Jump Out Of A Plane? Really Dad?

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Kings Park resident Jim Dipelesi would do anything for his dad.  Anything? absolutely. So when his 86-year old dad announced he was going to fulfill a lifelong goal and skydive, it was a no-brainer that Jim would  say count me in.  

86-year old Jim L. DipelesiAt 13,500 feet, local Kings Park resident and business owner (JRD Tech) Jim Dipelesi, and hisKings Park resident Jim Dipelesi dad, Jim L Dipelesi, each checked one thing off their bucket lists on Saturday, April 28, 2012.  Exiting from a perfectly good twin engine plane, in fact three generations of the Dipelesi family stepped out.  It had been a lifelong ambition of the WW2 Navy Veteran’s, which was picked up on by his grandson Danny.  His gift to his grandfather was to skydive from the SkyRanch up in Gardiner, NY.  But the elder Dipelesi had another goal of his own.  He wanted to wait until his 86^th birthday, which was earlier this month, so that he was a year older than George H Bush when he celebrated his 85^th birthday with a parachute jump.  Dad knew that the record was by a 100 year old, but there is time for that.

The staff at the SkyRanch were all very impressed with the 86 year old.  Dad commented that the day was perfect, and once back on the ground, he shook the hand of his tandem instructor Steve, thanking him for a great ride.

Along for the adventure with the two Jim’s, was sister Joan, and two of her sons, Danny and Chris, with their two girlfriends.