GONE WEST
MEMBER CENTRAL
DICK MATT, WHO WAS EAA’S first director and vice president of marketing and communications, died Sunday, January 16, in Winter Haven, Florida. He was 84. Dick, EAA 18259, had been an EAA volunteer since 1963 and joined the staff in 1983 as the organization was moving its offices from the Milwaukee area to Oshkosh. He created EAA’s first video department in the 1980s, signing programming agreements with such outlets as ESPN, Discovery, and others. “We’re saddened by Dick’s passing, as he was a big part of EAA’s growth and development for many ears,” said EAA Chairman Tom Poberezny. Dick already had a notable film career prior to coming to EAA. He was a charter member of the Screen Directors Guild and produced more than 50
Richard ‘Dick’ Matt
04/18/1926—01/16/2011
short-subject films for Paramount Pictures. Dick
worked with such noted stars as John Wayne, Bing
Crosby, Cliff Robertson, and Bob Newhart, and he
also headed the production team that created the
Hamburger University educational program for
McDonald’s Corporation franchisees.
Dick is survived by his wife, Yvonne; his
daughter, Kristin; his son-in-law, John Burton—who
is president of the Sun ’n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland,
Florida—and three granddaughters.
Friends and family are invited to post obituaries and sign a memorial guestbook online for Dick 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.”
Gene Bartleson (EAA 88356),
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Arthur Bartley (EAA 766366),
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Warren “Tom” Bates (EAA 543694),
Marshall, Texas
Richard Bowman (EAA 347799),
Hendersonville, North Carolina
G. Renfrew Brighton (EAA 180800),
Norwalk, Connecticut
William Campbell (EAA 447739),
Morehead City, North Carolina
Jerry Caruthers (EAA 1016293),
Memphis, Tennessee
Clyde Cook (EAA 600127),
Woodland, California
Leland Corkran (EAA 552182),
Bonner, Montana
Clair Cunningham (EAA 6798),
Buffalo, Wyoming
Richard Cutler (EAA 18169),
Dublin, Pennsylvania
Norman Dahlstrom (EAA 33069),
Venice, Florida
Arthur Demott (EAA 874123),
Seaford, Virginia
M. Reese Dill (EAA 121715),
Bedford, Massachusetts
Wallace Domingue (EAA 30870),
Beaumont, Texas
Albert Donaldson (EAA 23033),
Wright City, Missouri
Ray Dowell (EAA 455095),
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Van Eller (EAA 10971), Fishers, Indiana
James Freeburg (EAA 467486),
Port Orchard, Washington
Arthur Gautreau (EAA 2843),
Richmond Hill, Georgia
Joe Gregory (EAA 52451), St. David, Illinois
Robert Haase (EAA 740789),
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
James Harms (EAA 231210),
Lincolnshire, Illinois
James Heflin (EAA 1000480),
West Union, West Virginia
David Henchen (EAA 147343),
Neillsville, Wisconsin
Leland Hendrick (EAA 204853),
Gouverneur, New York
Dean Hofferth (EAA 811132),
Anacortes, Washington
Lloyd Hogenson (EAA 160645),
Visalia, California
Cary Hutchinson (EAA 11112),
Williamsburg, Ohio
David Jameson (EAA 15612),
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
James Jones (EAA 813491),
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Herbert Kaufman (EAA 136078),
Orange, California
Phillip Kesler (EAA 292626),
Wadsworth, Illinois
Jack Klaasen (EAA 156276),
Fort Meyers Beach, Florida
Wilbert Knebel (EAA 22776),
Pierron, Illinois
Gary Krause (EAA 347302),
Hampton, Virginia
Albin Lange (EAA 159504),
Clinton, Kentucky
Bob Lehr (EAA 422035),
Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Fenwick Lind (EAA 197443), Huntley, Illinois
Barry Lutin (EAA 809219), Reston, Virginia
Emory Mahan (EAA 383425),
Warren, Pennsylvania
Richard Mascuch (EAA 50355),
Morristown, New Jersey
William McCaw (EAA 200),
Newburgh, New York
John McCullough (EAA 763945),
Merced, California
William McDonald (EAA 105161),
Mukwonago, Wisconsin
Norman “Floyd” McGowin (EAA 44461),
Chapman, Alabama
Robert Miller (EAA 171797), Naples, Florida
Leon Moquin (EAA 266189),
Granby, Connecticut
Ben Mueck (EAA 310551), Marysville, California
Alvin Neddo (EAA 152659), Malta, Idaho
John Nelson (EAA 600232),
Rockford, Illinois
John Owen (EAA 404385),
Roswell, New Mexico
Robert Payzer (EAA 181323),
Boulder Junction, Wisconsin
Paul Pechura (EAA 25703),
Middlefield, Ohio
Don Perkins (EAA 777407),
New Albany, Indiana
William Potter (EAA 28960),
Palos Hills, Illinois
Bobby Poyer (EAA 50707),
Great Meadows, New Jersey
Heinrich Preiss (EAA 640316), Bryan, Ohio
Emmit Price (EAA 105086),
Springville, Tennessee
Dave Reid (EAA 300496),
Burford, Ontario, Canada
Bernie Resnik (EAA 2644),
Las Vegas, Nevada
Elmer Richardson (EAA 63548),
Appleton, Wisconsin
Noel Roberts (EAA 246590),
Palmdale, California
G. Bill Rogers (EAA 1018754),
Florence, Alabama
George Rooney (EAA 871630),
Stratford, Connecticut
Rene Schaffner (EAA 359577),
Chateau Arnoux, France
J. Schiller (EAA 880149),
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Carl Schultz (EAA 2), Wind Lake, Wisconsin
Harry Shibata (EAA 291602),
San Francisco, California
Gerald St. Leger-Barter (EAA 238722),
Carson City, Nevada
Charles Thomas (EAA 20565),
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Walter Watkins (EAA 117649),
Box Hill South, Victoria, Australia
William Whobrey (EAA 795084),
Branford, Connecticut
Murray Wick (EAA 76347),
San Diego, California
Ray Wijewardene (EAA 50877),
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Marvin Wilkerson (EAA 13523),
West Branch, Iowa
Don Williamson (EAA 4006),
Amityville, New York
Glen Woodbury (EAA 877135),
Quinton, Washington
