks. Hank worked his way into the craft of stair-building, eventually developing his business as Delcraft Stairbuilders, located in Glenrock, New Jersey. He built and installed wooden staircases of exotic design: circular, winding, you name it. The business had an excellent reputation in northern New Jersey.
His love for airplanes and flight began at a young age to that point that in 1936-37 he joined a group of young men in central New Jersey in building and flying basic gliders. They formed the Aeroclub Albatross: he was a charter member. They really flew their own creations, towing them up using a drum attached to the rear axle of a Model T ford, used as a power takeoff. Their flights were short but exciting. He was issued a Glider Pilot's license in 1936.
He married his wife, Ann, in 1937. They raised two children. He was the adored grandfather of two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
He received his pilot's license in 1965 and flew a light plane from Ramapo Airport in southern New York State. He put in approximately 300 hours of flying time. He attended the 25th Anniversary of Teterboro Airport where he met all the big names in the world of aviation and obtained signatures from several famous pilots on his copy of the program for that activity.
Hank was a longtime member of the Brooklyn Skyscrapers Model Airplane Club and proved to be a great competitor. In his time he won many awards at outdoor model airplane contests. He and his wife, Ann, enjoyed attending meets at Galeville. They found the means to bring with them, in the back of Hank's truck, a small motorcycle for use in chasing models and a folding picnic table, table cloths, candelabra and great food to share their lunch with all present.
The ultimate woodworker, Hank created furniture, turned lidded bowls, chalices, wine stoppers, etc.
He spent his last nine months at an assisted living home. In his room he had a portrait of the French airplane, the Antoinette of 1909. On his table he had a flying model of that airplane which he had built years ago.
Hank passed away on July 28, 2008 in Park Ridge, New Jersey.

The above was written by Art Collard.

Jack Nix
John (Jack) Dare Nix, 76, of Burnt Chimney and formerly of Smithtown, N.Y., passed away Sunday, May 18, 2008, after a lengthy illness. He was preceded in death by a son, John D. Nix III; his mother; and his sister. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Maureen T. Nix; sons, Jeffrey (Leslie) Nix, of Stanwood, Wash., Kerry Nix, of St. James, N.Y., and Bryan (Eleanor) Nix, of E. Patchogue, N.Y.; three grandsons, Jeffrey, Jack and Cameron Nix; and two granddaughters, Emily and Keri Nix. Jack was a Korean War veteran with the United States Army Corp of Engineers and retired with 37 years of service from H.O. Penn Machinery Company of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. His lifelong hobby was building and flying model airplanes. He will be missed by dear friends, neighbors and club members.

Harvey W. Poirier

SOUTH ROYALTON—Harvey William Poirier, 73, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 at home from lung fibrosis.
He was born December 19, 1934, in Iron Mountain, Mich., a son of Harvey and Zella (Carbis) Poirier. He entered the Air Force Aviation Cadet Program in 1954, and was honorably discharged in 1958 as a captain and jet pilot.
He graduated for the University of Michigan’s School of Business administration in 1961 with a bachelor’s degree. He had a career in insurance with Chartered Life Underwriters, including estate planning and as director of life and pension sales, and was an advanced underwriting consultant for Metropolitan Life, U.S.A. He retired from the insurance business in 1982, and moved to the Upper Valley in 1984.
He was certified by the Professional Ski Instructors of America and taught skiing at various ski resorts.
He also taught tennis to individuals and groups at the recreation departments in Hanover and Lebanon. And was certified by the US Professional Tennis Association.
His life-long hobby was building model airplanes and flying them in contests. He belonged to the Academy of Model Aeronautics and Flying Aces Club. In later years, he began to teach model airplane building to children and their parents.
He wrote several books, including "Learning Tennis Balance from the Inside Out," "Skiing Dynamic Balance," and a book of scripture-based poems.
He was predeceased by a brother, William Poirier.
Survivors include his wife, Muriel Poirier of South Royalton; two sons, Thomas Poirier of Texas and Jonathan Poirier of Korea; and three granddaughters.
Interment with military honors will be at Vermont Veterans National Cemetery in Randolph Center in the spring.

Tobias Feuer 3/16/22 - 8/3/07

Toby joined the Skyscrapers in 1937. He was an active club member for all those 70 years. He was a fun loving character and his love of model building never faded. In his later years he flew mostly indoor free flight, but he always kept up to date on all the latest technology. His Son Alan has donated his fathers models to the Skyscrapers Club. He will be missed by all that knew him.

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