Tuesday, November 28, 2017
I consider myself blessed to have known Mr. Rumph. I became acquainted with him in 1972, following graduation from high school and employment at Sumter Airways. He was an inspiration to me as a young man; always with a smile on his face and never to busy to answer a question or offer advice if it was requested. Luckily, I had to good sense to listen to him, something I wasn't known for in my restless youth. His generosity was incredible, allowing me the use of one of his aircraft in which I obtained my muti-engine rating, something I could not have afforded otherwise. I'll always remember his smooth southern voice as it came over the unicom asking for the airport advisory: "Baron 70G inbound landing." I tried for years to emulate his drawl. He was a gentleman in the truest sense of the word. I wish you blue skies and tailwinds in your journey onward. Godspeed, Mr. Rumph.
