JACK JUNGERMAN
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JACK JUNGERMAN
i went to visit jack last week, he and wife dorothy are in an assisted living home, on lindley north of devonshire.he is 96 and wife is 98,she has had dementia for years and he took care of her for years, but now he is failing also.jack was our oldest pilot for many years in the late 70s, he flew into the high power lines by the bridge, the front wires evaperated, and he fell and broke his pelvis in 3 places. theytold him ( mr. jungerman a man your age .75 the operation can kill you. or you can tough it out).he toughed it, but in 2 weeks he was'nt healing well. so they took another xray and found 3 more breaks. this ended his flying career.dorothy, on her 90th birthday took a tandem flight with greblo. we had press coverage and champaign. they are at aegis living 10801 lindley. 1-818-492 4077 rome