I just heard on the other rotary engine newsletter
  that Mike Wills was killed in a glider accident.
  I have no further details. He was staking time off
  flying his rotary powered RV-4 to go soaring.
  Brian Trubee

 Is he from Spring Valley CA. ?
 http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=11622628&hl=17

 Chris Cosman

 I think so.

 Paul Lamar


I just heard the news this morning and am very shocked and saddened.  Mike
was one of my closer friends in the rotary community and a big inspiration
for me to get started.  His workmanship on his RV-4 was constant source of
higher goal-setting for me.  We previously owned a C-140 together to get our
tailwheel experience for flying our RV's.  He was always a very careful and
conscientious pilot.
His house is in Spring Valley (East County San Diego) and he leaves
behind his wife and children.

Here is another article I found:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700049229/California-pilot-believed-dead-from-crash-in-Tushar-Mountains-in-Southern-Utah.html
Attached is a picture of mike with his sail plane and his RV-4 in the
background.

I will miss him very much and my thoughts are with his family.