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Mike Dorffler passing
...just a short note to advise the rocket community that Mike Dorffler passed away today, Sept. 7th, 2010 at 9:31 am. He passed away peacefully at home with his family beside him.
He will be missed by all...god's speed Mike. Respectfully, Mike Fritz Estes - Cox Corp. Last edited by be69ar : 09-07-2010 at 12:39 PM. |
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Oh this is so sad.
May his legacy of rocketry excellence live on. Greg |
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That is such sad news...I had heard he was in good spirits at NARAM this year.
We have lost a truly GREAT member of the rocketry community. I'm sure he is enjoying the great flying field up in the sky though...
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For those of you who don't know, Mike Dorffler was a designer at Estes.
His long list of contributions to the hobby were: Astron Omega (K-52) 1970 Astron Sprint (K-49) 1970 Cineroc Movie Camera (K-47) 1970 Cineroc with Omega Booster (RC-8) 1970 Saros (K-54) 1970 Astron Alpha III (K-56) 1971 Quasar (MK-1) 1971 Banshee (0703) 1972 Vampire (0704) 1972 Shark (1111) 1973 Yankee 5 (1112) 1973 LTV Scout (1287) 1977 Pegasus (0806) 1977 Black Brant III (1293) 1978 Cobra-1500 (1294) 1978 Mean Machine (1295) 1978 X-Wing Fighter (1298) 1978 Astrocam 110/Delta II (1327) 1979 Astrocam 110 Outfit (1410) 1979 Eclipse (0846) 1979 Blue Bird Zero (1335) 1980 Compiled from Launch Magazine, Mark Mayfield interview with Bill Simon. Greg |
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My heart and prayers go out to his family. This is a sad day, he will be missed but not forgotten.
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RIP MIke. My condolences to his family.
Terry Dean
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R.I.P., Great Designer!
I'm so glad he made it to NARAM this year. |
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My condolences and prayers to Mike's family and friends.
As I got back into the hobby this year, being able to read all of his posts here on YORF, about the history of Estes and model rocketry, was a lot of fun. He was a key contributor to the hobby, and he'll be missed by many. |
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RIP Mike. My sincerest sympathies and best wishes to his family and friends.
While you'll be missed here, I'm sure you're delighting in the beautiful new views of the Earth from "up there".
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