Hearts and Prayers Out to Family and Friends of James Hladky -- Owner of Cyclone Drilling -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Link here.

Haakon County Sheriff Mel Smith says the helicopter crashed in a pasture a mile south of Philip early Saturday afternoon. Sixty-four-year-old pilot James Hladky was pronounced dead at the scene.

Hladky was the owner of Cyclone Drilling Inc. He was alone in the helicopter. Smith says Hladky was flying to Winner to see a friend.

Very sad.

Another link here. 

One of Gillette’s best known business owners and perhaps Campbell County’s most generous community leader, James Hladky, age 64, passed away unexpectedly this weekend.