MIke Zand – Gone West – the Flying Aces Club

Sad news out of the Cleveland Squadron late last night: Mike Zand passed away. Here is a note from Rich Weber.

“It is my sad duty to inform the club of the passing of our old friend
Mike Zand. I received this message from Irene earlier today:

> To our friends, brothers, sisters, and classmates,
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> Michael entered into hospice care on Fri. and I am deeply saddened to announce his passing at 5:30 PM on Aug. 27th. Michael may now rest in peace.
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> Further details will be announced on Cleveland.com and buschcares.com. Please feel free to share.
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> Peace be with you, Irene

Mike was a member of the Cleveland Free Flight Society since the early days, and served in every capacity as a club officer over the years. He was the club’s secretary/treasurer for as long as I’ve been associated with the organization, ably keeping our club records and finances on track. I never knew him to miss a meeting in all those years, until health issues prevented him from participating recently. He was also a top notch modeler in every respect, with 125 kanones to his credit over his modeling career. As a side note, Mike was the first CFFS fellow I met, and he introduced me to the joys of FAC style building and flying.

He will be missed…

Wingnut”

I knew Mike as part of the influential (to me) Cleveland Free Flight Society – the Stork Squadron. He was one of the friendly and supportive members that got me started down this Free Flight path. He was always made a point of saying “hi” and asking about my family. He would ask about Costa Rica and talk about his international travels and his music. Here is a photo I took of Mike at one of his last visits to Muncie.