Here is a little more information -
Woody passed away on Friday, October 20th. He was struggling over the past several months with complications from a recent transplant. In real life Woody was Ron Wood, minister of a Baptist Church in Kansas. Woody leaves behind a wife, children, family, friends, as well as a whole congregation that mourns his loss, he will be missed in many circles. Woody was very accepting of whatever God had in store for him, he was strong in his faith, and that comforted him over these last few trying months.
Woody's life verse was Rom 5:8 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us". Even through these roughest of times, his primary concern was that his church was still spreading that message.
I am not nearly as religious as Woody, but I respected him greatly for his faith, how he carried himself in the arenas, and his respect for others. We will miss him greatly, he was part of the heart and soul of the Nightmares for the last ten years, through the glory days of both AirWarrior and Aces High. Woody would want all of us to carry on in the camaraderie we enjoy in this simulation, and he would want us to look back at his time with us with only fond memories at the good times we shared.
The visitation was Thursday evening and the funeral was this afternoon. If any of you who knew Woody would like to share your thoughts or prayers for the family, please send an e-mail to our Squadmate Squig at
jason.boatman@alltracorp.com. Squig will print them off and share them with Woody's wife, that would mean a lot to her.
At some point, we will do a memorial flight for Woody. Right now the Nightmares are all struggling with what has happened, but when we arrange the flight, we will let the community know.
Cya Up!
Dawg
