Harry (Jim) Rice
08/24/1930–05/24/2010
HARRY (JIM) RICE, EAA 642345, of Paulden,
Arizona, died at age 79 while doing touch-and-goes in his plans-built Pietenpol. When he was
20, Jim went into the United States Air Force
and was stationed in Texas, where he learned
to fly, learned airplane mechanics, and had a
Luscombe for personal flying. Jim was a chief
pilot for Midway Airlines in Chicago. He later
built a Turner and the Pietenpol, as well as
helped restore EAA Chapter 658’s Cessna 140.
Jim logged 20,000 hours and was a commercial
pilot, certificated flight instructor, airframe and
powerplant mechanic, and technical advisor for
Chapter 658.
In 2003, Jim organized a chapter build of
a half-scale Wright Flyer that now hangs at
the Prescott, Arizona, campus of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His father was
Harry Rice, of the Ohlsson & Rice (O&R) model
airplane engine manufacturer.
Jim is survived by his wife, Dorothy Wessels,
four children, and one sister.
Friends and family are invited to post obituaries and
sign a memorial guestbook online for Jim and other
EAAers who have “gone west” at
www.EAA.org/obituaries. The
names and stories of each person enshrined on EAA’s Memorial
Wall in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, are also available here.
IN MEMORY OF
“Not alone into the sunset but into the company of friends who have gone before them.”
Arthur Anderson (EAA 1009984),
Needmore, Pennsylvania
James Anderson (EAA 786527),
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Kenneth Arnold (EAA 254911),
Spring Hill, Florida
August Beining (EAA 436438),
Fullerton, California
Joseph Berger (EAA 130043),
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
R. L. Brush (EAA 671677),
Mobile, Alabama
James Bryan (EAA 706875),
West Point, Texas
Miles Cannon (EAA 269635),
Barrington, Illinois
Robert Clark (EAA 687104),
Portland, Oregon
August Cubillo (EAA 2205),
Lincoln, California
Jack Davis (EAA 200505),
Jacksonville, Illinois
Richard Davis (EAA 212418),
Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania
Wallace Davis (EAA 55767),
Evanston, Illinois
Paul Drone (EAA 60668),
Carmi, Illinois
A. Embury (EAA 51505),
Everett, Ontario, Canada
Melvin Emmert (EAA 539828),
Paragould, Arkansas
Quinn Falk (EAA 627203),
Midvale, South Carolina
Stephen Fanala (EAA 390169),
Sutersville, Pennsylvania
Wilber Forsythe (EAA 435724),
Quitman, Arkansas
Darrell Giffin (EAA 722423),
San Diego, California
Frederick Griffith (EAA 30546),
La Conner, Washington
John Hambleton (EAA 86513),
Ocala, Florida
Robert Hartmann (EAA 8728),
Wheeling, Illinois
Robert Hasty (EAA 801261),
Williamstown, West Virginia
J. Haugstad (EAA 864219),
Scottsdale, Arizona
Marion Havelaar (EAA 47909),
Arlington, Texas
Michael Henney (EAA 526291),
Parker, Colorado
Jim Jiggens (EAA 461029),
Grapevine, Texas
Gary Johnson (EAA 559035),
Independence, Kansas
Wilbur Johnson (EAA 21813),
Burleson, Texas
Paul Kovac (EAA 6742),
Prescott, Arizona
Robert Kruse (EAA 777086),
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Skip Lange (EAA 186550),
Cortez, Colorado
Robert Learman (EAA 49099),
Minocqua, Wisconsin
John Lesley (EAA 847493),
Sacramento, California
Burl Massman (EAA 387983),
Villard, Minnesota
Tim McDonald (EAA 823862),
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
John McKeever (EAA 157850),
Danielsville, Pennsylvania
Ray Mc Ward (EAA 573806),
Cupertino, California
Charles Mesnier (EAA 13678),
Wichita, Kansas
Edgar Nelson (EAA 109074),
Osburn, Idaho
L. Newton (EAA 251745),
Bossier City, Louisiana
Ed Pastusek (EAA 670780),
Fort Worth, Texas
Donald Pearce (EAA 1022765),
Columbia, South Carolina
Frederick Phillips (EAA 149309),
Live Oak, Florida
Eddie Phoenix (EAA 791565),
Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico
Charles Pratt (EAA 793867),
Springville, Utah
Bill Radford (EAA 1005853),
Raleigh, North Carolina
Michael Rellihan (EAA 424185),
Laurens, South Carolina
Emmanuelle Richard (EAA 644489),
Van Nuys, California
James Rieke (EAA 587607),
Beverly Hills, Michigan
Roy Roberts (EAA 723102),
Castroville, Texas
Richard Rost (EAA 226722),
Janesville, Wisconsin
Charles Sample (EAA 590469),
Kendall, New York
Carolyn Shedd (EAA 602919),
Alexandria, Virginia
Ellis Simon (EAA 308381),
Tucson, Arizona
J. Smith (EAA 87220),
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Frank Spencer (EAA 168321),
Logansport, Indiana
Joe Sternola (EAA 884346),
Lake Stevens, Washington
Keith Swisher (EAA 191335),
Port Townsend, Washington
Cal Thurber (EAA 333791),
Chester, California
David Uihlein (EAA 186797),
Germantown, Wisconsin
Bob Vanover (EAA 289286),
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Paul Vogel (EAA 412992),
Avon, Indiana
Ana Emillia Werner (EAA 860349),
Entre Rios, Argentina
Verne Wetherholt (EAA 408054),
Aurora, Illinois
James Whitman (EAA 48663),
Williamsburg, Virginia
LeRoy Willdrick (EAA 159562),
Dallas City, Illinois
Johnnie Williams (EAA 862614),
New Bern, North Carolina
Henry Wirkus (EAA 99087),
Clearwater, Florida
Richard Wisner (EAA 623844),
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Joseph Zacko (EAA 73251),
Port Orange, Florida
