This just in from Tom Hallman:
Sad to report that yesterday morning, we lost a dedicated FACer and a great friend, John Houck, Sr. Over three years ago, the doctors only gave him a few months, but he wasn’t hearing it. Too much on the build list, is the story I heard.
Here is what his youngest son and fellow FACer Mark Houck wrote:
“My dad, John Houck Sr, passed away early this morning. We had all of his children and my mom with him over the Memorial Day Weekend. He was in good enough health to continue building until four or five days ago. The last few days, the sickness and the meds got the best of him. He is, without a doubt, in a better place now. Building and flying models was his favorite thing to do, which made you all family to him. What a family it is. Cut and glue a piece of wood while thinking of him today and as he always used to say, “Keep ’em flying”. Mark”
So yes, use the good wood, put some sticks together today in John’s honor. Big John was a good one, the best of what the FAC has to offer.
Here is a photo that Tom included and one I took a few years ago. John was certainly a fixture at the FAC Geneseo contests.


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