left the regatta, attended the meeting during which Olive Ann Beech told him, "I think that you ought to have all the free time you need for your interests. We accept your resignation." Wells signed the resignation letter and immediately returned to the regatta. After leaving Beech, Wells did some contract work for Cessna Aircraft, then changed careers and bought the controlling stock of the Union National Bank. He continued to race Snipes including his last competition, the 1986 National Master's regatta hosted by the Atlanta Yacht Club, when he was 79 years old. During retirement, Wells and his wife Marge flew from New York to a Paris vacation on the Concorde at Mach 2. Death Wells died on September 25, 1991, at the age of 84. References 1907 births 1991 deaths People from Corning, Iowa American male sailors (sport) Princeton University alumni Aviators from Iowa Aviation pioneers Beechcraft Snipe class world champions