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Aviation
Instructor Kurt Mason passed away last night after suffering
from a "massive heart attack" according to Aviation
Department Chairman Bill Loomis.
A few words regarding the name of our Scholarship, Aviation
Instructor Kurt Mason.
Born in Everett,
Mason had spent more than 50 years of his life as a pilot,
air traffic controller, aircraft mechanic and instructor,
four of which were spent in EvCC's aviation department.
"He was a master instructor," according to Aviation
Department Chairman Bill Loomis in a letter to Everett
Community College. "His teaching style made him a favorite
in the hearts of our students (and staff)."
According to Loomis, Mason had served previous teaching
roles at Boeing, Alaska Airlines and South Seattle Community
College before coming to EvCC.
Mason was well known for his love of helicopters, so much
that he even built his own version of a Bell 47 helicopter.
The helicopter was known as "Baby Bell," according to
Loomis, and Mason flew it as far as Oshkosh, Wisconsin for
the annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in.
"When (Mason) showed up on the scene, you knew that there
would be some 'action,'" Loomis said. "Not one to shrink
away from the physical side of work, he was always in the
middle of things: directing, teaching, building, leading."
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