When my father passed away, one of the difficult tasks was sorting through his personal library of books. He had hundreds of volumes covering everything from geology and petroleum exploration (his profession) to space exploration and American history. I kept for myself the books that had the most meaning and took a significant amount of time finding recipients for his more technical manuals. To this day I still receive cards or notes from those recipients letting me know how much they appreciate having my dad’s books in their library.

Recently, a close family friend passed away and, being a pilot, he had collected a small library of aviation books. This time, I am the recipient. Several packages arrive from his incredibility generous wife and this photos is only a few of the titles that are now a part of my library.