Just heard through the grapevine that Mark Whitesell passed away this past September 21. Mark had been out of the industry the last 15 or so years due to an injury but was one hell of an HP back in the day. He could whip out the most detailed survey you ever saw before most techs had their name and date written down. He was one of the original techs in the late 70's from the RAD Services, Apollo, PA connection. He knew his stuff but didn't take himself too seriously, had a great sense of humor, and loved pulling off big pranks. I've always missed working with him.
In the late 80's at an unnamed outage in PA, every morning during the POD (and I mean every morning), right on cue down to the minute, someone would come on over the PAX and yell, "C-a-w, C-a-w, C-a-w....B-I-R-D-M-A-N!!!" The whole room would bust out laughing but it drove mgmt nuts. They never did figure out who the Birdman was.
Rest in peace, Mark, rest in peace.
