---- "Alan B. Pearce" <A.B.Pearce@rl.ac.uk> wrote: 
> Wally Shirra, one of the original 7 astronauts selected for Mercury 
> missions, and AIUI the only astronaut to fly Mercury, Gemini and Apollo 
> missions, passed away on May 3rd (some reports say May 2nd).
> 
> http://www.wallyschirra.com/ 

Schirra lived here in San Diego, and that evening one of the radio
stations replayed interviews with him over the years. Pretty cool.

regards, Jack
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