Peggy fossett biography

Peggy was a native of St. Louis, Missouri.
She was born on June 10, 1944 in Missouri.
Peggy Viehland Fossett1944 - 2017CarmelPeggy Viehland Fossett, age 73 of Carmel, California, formerly of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday.

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Fossett in New Zealand in 2002 after a failed attempt to break the world gliding altitude record. He finally succeeded four years later, establishing a record—50,722 feet—that still stands.

The plane trundled down the runway, bumping over the nubs and nicks of the remote desert airstrip, and rose on the warm late summer thermals toward a landscape of mountains as bleak and silent as a block of tombs. At the stick sat perhaps the most famous aviator since Chuck Yeager, a man who had tempted and beaten death so many times that his life seemed to be in the hands of angels. Among his best-known feats were his balloon flights, including the first solo trip around the world. There were also his airplane adventures—again, he became the first person to circle the globe nonstop. He set two transcontinental air speed records in a single day and, among dozens of other milestones, boasted the highest glider altitude (50,722 feet) and the top speed for airships. As if flying feats weren't enough, he climbed 350 mountains, including several of the tallest peaks

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Steve Fossett

American businessman, aviator, sailor, and adventurer (1944–2007)

James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft. He made his fortune in the financial services industry and held world records for five nonstop circumnavigations of the Earth: as a long-distance solo balloonist, as a sailor, and as a solo flight fixed-wing aircraft pilot.

A fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club, Fossett set more than one hundred records^{[verification needed]} in five different sports, sixty of which still stood at the time of his death. He broke three of the seven absolute world records for fixed-wing aircraft recognized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, all in his Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer.^[1] In 2002, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club of the UK,^[2] and was inducted into the National Aviation Hal

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Obituary: Peggy Viehland Fossett, June 10 1944, to Oct. 17, 2017

Peggy Viehland Fossett, age 73, of Carmel, California, formerly of Chicago, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. She was born on June 10, 1944, in Missouri.

Peggy was a beloved wife, sister, cousin, aunt and friend to many people worldwide who remember her grace and strength through life’s challenges and tragedy. She married businessman and adventurer Steve Fossett in 1968, and while shunning the media’s spotlight, she enthusiastically supported his every venture.

Peggy was a native of St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Little Flower Catholic School and Brentwood High School and was an alumna of Webster University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966. Peggy was a retired vice president at The First National Bank of Chicago. She was a dedicated and generous philanthropist.

Peggy provided immeasurable financial support to many worthwhile charitable organizations including Boy Scouts of America, Adler Planetarium, Webster University, Washingt