Tom Milton is having his name added to the prestigious Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame tonight, in Champaign, Illinois.

What a deserving fellow for this! I have been blessed knowing Tom since 1979.

There will be several making the drive to this event tonight. Jeff Tipton is coming in out of state and I bet his sidekick Dave comes along with him. I wouldn't be surprised if Gary Goldsberry and Brent Drake both make a showing.

Plus many from Chapter 18 near Chicago will be there. I am looking forward to talking to these guys.

I will post several pictures of faces that show up. Tickets were $60 per person for the meal and ceremony, so it must be a big event.

Wow. Good for Tom. I like him a lot.
Always had good experience and he seemed like the man who always went the extra mile.
I'd go too if we were a bit closer to one another.

Can you fill in this Austr-alien a bit about Tom and his achievements?

Must be a KuuuuL DuuuuDe

Your wish is my command.

ILLINOIS AVIATION HALL OF FAME
The 2017 Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame banquet and
induction ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. May 25 at
the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign.
Candidates are inducted into the Illinois Aviation Hall of
Fame based on their service to the aviation community in
Illinois on a long-term basis. This year’s inductees
include Marshall F. Knox, Cynthia Madsen, Thomas
Milton, Lloyd Thomas and Steve and Tina Thomas. Two
Illinois organizations are being awarded the Spirit of Flight
Award for their service: AeroStar Consulting Corporation
in Chicago and Challenger Learning Center in Normal.
Congratulations to our awardees and inductees.

Thomas Milton
Tom Milton did more than just bring aviation into the
classroom. He got kids excited about aviation by setting
up a full-time high school aviation classroom in a hangar
in Chicago. A pilot, aviation mechanic and educator, he
taught aircraft mechanics at the Chicago Vocational
High School. He spent a great deal of his own time
upgrading the World War II era hangar into a modern
classroom, taking students to fly-ins and arranging
introductory flights. Milton was active in the Homewood
Flossmoor Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, teaching
Cadet’s Pilot Ground School and becoming Deputy
Commander of Cadets.
Milton is known locally and nationally for his dedication
to gyroplane safety and education through his work as
a Technical Inspector for the EAA and his affiliation with
the Popular Rotorcraft Association, where he has served
as both an officer and director of his local chapter and
at the national level.

Still at the ceremony.

That one picture is Tom and his beautiful family.

Notice the Wolverines sign outside our room!

Awesome.... guys like him are getting few and far between these days....Muchus Kudos

Nice of you to make sure they fitted a sign especially for us Stan

Toms award

Hi Bro
Great pictures, wish I could have been there.

I'd like to send your pictures to PSF magazine in hopes Roy might publish it.
Do I have your permission?

Go right ahead John.