Memories tether generations of family to the Goodyear blimp

From: Daily Breeze | Date: November 12, 2003| Author: DONAHUE | Copyright information

The Goodyear blimp is a familiar sight in the South Bay. When the blimp is flying or grounded at its base in Carson, our friends and family will always say, "There's Deda's blimp!" (Deda is Serbian for grandpa.)

My family is from Akron, Ohio, and several of them _ my grandfather, father and uncles _ worked at the tire plant. My father, Milan Stayshich, during World War II received some training in aeronautical mechanics and continued with night classes once the war ended. After he fini...

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