West Lafayette resident.
Survivors include wife of Jane Ring McClure; daughters Molly and Megan McClure (Aaron Menefee); sister Jan (David) Guthrie; brother Michael "Mick" (Brenda) McClure.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son Charles "Chuck" McClure.
He graduated from St. John's Military Academy in 1954 and played trombone in the Army band. After leaving the Army, he attended classes at Purdue University, cutting his teeth in radio by working at WBAA. He would go on to report for the Frankfort Morning Times and the Journal & Courier,
and after finding his true calling as a pilot, he helped found Lafayette Aviation (now Purdue Aviation). He loved flying so much he didn't really consider it work; he got a lift from every flight he took and could identify an aircraft by sound alone. He retired in 2004.
He picked the trombone back up later in life and wailed to jazz greats like Duke Ellington and Mel Torme. He was a faithful Purdue sports fan for decades; as he put it, he bled black and gold. He loved to fish on the banks of Coal Creek in Fountain County and the Way of the Wilderness in Minnesota.
Member of Newtown Community Church. He had a lovely tenor voice and could be found singing in the church choir most Sunday mornings.
He was a voracious reader and enjoyed many genres, especially science fiction and fantasy, aviation and American history.
The only thing he loved more than flying was spending time with family; his wife and kids were the apples of his eye. He was one of the rare people more interested in hearing about you than talking about himself.
Funeral service 11am Friday, April 27 at Newtown Community Church with Pastor Mike Parks officiating.
Visitation 5-8pm Thursday at Family and Friends Funeral Home of Wingate.
Memorial donations to YMCA Camp Pinewood, where he was a counselor in his youth; the Experimental Aircraft Association, where he was a member for years; or Newtown Community Church.
Survivors include wife of Jane Ring McClure; daughters Molly and Megan McClure (Aaron Menefee); sister Jan (David) Guthrie; brother Michael "Mick" (Brenda) McClure.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son Charles "Chuck" McClure.
He graduated from St. John's Military Academy in 1954 and played trombone in the Army band. After leaving the Army, he attended classes at Purdue University, cutting his teeth in radio by working at WBAA. He would go on to report for the Frankfort Morning Times and the Journal & Courier,
and after finding his true calling as a pilot, he helped found Lafayette Aviation (now Purdue Aviation). He loved flying so much he didn't really consider it work; he got a lift from every flight he took and could identify an aircraft by sound alone. He retired in 2004.
He picked the trombone back up later in life and wailed to jazz greats like Duke Ellington and Mel Torme. He was a faithful Purdue sports fan for decades; as he put it, he bled black and gold. He loved to fish on the banks of Coal Creek in Fountain County and the Way of the Wilderness in Minnesota.
Member of Newtown Community Church. He had a lovely tenor voice and could be found singing in the church choir most Sunday mornings.
He was a voracious reader and enjoyed many genres, especially science fiction and fantasy, aviation and American history.
The only thing he loved more than flying was spending time with family; his wife and kids were the apples of his eye. He was one of the rare people more interested in hearing about you than talking about himself.
Funeral service 11am Friday, April 27 at Newtown Community Church with Pastor Mike Parks officiating.
Visitation 5-8pm Thursday at Family and Friends Funeral Home of Wingate.
Memorial donations to YMCA Camp Pinewood, where he was a counselor in his youth; the Experimental Aircraft Association, where he was a member for years; or Newtown Community Church.
West Lafayette resident.
Survivors include wife of Jane Ring McClure; daughters Molly and Megan McClure (Aaron Menefee); sister Jan (David) Guthrie; brother Michael "Mick" (Brenda) McClure.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son Charles "Chuck" McClure.
He graduated from St. John's Military Academy in 1954 and played trombone in the Army band. After leaving the Army, he attended classes at Purdue University, cutting his teeth in radio by working at WBAA. He would go on to report for the Frankfort Morning Times and the Journal & Courier,
and after finding his true calling as a pilot, he helped found Lafayette Aviation (now Purdue Aviation). He loved flying so much he didn't really consider it work; he got a lift from every flight he took and could identify an aircraft by sound alone. He retired in 2004.
He picked the trombone back up later in life and wailed to jazz greats like Duke Ellington and Mel Torme. He was a faithful Purdue sports fan for decades; as he put it, he bled black and gold. He loved to fish on the banks of Coal Creek in Fountain County and the Way of the Wilderness in Minnesota.
Member of Newtown Community Church. He had a lovely tenor voice and could be found singing in the church choir most Sunday mornings.
He was a voracious reader and enjoyed many genres, especially science fiction and fantasy, aviation and American history.
The only thing he loved more than flying was spending time with family; his wife and kids were the apples of his eye. He was one of the rare people more interested in hearing about you than talking about himself.
Funeral service 11am Friday, April 27 at Newtown Community Church with Pastor Mike Parks officiating.
Visitation 5-8pm Thursday at Family and Friends Funeral Home of Wingate.
Memorial donations to YMCA Camp Pinewood, where he was a counselor in his youth; the Experimental Aircraft Association, where he was a member for years; or Newtown Community Church.
Survivors include wife of Jane Ring McClure; daughters Molly and Megan McClure (Aaron Menefee); sister Jan (David) Guthrie; brother Michael "Mick" (Brenda) McClure.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son Charles "Chuck" McClure.
He graduated from St. John's Military Academy in 1954 and played trombone in the Army band. After leaving the Army, he attended classes at Purdue University, cutting his teeth in radio by working at WBAA. He would go on to report for the Frankfort Morning Times and the Journal & Courier,
and after finding his true calling as a pilot, he helped found Lafayette Aviation (now Purdue Aviation). He loved flying so much he didn't really consider it work; he got a lift from every flight he took and could identify an aircraft by sound alone. He retired in 2004.
He picked the trombone back up later in life and wailed to jazz greats like Duke Ellington and Mel Torme. He was a faithful Purdue sports fan for decades; as he put it, he bled black and gold. He loved to fish on the banks of Coal Creek in Fountain County and the Way of the Wilderness in Minnesota.
Member of Newtown Community Church. He had a lovely tenor voice and could be found singing in the church choir most Sunday mornings.
He was a voracious reader and enjoyed many genres, especially science fiction and fantasy, aviation and American history.
The only thing he loved more than flying was spending time with family; his wife and kids were the apples of his eye. He was one of the rare people more interested in hearing about you than talking about himself.
Funeral service 11am Friday, April 27 at Newtown Community Church with Pastor Mike Parks officiating.
Visitation 5-8pm Thursday at Family and Friends Funeral Home of Wingate.
Memorial donations to YMCA Camp Pinewood, where he was a counselor in his youth; the Experimental Aircraft Association, where he was a member for years; or Newtown Community Church.
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