"They were both pretty good friends of mine," said Panola
College chemistry instructor Philip Verhalen in Carthage (TX).
"Both of them were very strong family men. They will be missed a
lot."
He was talking this week about Brent Gee and Mark Schultz, killed
Sunday night when their RV6 apparently ran off the end of the
runway after losing power, according to the FAA preliminary report.
The Longview News-Journal reports the aircraft's left wing hit the
runway during a touch-and-go, then impacted the ground about a
quarter-mile from the end of the runway.