My Perfect Wife


In Memory of Erral Lea Plymate

September 18, 1928   -   July 4, 2003

     A web-based personalized memorial is our way of expressing memories of Erral for all time, and making them accessible for everyone to see.  This came about after lengthy discussions between her husband, Glenn Plymate, and children, Debra, Jeff, and Claude.  It was Claude who gave us the idea for creating a website.

     These several pages show Erral's life and the extraordinary woman she was.  She was beautiful, talented, and exceptionally devoted to her family.  Married to Glenn for more than 56 years, it came to an end too soon.  But we should not grieve.

Don't cry because it's over;

smile because it happened.

     The words on these pages have been written by Glenn, in consultation with Debra and with encouragement from Jeff and Claude.


     If you have any comments or questions you'd like to ask, please email me: gply27@gmail.com.  Thanks so much for stopping by.


                                                      Sincerely,


Founded in 2003, the Erral Lea Plymate Memorial Endowment at the AOPA Foundation is now at a level above $755,000.  Earnings from the Endowment are dedicated primarily to air safety education.  

In 2011, to honor Erral, AOPA established a flight training scholarship in her name -- the Erral Lea Plymate Memorial Scholarship -- to help student pilots pursue their dreams of flight.  A $5,000 scholarship was awarded to a deserving student pilot at AOPA Summit in September 2011.  And, AOPA has promised "This will be awarded annually for an indefinite period."  It will provide inspiration for others to learn to fly, and help bolster the pilot population.

Click on http://flighttraining.aopa.org/ftscholarship for flight training scholarship details.

Three years ago when 2008's economic catastrophe raised havoc in many sectors, a bill that allowed tax-free gifts to be made from IRAs presented a unique opportunity.  Matching funds were pledged,  and "Operation Phoenix" was put in motion.  As if rising from the ashes of financial disaster, the Erral Lea Plymate Memorial Endowment soared to the undreamed of level it is currently at.  An innovative gift-matching program was the key, and you can see how it began by clicking on Triple Play. 

Support of the air safety mission can be expressed by joining the generous donors shown on Page 10, Memorial Endowment.  To make a tax-free gift, you can use a printable form or call Agnes Macdonald, Director of Development Administration, AOPA Foundation (301) 695 2112. 

Erral's website is continually under development and several pages are yet to be completed.  A photo album is at the bottom of Page 8, "Full Circle-Back to Oregon". 

There is also a brief story of Erral's flight training and a new article, "Fly-In Beach Cabin" on Page 6, "Three Kids Added".
  

More text and pictures are in the works.  Please stop by whenever you can.

(rev. 10/1/11)