NEA/DL Capt. Paul W. Cantin

~ IN MEMORY ~

NEA/DL Capt. Paul W. Cantin

July 5, 1944 ~ September 5, 2013

Word has been received with the passing of retired NEA/DL pilot Captain Paul William Cantin, age 69.  Paul hired on with Northeast 07-15-1968 and was based BOS.  A service of remembrance will be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 3:00 P.M at Lohman Funeral Home Port Orange, 1201 Dunlawton Ave, Port Orange, FL 32127.  

To view/sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral home website at http://www.lohmanfuneralhomes.com/ 

Survived by his wife Ruth personal condolences may be sent to their residence at

1059 Crystal Creek Drive , Port Orange  FL 32128-7391  ...  (860) 228-7775  

Obituary for Paul William Cantin

CANTIN, Paul, William 69, of Port Orange, FL, the husband of Ruth (Martin) Cantin died at his home on Thursday, September 5, 2013. A service of remembrance will be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 3:00 P.M at Lohman Funeral Home Port Orange, 1201 Dunlawton Ave, Port Orange, FL 32127. Born in Hartford, CT July 5 1944, he was the youngest son of the late Raoul and Aurora (Gagne) Cantin. Paul is a U.S. Army Veteran having proudly served his country from 1962 to 1966. At age 19, he was accepted into flight school and became the youngest pilot in the U.S. Army. He served as Chief Warrant Officer with the 173rd Brigade as a UH-1D helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1966 and was a lifetime member of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. Paul continued his aviation career as a pilot with Delta Airlines, from which he retired as Captain after 34 years of service in 2003. Paul enjoyed his retirement traveling with his wife Ruth, playing golf and playing blues harmonica. Besides his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Amy Cantin-Kaye and her husband Steven Kay of Hopkinton, MA, and his son Joel Cantin and his wife Susan of Fishers, IN; his grandchildren, Jessica and Thomas Cantin, and Lex and Margo Kaye, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his six brothers; Norman, Raymond, Gerald, Maurice, and Richard Cantin, Leo Guerard and his two sisters Murielle Adams and Cecile Grout. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.lohmanfuneralhomes.com  

Arrangements under the careful direction of Lohman Funeral Home, 1201 Dunlawton Ave., Port Orange, FL 32127  (386) 761-1100.

Celebration of Life:  September 10th at 3:00PM

Cemetery Details:  Daytona Memorial Park

1425 Bellevue Avenue

Daytona Beach, FL, 32114

(386) 226-1100 

 

From: Homestead

Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 10:18 AM

 http://PCN.homestead.com/Death_Form.html Paul William Cantin ,  Date of Birth     07/05/1944

 Date of Death    09/05/2013  ,  Relationship     Pilot

 Retired ,   Domicile     NYC ER
Age at death     69  ,  Cause of death     cancer
 Living Spouse    Ruth Cantin
 Address       Port Orange,  FL
 Airline    DAL-NE
 Guestbook URL     www.lohmanfuneralhomes.com 
Contact Name     Marc Pearce   Email    bidpbs@yahoo.com    Contact Phone     513-608-0310