In Memoriam
Richard Carroll: April 21, 1947 - July 10, 2016
On July 10, IPMS/MOSS member Richard Carroll passed away from complications of pneumonia following a battle with lung cancer.
Richard brought a lot of joy and laughter to the Club; he always had a smile and a story for every occasion, and his sense of humor made the stories all the more entertaining! Being a long-time resident of Taney County, he offered a lot of unique personal perspective on the local events and happenings through the years.
Richard also brought a lot of historical knowledge about the scale plastic model hobby to the Club meetings through his collection of rare and interesting kits from his side-business, The Styrene Pit! It seemed that Richard could almost always give the background (original manufacturer, production history, different editions of the model produced through the years, etc.) on many of the kits our members brought to show at our monthly meetings.
Richard served in the US Air Force from February 1971 to February 1977 as a Disbursement Accounting Specialist with the Military Pay Unit at Little Rock AFB in Jacksonville, Arkansas. He reached the rank of Sergeant before getting out of the Air Force.
Richard will truly be missed -- both as a friend and fellow modeler.
Richard brought a lot of joy and laughter to the Club; he always had a smile and a story for every occasion, and his sense of humor made the stories all the more entertaining! Being a long-time resident of Taney County, he offered a lot of unique personal perspective on the local events and happenings through the years.
Richard also brought a lot of historical knowledge about the scale plastic model hobby to the Club meetings through his collection of rare and interesting kits from his side-business, The Styrene Pit! It seemed that Richard could almost always give the background (original manufacturer, production history, different editions of the model produced through the years, etc.) on many of the kits our members brought to show at our monthly meetings.
Richard served in the US Air Force from February 1971 to February 1977 as a Disbursement Accounting Specialist with the Military Pay Unit at Little Rock AFB in Jacksonville, Arkansas. He reached the rank of Sergeant before getting out of the Air Force.
Richard will truly be missed -- both as a friend and fellow modeler.
The Richard Carroll Memorial Award (RCMA)
MOSS CON 2017 marks the first year that IPMS/MOSS will be able to give this award.
This award is to honor the memory of our friend and fellow modeler, Richard Carroll, who passed away in July 2016. The RCMA is awarded to the modeler whose model best represents Richard's style, taste and model building preference.
"Build what you want, the way you want to, and above all...have fun!"
This award is to honor the memory of our friend and fellow modeler, Richard Carroll, who passed away in July 2016. The RCMA is awarded to the modeler whose model best represents Richard's style, taste and model building preference.
"Build what you want, the way you want to, and above all...have fun!"
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The Richard Carroll Memorial Award Winners
2017
The first annual Richard Carroll Memorial Award was presented to Ken Leslie for his Monogram 1:8 scale 1932 Ford Drag Car, which the judges determined would be right along with Richard's sense of humor in model building!
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In Memoriam
Mike Wenig: August 25, 1932 - September 28, 2017
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Mike Wenig was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He returned to California to attend college before being drafted into the US Navy during the Korean War, where he served on the USS Toledo.
After the war, he had a 35 year career with the American Broadcasting Company as a video tape engineer. He traveled the world covering the Olympic games, the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, NFL and college football, the Rose Bowl parade, PGA golf tournaments, and 16 years at the Academy Awards. Mike won seven Emmy awards for his hard work in the television industry. In 1967, Mike married Patricia Meyers in Las Vega, Nevada. They enjoyed 47 years together before her passing in March 2015. In 1992, Mike started Branson Hobby Center (formerly known as TPA Hobby Center) in Hollister, Missouri. Sadly, Mike passed away just seven days before his beloved hobby shop reached its 25th anniversary. Mike was a premier supporter of and excellent friend to IPMS/MOSS, he will be greatly missed. |