PA42 Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 One of Oregon's leading figures in Mooneydom, Tom Kopczynski, of Reliant Aircraft in Albany, then Stark's Airport, died in a single-vehicle crash on July 4. He will be missed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 From the local newspaper: Thomas James Kopczynski, 74, of Albany, died on Thursday, July 11. A service date is undecided at this time. Fisher Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 I didn’t know Mr. Kopczynski... Until now... https://lebanon-express.com/news/local/obituaries/thomas-kopczynski/article_15680572-a21a-5047-a055-bb99587cdb88.html He was a real Mooney guy. You know you are a real Mooney guy... When one paragraph of your obit includes.... In 1971, he established a business, Reliant Aviation, as an aircraft mechanic and business owner, specializing in Mooneys for 45 years. As the respected resource of all things Mooney in the Northwest, Tom had clientele fly their prized possessions to his trusted hands and brains from all over the country. Best regards, -a- 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steingar Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 Sorry for your loss. Sounds like a big one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooneygirl Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 That is tragic news. He did the pre-buy for Maggie so many years ago. Tailwinds Tom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylw314 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 On 7/17/2019 at 4:00 PM, Steve W said: From the local newspaper: Thomas James Kopczynski, 74, of Albany, died on Thursday, July 11. A service date is undecided at this time. Fisher Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. 47 minutes ago, mooneygirl said: That is tragic news. He did the pre-buy for Maggie so many years ago. Tailwinds Tom Guys, I'm based in Oregon but hadn't heard of him. I read the obit but it doesn't say much about his impact on aviation. Do you guys have more you can say about him to fill out his picture a little better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMan Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 7/17/2019 at 2:20 PM, PA42 said: One of Oregon's leading figures in Mooneydom, Tom Kopczynski, of Reliant Aircraft in Albany, then Stark's Airport, died in a single-vehicle crash on July 4. He will be missed. Odd way of saying it. Was it an airplane or a car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylw314 Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 FYI, I got this in the mail today. Looks like the Elrods are trying to restart Reliant Aircraft, this time at Starks Twin Oaks Airpark (7s3). Might be worth looking into for people in the PNW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertGary1 Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Tom did an annual for me once. -Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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