Robert
Dale Kehs
Kehs,
Robert Dale age 78 of Rosarito, Mexico; formerly of Eden Prairie, MN died
peacefully on July, 9 2014. Bob was born in Philadelphia, PA on November 21,
1935 and grew up in Buffalo, NY. He joined the US Marine Corp and was
commissioned as Captain and piloted the A-1 Skyraider before his 35 years of
service to NWA. He was well known among pilots for his love of flying and his
dedication to the Air Line Pilots Association. He is survived by his
loving wife Sylvia Dombrosky, children Kevin Kehs, Kathy (Jim) Strahan and
Matthew Kehs, grandchildren Lucas Kehs, Maxwell Kehs, Marcus Kehs and Lily
Strahan. A celebration of his life was held in Baja Mexico. If you wish to make
a contribution in Bob's memory, his charity of choice is the Flying Samaritans,
P.O. Box 439030, San Diego, CA 92143.
Published
on July 27, 2014
Many of Bob's friends and
family said goodbye to Bob yesterday afternoon as his ashes were spread over the
Pacific. At the same time over the waters of Cancun, a Volaris Airline's
Captain, a friend of Bob's and unable to attend his send off, received
permission to descend to 10,000 feet to honor Bob by doing a fly over, after
advising the passengers of its purpose. Thought you might like to hear the end
of Bob's story.
Sylvia esylviad@gmail.com
~ IN MEMORY ~
NWA Capt. Robert ‘Bob’ D. Kehs
November 21, 1935 ~ July 9, 2014
We wish to inform friends and colleagues of the passing of
RNPA member retired NWA pilot Captain Robert Dale Kehs, age 78. I believe he
was born/raised in Pennsylvania. Captain Kehs joined Northwest Airlines
04-23-1959 and retired in 1995. The first ever ALPA Dave Behnke Lifetime
Achievement award was presented to Captain Kehs aka. ‘Dr. Strike’ in October
of 2000.....read more below. Captain Kehs is survived by Eileen Sylvia
Dombrosky. He had most recently resided at
591 Telegraph Canyon Road , Chula Vista CA 91910-6436 ...
(702) 951-7578
Should we hear more as to arrangements we will be sure to
update our blogspot at http://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
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David Behncke Lifetime Achievement Award
Monday, October 16, 2000
The first ever Dave Behnke Lifetime Achievement award was
presented to Robert Kehs from Northwest.
The United MEC recommended Captain Robert D. Kehs, a retired
Northwest Airlines pilot, to be considered as the first recipient of the David
Behncke Life time Achievement Award. This award was established by the Executive
Council to give special recognition to ALPA members who, during the course of
his or her career, have made an extraordinary contribution to the Association,
its members and to trade unionism. Nominations for this award are made to the
Executive Council by any MEC other than the one the nominee is employed by. This
nomination must then be unanimously approved by the Executive Council before it
is bestowed on the individual.
Year 2000: The ALPA Board of Directors presented the first
David L. Behncke Lifetime Achievement Award to Capt. Robert Kehs (Northwest,
Ret.) for his efforts on behalf of all ALPA members during and beyond his flying
career. Capt. Kehs’s experience and expertise in collective bargaining and his
tenacious manner during strike preparations provided invaluable help to numerous
pilot groups who have, as a result, achieved stronger, more enforceable
contracts.
This
message came to RNPA News from Bill Iams.
Though Bob was not a great correspondent, your address
was the one he kept in his address book. And so, you are the one to whom he
wanted to say good-bye when he passed. He died as he lived his life on his own
terms without causing too much of a fuss. He didn't wish a grand funeral with a
lot of empty talk, rather he asked that you raise a glass of your favorite
beverage in a toast to him and wish him a swift journey. He was exceptionally
proud of the work he did with ALPA during his career and cherished the award he
received.
November 21, 1935- July 09,
2014
Sylvia Dombrosky
Philip E Hallin
Email:
pehallin@blackhole.com
H 952-474-9111
C 612-710-5608
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