Charles H. Kaman

cmatrascia Posted 2011-05-23 12:33 PM (#351966) Subject: Charles H. Kaman Joined: June 2008 Posts: 11 Location: Torrington, CT Staff Report The Hartford Courant 9:41 a.m. EDT, May 23, 2011 Hundreds of employees and invited guests gathered Saturday morning on the campus of Kaman Corp. in Bloomfield for a memorial service for company founder Charles H. Kaman, who died Jan. 31 at age 91. Among the speakers at the service was U.S. Rep. John B. Larson, D-1st District. The service featured music, generations of Kaman helicopters and a flyover in Charles Kaman's memory. Kaman was also co-founder of the Fidelco Guide Dog foundation. Kaman, a helicopter pioneer, founded the company when he was 26. His varied career also included the designing Ovation guitars. Kaman, a guitarist who turned down an offer to join Tommy Dorsey's orchestra, designed the round-backed Ovation guitar based on his helicopter knowledge. PEZ Posted 2011-05-23 4:16 PM (#351967 - in reply to #351966) Subject: Re: Charles H. Kaman Joined: July 2003 Posts: 3111 Location: Nashville TN. Nice touch the fly over james37214 Posted 2011-05-25 12:23 AM (#351968 - in reply to #351966) Subject: Re: Charles H. Kaman Joined: March 2008 Posts: 354 Location: nashville A ture American Patriot, Guys like him dont come around very often, PEZ Posted 2011-05-25 12:44 PM (#351969 - in reply to #351966) Subject: Re: Charles H. Kaman Joined: July 2003 Posts: 3111 Location: Nashville TN. Genious with creativity is truely rare.