I have looked at this forum a few times but I am not a regular visitor. I have noticed several of the guys that we have jumped with at the rallys are posting here. Paul Reiner, Gary Van Fossen, CR Fowler, etc. etc.

As most of you know my friend Dick had been very ill with bone cancer for the last couple of years. He passed away this past Saturday, the 24th. It was a peaceful end considering the pain he had had especially the last couple of weeks.
We flew and raced together for 25+ years.

I apologize for this method of notification but we realized we didn't have all the names and numbers like we should have. If we did not notify you properly, I am sorry.

His family asked myself and Faron Trosper for help at his funeral (last evening), we gladly complied. We installed Dick's ashes into the fuelage of his familiar blue jump plane. This is now his "urn" We assembled the plane at the service and it was up front, where he likes to be. After the service, he was carried down to his shop, in his basement where he can continue to monitor his shop.

Towards the end we spoke about what he wanted. We decided to drop his ashes over our field in Monrovia, Indiana when the weather warms up this spring. We'll take the plane up with his favorite diver and drop him and the diver one last time. I would like to let everyone take a lap with that plane that wants to. We'll land it and we'll then try to get that plane to the AMA (along with the skydiver) for display in the museum. His biggest concern to me seemed to be that I didn't want to keep the plane (a twin to mine) as a spare!

I'll miss him terribly and I know many of you will too. If anyone is interested let myself, Guy, Mac, Faron, etc. know. We'll decide on a time. Call or e-mail anytime.

Jim Stevens

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Hi Jim,

Sorry to hear this news.
I sent a copy of the post to all of the people I had on my Skydiver contact list.

Gary

Happy Landings Dick

paul

Dick:
You now the wind inyour face and blue skies happy landing


Bob
RC Skydiving St. Louis

To wjones;

Wil I don't think a better tribute could have been made than the one you have on your web page..
If any one is interested they can go to Wil's web www.rcdropzone and look at video on Dick Northam. I complement you on a find tribute. He was good friend and fellow sky diver and will be missed at all of our events.

BOB
St Louis RC Skydiving

Thank you Bob! Just something for a good friend!

http://www.rcdropzone.com/Dick%20n.wmv

thx, wil
rcdropzone.com

Hi Jim ,


Sorry to hear that Dick passed away .
We had the honour of meeting Dick Northam at the Muncie Skydiving Rally September 2005 for the first time .
We where touch by his interest in the Rally and the people , trying to talk to almost everybody even to us ,(foreigners )
we where complete strangers for him , but he wanted to know how we liked it and if we enjoyed the Rally and
how things where going where we came from , Considering the pain the man must have had, he wanted to be
there ,for what turned out to be Dick his last Skydive Rally ,and his farewell to his friends.
We are glad that we have met Dick Northam, and where able to experience a wonderful person and a dedicated Skydiver .




Blue Skies and a white cloud for you Dick .




From Belgium Theo Veasen and Jules Malfliet

my condolences for the much missed member of the rc skydiving pilots. The video tribute is and was a wonderful way to memoralize him and this hobby he loved and could take part in. Many successful drops to ya, Dick, even though I don't know you.