Don VanderPloeg of Denver, Colorado, died on Monday, January 30. He was predeceased by his wife, Jean. Don was instrumental in assisting the USPA organize in 1981 and served faithfully as Treasurer of the association for many years.
Funeral services were held at the Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church in Denver on February 3, and he was interned at Olinger Crown Hill in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
The family has requested memorial donations be made in his name to Rocky Mountain PBS, 1089 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204.
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association