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Another one gone

PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:50 pm
by mrydel
Just read one of my former teammates, Cleve Whitner, was killed in a small engine plane crash near Abilene.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:56 pm
by mrydel
Image
Cleve is on the left. Photo is from the Hayden Fry memorial in Dallas.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:34 pm
by Arkpony
I’m sorry for the loss of your friend Mark. God bless.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:34 pm
by Arkpony
I’m sorry for the loss of your friend Mark. God bless.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:30 pm
by panhandle_pony
Michael Douglas Shelton far right ?

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:58 pm
by mrydel
Kenny Stephens far right. Mike Shelton second from right.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:31 pm
by PonyLaw90
Sorry for the loss. Prayers to you, family and friends.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:26 am
by panhandle_pony
Photo on my screen doesn’t show Kenny, only Mike on far right.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:41 am
by mrydel
Cleve, Chuck Hixson, Ken Kuesel, Gary Hammond, Mike Shelton, Kenny Stephens

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:36 pm
by dalpony
Mine too - Kenny does not show up on my screen

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:38 pm
by ponyboy
I saw this in the paper. Didn't realize he was a Mustang. God rest his soul.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:03 pm
by EastStang
I remember Cleve. Good guy and good player. RIP. May God give peace to his friends and loved ones.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 2:04 pm
by PSCA
He owned a local business in Abilene for many years ... Lauren Engineering and Construction (the Lauren part named after his daughter I think). Three people died ... Cleve ... his CPA Gary Morrison (Abilene guy too), and a young pilot from Merkel TX ... They had just taken off from Abilene Regional heading to a hunt at Cleve's ranch ... 28 miles out over Coleman, TX. They say they had electrical issues, and maybe icing, the pilot was turning back. The last communication with the pilot was calm and he was stating his instruments were not functioning. That was it, they plummeted 11,000 feet in one minute. Always sad .... can't begin to imagine what final thoughts fill your mind at that time.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 2:31 pm
by mrydel
panhandle_pony wrote:Photo on my screen doesn’t show Kenny, only Mike on far right.

Please excuse my lack of techno jargon. The photo shows complete on tapatalk on my phone. One the Ponyfans site on my laptop and phone I get the partial photo. I have found if on my laptop, I can right click and select "view photo" and the entire picture will show. On my phone if I just press my finger on the photo for a few seconds, the entire photo will show. Hope this helps if anyone is having trouble seeing the full picture.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 3:12 pm
by panhandle_pony
Got it Mark - thx. Didn’t know the Millennial tap and hold trick!