Mr. Wizard closes the curtain...

[John Barresi]

Longtime personal friend (15 years) and contributor to Kitelife, Al Hargus passed away this morning at his home in Columbus Ohio... One of the grandfathers of sport kiting, Al was a flier since the early 80s.

In addition to general articles, he was the author of our regular column "Tangents w/out Trivia"... A revised version of his original column since day 1, "Tangents with Trivia".

I'll do an "empty spaces" piece in the next issue of KL... A man worth recognizing, and remembering.

Anyone who would like to send in a paragraph or two about Al, we'd appreciate it... I know so many of you have quite a few good stories to tell.

Thank you Al, for being you, and for everything you brought to kiting.

Tommorrow, I fly for you... Tonight, I toast...