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Pilot killed in crash was easygoing, hardworking
| Thursday, Jul 17 2008 1:04 PM
Last Updated: Friday, Jul 18 2008 7:25 AM
Easygoing, hardworking and the head of not only a large family but his own technology company, Douglas John Sharratt’s death in a plane crash in Oregon has his neighbors reeling.
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Smoke from the wreckage of a Cessna 441 can be seen after it slammed into the ground at Sunriver Airport south of Bend, Ore. The wreck killed Douglas John Sharratt of Bakersfield Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy of Owen Shirley via KTVZ)
The wreckage of a Cessna 441 after it slammed into the ground at Sunriver Airport south of Bend, Ore. (Photo courtesy of Owen Shirley via KTVZ)
The Cessna 441 is seen moments before it slammed into the ground at Sunriver Airport near south of Bend, Ore. (Photo courtesy of Owen Shirley via KTVZ)
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“I’m just in shock,” said Linda Monroe, who lives a couple houses down from Sharratt’s home in a neighborhood south of Ming Avenue and west of Gosford Road. “I just saw him the other day.”
Sharratt was piloting a Cessna 441 twin-engine plane that crashed near the Sunriver Airport about 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The airport is located south of Bend, Ore.
Sharratt was the only person on board.
Monroe described Sharratt as a quiet, easygoing man who was always friendly. He has six children and a wife, Rebecca.
Sam Monroe, Linda Monroe’s husband, said Sharratt was a successful businessman and built his company, ProSoft Technology Inc., from a small operation into one with offices all over the world.
“He was a very successful entrepreneur,” Jim Monroe said.
Jim Hungerford, ProSoft’s managing director, said the company had no comment Thursday morning but a statement would be released later in the day.
The company, which specializes in communications solutions for industries including oil and gas, power and water/wastewater, has its corporate office at 1675 Chester Ave. Sharratt was president of the company.
The plane Sharratt was flying was registered to ProSoft, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus said. FAA officials were investigating the crash.