Arthur Simoneau enjoying the outdoors. (Photo courtesy of In Defense of Animals) Expand “He had a very high regard and respect for the air,” said Steve Murillo, a local hang glider and ...

Arthur Simoneau was found near the doorway of his Topanga home, apparently trying to defend it from the Palisades fire. Hang-gliding pioneer dies in Palisades inferno - Los Angeles Times ...

Arthur Simoneau, who lived for the great outdoors, killed in Palisades fire at home he built Friends and family of the Topanga Canyon man are tentatively planning a celebration of life for him on ...

Arthur Simoneau’s final flight in Yosemite National Park off Glacier Point in Sept. 2024. (Photo courtesy of In Defense of Animals) Arthur Simoneau hang gliding in Yosemite National Park.

Arthur Simoneau, who lived for the great outdoors, killed in Palisades fire at home he built Friends and family of the Topanga Canyon man are tentatively planning a celebration of life for him on ...

Arthur Simoneau, who lived for the great outdoors, killed in Palisades fire at home he built Friends and family of the Topanga Canyon man are tentatively planning a celebration of life for him on ...

In his nearly seven decades on earth, Arthur Simoneau chased the sky. The 69-year-old hang glider pilot rode the wind, navigating the dangerous peaks of Owens Valley and Yosemite with the confidence ...