He was also the oldest of the Original Seven when selected, but ended up out living the rest of them.
If research is correct, he was, unfortunately, the only one of the Original Seven who was able to keep his flight suit zipped and remained faithful to his wife Annie. Might not mean much to some, but to me, that's something more he can be proud of.
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