Cesar Gonzalez
August 9, 1932 ~ January 9, 2024
Cesar Gonzalez, 91, retired engineer with Cessna Aircraft, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at Downing & Lahey West Mortuary. Preceded in death by his parents, Cesar Conrado and Victoria; and by his wife of 68 years, Berta. Survived by sons, Robert Gonzalez of Wichita, KS, and Richard and wife, Joan Kay Gonzalez of San Antonio, TX. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Young Eagles, c/o EAA Aviation Center, 3000 Poberezny Rd, Oshkosh, WI 54903 https://www.eaa.org/eaa/support-eaa/give.
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Dear Robert, Richard and families
For me Cesar has always been “THE GURU” in aviation gasoline and inspirer to learn more. Cesars work with ethanol-ether in aviation gasoline was decades ahead of all other fuel specialists and companies attemps to create a future high octane biobased unleaded aviation gasoline. His dedicated work has given results and currently the only high octane unleaded aviation gasoline on active test with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is an ethanol-ether based fuel.
Thank you Cesar for being my partner in heading the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) task-force for a world wide standard of ethanol-ether in aviation gasoline – a journey that took us both 10 years to accomplish.
The enclosed picture with Cesar and myself is from Poland year 2006 and a visit to the radial aircraft engine producer Kalisz for engine tests with aviation gasoline containing bio ethanol ether.
Lars Hjelmberg
Sollentuna Sweden.