FRANKLIN, WIS. – The long-time owner of Rainbow Airport in Franklin, Wisconsin, Leon Rediske, 72, passed away May 6, 2014 at the Hope Hospice House in Cape Coral, Florida, following a battle with Glioblastoma brain cancer. During his career, Rediske operated a flight school at Rainbow Airport, an airport his father, Edward, founded in 1946. Rediske continued his career as a flight instructor and airframe and powerplant technician after Rainbow Airport closed in 1996.
In the 1980s, Rediske served as president of the Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association (WATA) and worked to improve relations between fixed base operators and the Milwaukee FAA Flight Standards District Office. In addition to WATA, Rediske was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Ozaukee Corvette Club, Corvettes on the Gulf (Fla.), West Allis-Milwaukee Amateur Radio Club, Ozaukee Radio Club and the Fort Myers Radio Club. He is survived by his wife, Jane, of 32 years.
For additional information on Leon Rediske and Rainbow Airport, go to: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/WI/Airfields_WI_SE.htm#rainbow.