Firefox author passed away Posted on April 9, 2011 by alert5 Craig Thomas, who wrote the novel Firefox, has passed away at the age of 69. Related posts (Automatically Generated): Father of Chengdu J-7 fighter passed away Tuskegee Airman and USAF’s first black helicopter pilot passed away Mikhail Simonov, designer of the Su-27, passed away Former president of Fairchild Industries and co-inventor of the bazooka passed away French World War II ace passed away House passed Defense Level Playing Field Act