Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 05-07-2017 08:38 PM
The First Flight Lunar Module in Warren, Ohio was established in 2001 on the former site of Warren Airways, where Neil Armstrong is said to have made his first flight in a Ford Tri-Motor airplane at the age of six.
The First Flight Lunar Module serves many purposes. It recognizes Warren native Neil Armstrong and honors his space career. It stands as a testament to the spirit and talent of the Warren community. Most importantly, it is an educational resource and an inspiration to children to follow their dreams.
The First Flight Lunar Module, also referred to as the Lunar Module Memorial, includes a half-scale Apollo lunar module.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 05-07-2017 08:42 PM
Astronaut Ron Parise, who died in 2008, will be honored with an official Ohio Historical Marker at the First Flight Lunar Module (Lunar Module Memorial), reports the Tribune Chronicle.
Parise was a former Warren resident who graduated from Western Reserve High School in 1969, the same year Armstrong took his first steps on the moon.
...The marker will be located in the grass to the right of the entrance gate, making the tribute to Parise the first thing visitors see at the memorial.
The dedication will be 11 a.m. May 24, a date that was chosen because it is Parise’s birthday. Aside from local officials who will attend the ceremony, Parise’s mother and former classmates will be there to speak about Parise and his accomplishments.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 05-25-2017 08:44 PM
WKBN27 video
The marker was placed next to the Neil Armstrong First Flight Memorial Park, which is near Ron Parise's childhood home.
Cathryn Parise, center, mother of astronaut and Warren native Ronald A. Parise, views the Ohio Historical Marker dedicated to her son that was unveiled Wednesday at the site of the Neil Armstrong First Flight Lunar Module in Warren. Ronald Parise would have been 66 on Wednesday. He died in 2008 at the age of 56.
With Cathryn is Fred Pisanelli, left, a childhood friend of Ronald Parise, and James Valesky, founder of the Warren Heritage Center, which raised money for the marker.
("Endeavor" is misspelled on the plaque; the Warren Heritage Center is aware of it. The original text was correct but an error was introduced in the creation process.)
posted 05-07-2017 08:38 PM
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