[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 121 (Friday, August 5, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1506]
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                          HONORING DON RAY GUM

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                           HON. STEVE AUSTRIA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 5, 2011

  Mr. AUSTRIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the people of 
Ohio's Seventh Congressional District to honor the life and memory of 
Mr. Don Ray Gum.
  Gum, 73, was a Professional Engineer and was employed at Wright-
Patterson Air Force Base. Regrettably, Gum was piloting the Wright 
``B'' Flyer's Silver Bird look-alike when a mishap occurred, resulting 
in his passing on Saturday, July 30, 2011.
  Gum received his degree in Electrical Engineering from the University 
of Cincinnati and his Master in Science from The Ohio State University. 
Gum served as Branch Chief in the Simulation Techniques Branch of the 
Air Force Human Resources Laboratory, in the then-Flight Dynamics 
Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He also served his 
community as a member of the City of Beavercreek Planning Commission.
  After retiring, Gum spent time doing what he loved most, building and 
flying planes and spending time with his family. He worked hard at 
promoting the legacy of the Wright Brothers through volunteering his 
time as a pilot and as an aircraft builder with the Wright ``B'' Flyer 
Inc. Don was a pilots' pilot and took the story of the Wright Brothers 
and the Birth of Aviation around the world.
  Thus, today I ask my colleagues to join me and the constituents of 
the Ohio's Seventh Congressional District in honoring the life, legacy 
and memory of Mr. Don Ray Gum.

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