FROM THE PUBLISHER
PUBLISHER
GREG NAPERT
gnapert@DOMmagazine.com
When you are managing a circulation list of more than 27,000 aircraft maintenance professionals, it is natural that on any given day you gain and lose subscribers. It’s also typical that we are occasionally informed of the passing of a reader. Many of the notifications aren’t pleasant as the surviving spouse might be mourning and/or annoyed that we keep sending our magazine. I believe they think we somehow get automatically notified that their spouse has passed. We also sometimes have someone contact us that says they have sent us “several” notifications to discontinue the subscription and act quite furious — when in fact we had not received any (understandably some of the spouses are elderly and are sometimes confused). Some even contact us after many years (8 years as an example) stating that their “spouse died eight years ago and could we please stop sending the magazine?” When this happens, I think to myself “I wish they would have told me eight years ago!” In any case, there are naturally lots of types of grieving, lots of relationships, and lots of circumstances that come into play when managing the affairs of losing your spouse, and we understand. But recently, I received a short letter
from a surviving spouse, asking to cancel her husband’s subscription of our sister publication, Helicopter Maintenance Magazine. When I read this letter, it became quite clear that the wife was beaming with pride over her former husband, that she was quite familiar with his work and that she understood his level of professionalism and took pride in what he brought to his career. Amazingly, he passed away over six years ago — and she talks about him as if he passed yesterday. To protect her identity, I’ve concealed their names. “I am writing today to ask you to cancel
my husband’s subscription to Helicopter Maintenance Magazine. He died in November 2012, and I am so sorry it has taken me this long to reach out to you! He loved this magazine and read it eagerly every month when
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it arrived! He was so proud to be an A&P maintenance technician. “He went to California to the only two-year
school for this specialty in the 1970s. He never lacked for a job after he returned home! He was very smart and a natural “gearhead,” as he characterized himself. He was considered to be the best A&P technician in this area by his peers. He had a full-time job with Blount Brothers Construction Co. He also worked for several other aircraft owners in the area. Almost everyone who had an airplane or helicopter in this area wanted him to do their Annual Inspections. He was the best in our area and could have commanded any price for his services. He never took advantage of his reputation, however. “Thank you for your excellent publication
which gave him so much pleasure.” If there is a legacy that I would hope
for myself, it’s that those that were closest to me in my life know how much pride I take in my work and that this pride overflows to my personal life as well. Obviously, it did in his life — and the fact that his wife still feels this, even eight years after his passing, is testimony that his enthusiasm for his job was enjoyed and respected by many.
JOBS JOBS JOBS On another topic – I want to announce that D.O.M. media group, in partnership with JSFirm, is launching a weekly eNewsletter called Jobs Insight! By simply going to
www.dommagazine. com/subscribe-enewsletter and filling out your email (plus some other optional information) you can have aircraft maintenance-related jobs delivered directly to your INBOX! No need to search — they will come directly to you. When you see a job that interests you, click on the link and it will take you to the JSFIRM. com website where you can read the details about the job and even apply! The best part — the newsletter is FREE. So subscribe today and make sure to tell your friends. .
Thanks for reading! Greg Napert, Proud to be an A&P
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