JerryBaumchen 1,271 #1 Posted May 31, 2019 I saw a 'In memory of Mike Furry' in the June PARACHUTIST. I have not seen anything about him passing. Did I miss it/is he still with us? It has been a number of years since I last talked with him. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,314 #2 June 2, 2019 (edited) It looks like he passed in January: https://www.flaglerfamilyfuneralhome.com/notices/Michael-Furry my first husband had a Pegasus ( a magic canopy), and I had a Firefly (also great) Wendy P. Edited June 2, 2019 by wmw999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,271 #3 June 2, 2019 2 hours ago, wmw999 said: Hi Wendy, Thanks for the effort on that; it is appreciated. In my contacts with Mike, I always found him to be a very nice guy. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #4 June 4, 2019 He was one of the good ones, I met him and his wife back in early 80's at Skydive Sandwich. He talked me into buying a Dragonfly 9 cell, best canopy I ever had...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #5 June 4, 2019 Wow, bummer. My first canopy was a Fury and I jumped a Maverick a few times as well. Great canopies for the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dpreguy 14 #6 June 4, 2019 Mike Furry was a good guy. Sent the aluminum back plate for free when I needed it to pack a Dolphin. Jumpwally - I also jumped the Dragonfly 9 cell for while. Great canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,314 #7 June 4, 2019 I had my original seven-cell Dragonfly upgraded to a nine-cell by Furry when it started to get porous. Worked wonderfully. Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 277 #8 June 4, 2019 Still jump my Maverick from time to time. My go-to canopy for demos and general stupid stuff one doesn't want to do on modern small ZP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #9 June 7, 2019 (edited) I begged Mike to let me do a couple of intentional cutaways when he was testing the Dolphin at Zhills. He said I didn't have enough experience to be a test jumper. Looking back, he was probably right. Always a great guy. Blue Skies, Mike. Edited June 7, 2019 by muff528 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites