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Clifford "Cliff" SCHMUCKER (1954 - 2013)

In lieu of flowers, Cliff's family has asked that donations to the National Skydiving Museum be made in his memory.

 

Museum Trustee Cliff Schmucker, age 58, of Lebanon, Ohio, died in a skydiving accident on Sunday May 26, 2013.

Cliff served as a trustee of the National Skydiving Museum. He supported the preservation of the history of the parachute industry and the sport of skydiving. He was the technology expert on the Board of Trustees, supplying Internet expertise and audiovisual equipment.

Cliff was the president of the Parachute Industry Association for nearly 20 years. During that time, the PIA membership quadrupled as the parachute industry grew and government and military organizations joined. Cliff provided steady and innovative leadership and guidance to the industry association.

An electrical engineer, he was President of SSK. Industries Inc. in Lebanon, Ohio.http://www.sskinc.com SSK operates the U.S. sales and service office for the Cypres automatic activation device. More than 83,000 cypress units are in use. http://www.cypres-usa.com

He is survived by his parents, two sons Nathan and Adam, and his long-time business partner and companion, Karen Dean.

A celebration of life will be held later in the summer.

 
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National Skydiving Museum Hall of Fame Dinner and Weekend Celebration

honoring


D-1 Lew Sanborn

September 6 - 8
Skydive Chicago, Ottawa

 

   

 

REGISTER NOW!!!   Six more sport parachutists will be inducted into the National Skydiving Museum Hall of Fame at a ceremony at Skydive Chicago the weekend of September 6, 2013. Parachute enthusiasts from around the world will attend. 

The 2013 inductees are:


Curt Curtis, NJ and FL
Jack Jefferies, CO
Kim Emmons Knor, CO
Chuck MacCrone, AL
Jackie Smith, England
Jim Wallace, CA.

The weekend celebration will keep skydivers and friends and families busy. Each year, the weekend recognizes the achievements of someone or something special in skydiving. This year, we are honoring the legendary D-1, Lew Sanborn. Throughout the weekend, a group of world-class skydivers will be building a 22-way formation in recognition of Lew to honor his retirement from the sport. Lew, 82, has made a decision to “hang up his boots” after 65 years and more than 7,500 jumps.

We expect more than 300 guests to join in the Hall of Fame reception and dinner sponsored by PIA, Saturday evening, September 7 which will include a cocktail reception, sit-down dinner and video introductions for each inductee. Museum trustee and inductee Curt Curtis will serve as emcee and our keynote speaker will add a special perspective to the evening.

Each year during the National Skydiving Museum Celebration weekend there is an exhibit giving a small taste of some of the artifacts and displays that will be in the actual museum when built. The exhibit features a theater presentation with old and new video footage highlighting the thrill of skydiving. Other displays show significant milestones, world records and skydiving champions and pioneers. The skydiving equipment display from every era of the sport is one of the highpoints and the Hall of Fame gallery honors inductees past and present.

The Pioneers’ Lounge, sponsored by Pope Valley Parachute Ranch, will be reunion headquarters where old and young can get together to enjoy jump stories and mingle with some of the pioneers and the new champions of our sport -- and maybe have a toast or two.

New for 2013! Register now for the Hall of Fame Dinner, Pioneers Lounge, BBQ and Event T shirt – $160 – that’s a $10 savings!

Skydive Chicago is a world-class skydiving center built from the ground up to handle any skydiver's need. For the past 20 years, SDC has been offering top of the line services to first time jumpers, students and experienced skydivers. The facilities are complete with cabins, camping, RV hook-ups, shower house, swimming pond, volleyball court, disc golf course, Tiki Bar, Eat Up Deli, free WiFi and much more. Located on 220 acres of private land, SDC is one of the largest skydiving facilities in the world and home to numerous World Records and host of the 2013 and 2014 National Championships!

REGISTRATION FOR THE WEEKEND EVENTS IS REQUIRED. CLICK HERE FOR THE REGISTRATION FORM OR CALL NANCY KEMBLE, MUSEUM ADMINISTRATOR AT (540) 604-9745. Seating at the Hall of Fame Dinner is limited to the first 300 registrants so register early!

We have reserved blocks of rooms at the following hotels near Skydive Chicago:

  • Fairfield Inn, Ottawa, 815-431-8955 (mention Skydive Chicago) $109.00 per night
  • Holiday Inn Express, Ottawa, 815-433-0029 (mention Skydive Chicago) $112.50 per night
  • Super 8, Ottawa, 815-434-2888 (mention National Skydiving Museum) $82.40 per night
  
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Joe Kittinger (right) - Hall of Fame 2010, joins Felix Baumgartner on stage with him to accept the Bambi Millenium Award (in Dusseldorf end of November) for his parachute jump from space. (Copyright/Credit: Agentur Schneider-Press).

During the Eloy museum celebration, museum trustee Curt Curtis (fourth from left) presented two Stefan Banic Parachute Foundation awards (on behalf of Slavo Mulik) who could not join us: Paul Thompson (second from left) received the Stefan Banic Silver Medal and Mike McGowan (third from left) received the Stefan Banic Bronze Medal. Also pictured (first from left, museum trustee president Lenny Potts and far right, Museum trustee Chris Needels.

 Long Beach Resident to Receive National Skydiving Museum Trustees Award for Team80
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Fredericksburg, VA (June 27, 2012). . . Pat Moorehead, 80, of Long Beach, CA, will be awarded with the National Skydiving Museum’s Trustees Award during the museum’s fundraising weekend celebration at Skydive Arizona, Eloy, November 10, 2012. The award is being given to recognize Moorehead’s TEAM 80 event where he made 80 skydives to celebrate his 80th birthday. The event raised more than $18,000 toward the museum’s building fund.

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On November 20, 2011, to celebrate his 80th birthday, Moorehead jumped out of a plane at Skydive Elsinore -- 80 times. Despite cloudy skies and rain, he set the world’s record for the most skydives by an 80-year-old in one day. Moorehead actually made 81 jumps; after he broke the record, he went up one last time to fly the American flag.

Click here to read more.
 Hall of Fame Attendees
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Register now so we can add your name to the list of registrants. As soon as you register, we’ll add your name to the list and post on our website. Keep checking back for all your friends and fellow skydivers who will be joining us for our weekend celebration!

List of Attendees

 In-Kind Donations
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Click to see all the NEW fabulous in-kind donations that have already been made to the museum.

  
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Brick Donations

 2014 Hall of Fame Nominations
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To nominate someone for the 2014 Hall of Fame, please click here. Please review selection criteria and complete all necessary information.  Deadline for 2014 Hall of Fame Nominations is February 1, 2014.

 2012 Donors
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2012 Donor Listing now online!

  
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Obituaries

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 Board of Trustees
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Honorary Chairman of the Board
George H.W. Bush, D-20,000
"This [skydiving] is the most exciting thing I have done, next to being President of the United States."

Honorary President
Lew Sanborn, D-1
"If skydiving continues to grow as it has for the last 50 years, I can't imagine where the sport will be 50 years from now. We must preserve our history while we can"

 
 Our Founder, William H. "Bill" Ottley
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Read Bill's amazing story—and add your own memories.

 
  
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