(if he flew to mandatory age 60,
he may have retired with NWA?)
~ IN MEMORY ~
Pacific/RW/RC/NWA Capt. Louis John Furrer
Jr.
August 28, 1928 – September 28, 2013
Furrer, Louis John Jr. was born August 28, 1928 in San Mateo, CA. He
started his early love of flying by soloing in June 1946 in a 65 horse power
Taylor Craft and ended his career in an 80,000 pound thrust B-757. He was hired
as a Flight Purser by Southwest Airways in 1948. He served in the USAF from 1950
to 1954 as an Electronic Counter Measure Operator on the RB-36. Returning to
SWA, he was hired as a pilot in 1955. Rapid expansion led to his promotion to
DC-3 Captain in 1959, then on to the M-404, F-27, DC-9 and B757. Southwest
became Pacific Air Lines, Air West, Hughes Air West and Republic Airlines. Over
the years he held various management positions, Chief Pilot in San Francisco and
Denver, Regional Flight Manager and Director of Flight Operations. Overseas
assignments for Hughes Air West included Air Liberia in Monrovia, Liberia and
Ghana Airways in Accra Ghana. He is survived by his loving wife Margaux, brother
Richard, son David and daughter Julia Panelli, two step sons Earl and Robert
Norwood, 3 grandchildren and 4 step grandchildren & 3 great grandchildren.
Jack flew the last leg of his trip on September 28th at 8:15 a.m. Arrangements
entrusted to Carr-Tenney Mortuary, Tempe, visit www.carrtenneymortuary.com to
leave condolences and memories for Jack's family.
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