Joe Fabick, whose father founded the John Fabick Tractor Company in 1917, was one of the Wings of Hope founders. It started in the summer of 1963 when a St. Louis businessman named Bill Edwards invited Joe to his home for a presentation about missionaries …
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At its March 24 quarterly meeting, the Wings of Hope Board of Directors welcomed four new members, bringing the board to a total of 21 members — and strengthening an already robust team with extensive business, military and community experience. Melissa Owens CXA Healthcare Practice …
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PHOTO: Justin Giessman & Dick Horowitz. Dick Horowitz, former chief pilot for Wings of Hope and vice president of the Greater St. Louis Flight Instructors Association, presented the James G. Byrnes Award posthumously to A.C. “Butch” Giessman. Butch was a longtime Wings of Hope board …
George Haddaway was an aviation historian who is in the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, and is credited with founding the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Dallas-Love Field Airport. He used his platform as publisher of Flight …
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At its March 25 quarterly meeting, the Wings of Hope Board of Directors approved four new members. Leaving the board after nine years of service each are Travis Brown and John Schmidt. Travis was instrumental in creating the much-needed board policy that Wings of Hope …
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Flight Operations Manager Karen Andrews has been scheduling flights and patient schedules for the MAT Program since she joined the Wings of Hope family in 2013. Karen is the liaison who coordinates medical appointments, flights, accommodations and travel between the Wings of Hope flight crew, …
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When Justin Giessman joined our board of directors in June, he continued a proud family tradition of supporting Wings of Hope. Justin’s dad, A.C. “Butch” Giessman, who passed away in March, was a longtime Wings of Hope supporter and board member. Justin is president of …
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On April 6, Tim Long joined Wings of Hope as our new director of operations. Tim will oversee our hangar throughput, turn-and-taxi, building maintenance, landscaping and grounds, vehicle maintenance, safety and purchasing teams. Tim comes to us with more than 35 years’ experience in the …
The Wings of Hope Board of Directors elected three new members this spring. Andy Kuchan retired from the Monsanto Company after 30 years in various finance and leadership roles. He is a member of the Town and Country Planning and Zoning Commission and consults in …
At its Sept. 26 meeting, the Wings of Hope Board of Directors elected new leadership. We are happy to announce that the following directors have taken on the following leadership positions: Don Kukla Chairman Fred Meyland-Smith Vice Chairman Patrick Wittenbrink Secretary John Schmidt Treasurer
