There have been many transitions here at Preferred Airparts since our loss of my brother Ken Stoltzfus Jr., who passed away on July 19, 2011 following emergency surgery for a brain tumor.

From our founding in 1982, Preferred Airparts has been a family business with a commitment to serving God through the resources He entrusted to us. Ken was an important part of helping make that happen.

In order to provide the framework for our original vision to carry into the future, I have brought my brother Mark, and Ken’s sons Colby and Austin, into ownership in Preferred. Mark has been managing Preferred since last fall, in addition to overseeing AFM Hardware, and he will continue in that lead role.

Colby is presently working in Sales and is part of our management team. Austin is an apprentice mechanic in the Priority Air Charter maintenance shop. He has his Private ticket in helicopters and both he and Colby are working toward their fixed wing ratings.

Much of my time is devoted to projects related to missionary aviation, including flying a turbine DC-3, King Air and Cessna Caravan for Samaritan’s Purse in East Africa.

Thank you for the support that our family and the team at Preferred has felt from so many of you in the loss of Ken Jr.. We miss him, and we grieve, but we trust the sovereignty of God and are more committed than ever to communicating His Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ for all who hear, and who will receive that gift.

Thank you too, for your ongoing patronage. Our family and the Preferred Airparts team will do our best to serve you well!

Yours,
Brian Stoltzfus

Links:
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/InVideo/?bclid=957209661001&bctid=1266838927001

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/