Raeford, North Carolina
RAEFORD - Gene Paul Thacker, of 1701 Doc Brown Road, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, in First Health Moore Regional Hospital at the age of 81. Mr. Thacker was born in Pike County, Ky., on June 21, 1931, to the late Appy Thacker and Octavia Smith Thacker. He was preceded in death by his son, Paul...
Read MoreTruly a significant loss for the skydiving world. Gene Paul was among the greatest pioneers of the sport. I am honored to have worked with him for 6 years. My heartfelt condolences to Billie, Kim, Tony and Tim. His legacy will flourish forever.
Bill Clendenning
August 30, 2012 | Lone Tree, CO
RIP Gene Paul.
Jimmy Taylor
August 23, 2012
Hard to take, hard to believe. God bless you for all you did and who you were, GP. De Oppresso Liber.
Bill Fishburne
August 23, 2012 | Hendersonville, NC
My Condolences to the family of Gene Paul Thacker. I grew up admiring him, Hawkeye, Ray Duffy and leo Krysky when they were Golden Knights and am saddened by the loss of a true Patriot. May God bless and keep you all.
Rick MacCrone
August 23, 2012 | Pace, FL
So very sorry to hear of this loss of yours.....and of ours. GPT will be missed.
Steve Connell
August 22, 2012
So very sorry to hear of this loss of yours ....and of ours. GPT will be missed.
August 22, 2012
Thoughts and Prayers are with you all.
Blue Skies Gene Paul...
Lynn Riley-Carson
August 22, 2012 | Fountain, CO
Billie and family, I am very sadened to hear the news about Gene Paul. My family and I send you our deepest condolences. Gene Paul was always an inspiration to me when I lived and worked there back in the 70s. I later went on to be an Army pilot, mainly because of my exposure to Raeford. God bless.
Rich Sheppard
August 22, 2012 | FL
A mournful event. Gene Paul will be long remembered by me for his tireless assistance in my quest to become a meaningful contributor to the skydiving community. His passing ends a period of growth and development of the universe of freefallers to it's present level.
Mike Schultz
August 22, 2012 | Crofton, MD
