Our propeller world is smaller today – Chris Bell, Superman for McCauley Product Support, Textron Scholar and our friend left us Tuesday, 06 March. With Chris’ passing we lost the piston rod of our prop world. And as overwhelmed as we feel, we are humbled by the loss to his beloved son, Connor, and wife, Andrea.

If Chris was anything, he was first a happy husband and doting father. He was dedicated to McCauley, Cessna and Textron products BUT Andrea and Connor were his world. Through Chris and his family stories we all know the Bell Family intimately. That was Chris’ gift to us – that each of us felt like his closest friends.

We remember when Chris was McCauley’s ’new guy’. We grew up, in our prop shops, while Chris developed into possibly Prop World’s greatest expert. “What will we do without him” seems all we can say.

But to Chris we’d like to say –

You are appreciated and loved. It’s out there, Chris, “Second star to the right and straight on ’til morning” a place without bedtimes but plenty of airplanes to dogfight, pirates to battle, a second chance at fun, and video games on big screen in every room. Wait for us, we are missing you.

If you would like to donate to the Bell Scholarship Fund, please visit their GoFundMe.com page. We thank you in advance.