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The photos were contributed by Andrea Healey and Nick Stanich Jr. as a memorial tribute to their father, Nick Stanich. Photos

Nick Stanich (1975)

Daphne SDI-A "Miss Cleveland"

Nick Stanich (2006)

Nick Stanich Sr. was born December 19, 1925. He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio on East 76th and Aetna. His family then moved to Rathbun Avenue where he lived out his teenage years. As a young boy he would spend many weekends at a friend's farm in Hudson, Ohio, where he would sneak off to the local airstrip to hitch airplane rides with pilots. This was the beginning of his interest in airplanes. Nick met Les Dethloff in 1946, who taught him to how to fly at the Bedford-Miles Airport (on Richmond Road, off of Miles Avenue) in Ohio and in 1950 he bought his first airplane, an Aeronca 7AC Chief (NC33755) for $350 in Illinois. He went on to buy a Piper J-3 Cub (NC7423H) and a Luscombe 8A (N77875) in the mid 50's. In 1961 he began building a Daphne SDI-A two-seat aircraft and the aircraft flew for the first time on February 28, 1965. Throughout the 70's, he built (with two associates) a Cassutt Racer "Formula One" race plane named "Miss Cleveland", it was first flown on March 28, 1976. He also owned and flew an Schweizer SGS 1-26B (N5829V), named NixFlügel (Nick's Wings), later also a Rans S-14 Airaile (N5117X) and a Roberts GF-2 (N5PR). Nick was an active person in the society (not only in aviation), in the early 50's Nick Stanich had joined the EAA and was a member through 2006 (for a longer period active at Chapter 127, Brunswick, Ohio). He also was a member of: the Soaring Club Ohio; the Masonic Lodge Berea Ohio; the Quiet Birdmen Ohio; the VFW Post 9520 Brunswick, Ohio. And last but not least the A.R.R.L (Ham Radio Club) Brunswick, Ohio, as he also enjoyed ham radio and has been active in ham radio since the early 1950's and stayed active with, through 2006. His call sign (now silent) was W8IRQ. Nick developed cancer in 2004 and entered into rest at the age of 80 years on August 11, 2006. Greatly loved and missed by his family and friends, Nick is survived by his wife of 58 years Joye Stanich, son Nick, daughters Sherry Hornby, Denise Sichau and Andrea Healey, and eight grandchildren. Nick Stanich Sr. is listed on the EAA Wall of Fame.