More detail on this person: (CW4) Steven
'Steve' Paul Rhule beloved husband of Dr. Michele
Makary Rhule of Mercer; father of Morgan M. Rhule
of Miami; son of Donald H. Rhule of New
Wilmington, and the late Eileen Rhule; and brother
of Donald C. Rhule of New Hope, Pa., and Patty
Rhule of University Park, Md.; died Sunday, June
8, 2014, after a heart attack. He was 66.
Steve was chief pilot at Ibis Tek of Butler and
manager at Grove City Airport. Before retiring in
2007, he was a pilot for Continental Airlines and
People's Express for 22 years. >p>
He was an accident investigator with the U.S. Army
Agency for Aviation Safety, a safety manager, and
a military (Army) aviator for 26 years, flying
both helicopters and airplanes. He was director
of product development for Aeronautical
Accessories in Tennessee.
He served two tours of duty in the Vietnam
conflict (with the 1st Cav, '68 & '69; and 101st,
'71 & '72).
Steve had a lifelong passion for flight and
generously shared that love with all, teaching
pilots young and old. For four years, he operated
Silent Wings Soaring, a glider training school in
Grove City.
He graduated from Penn Hills High School in 1965
and earned a bachelor's degree in safety
management and a master's degree in systems
management from the University of Southern
California.
In lieu of flowers, please consider being an organ
donor through the Center for Organ Recovery and
Education, www.core.org; or memorial contributions
may be made to Mercer Area Library, 110 E.
Venango St., Mercer, PA 16137.
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