~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, DL Capt. Walt
Massey
June 19, 1938 ~ January 4,
2016
Word has been received with the passing
of retired Delta pilot Captain Walter Monroe Massey Jr., age 77. Captain Massey
joined Delta Air Lines 11-30-1964 and I believe was based Atlanta his entire
career. In 1984 he is listed as Captain-Atlanta, in 1989 Chief Instruc.
Pilot/ATL, in 1994 Captain ATL/052, and at the time of his retirement in August
1997 he is listed 031/ATL, Ld. Line Ck. Airman.
Captain Massey's obituary and guestbook
may be viewed online at http://hm-patterson-son-canton-hill-chapel.tributes.com/dignitymemorial/obituary/Walter-M.-Massey-103158031
Arrangements entrusted to H.M. Patterson & Son-Canton Hill Chapel
of Marietta, Georgia (770) 977-9485.
Services will be held tomorrow Thursday,
January 7th at 10:00 AM at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church Chapel in Marietta,
Georgia.
Interment: Georgia National
Cemetery, Canton GA.
Survived by his wife Betty, personal
condolences may be sent to the family at
3439 Turtle Cove Ct SE , Marietta GA
30067-4314 ... (770) 953-3334
Thank you,
~ Carol for the
PCN
Obituary.........................................
Walter Massey passed away Monday, January
4, 2016. He graduated from Bessemer High School in Bessemer, AL. He was a
scholarship pitcher for the University of Alabama's baseball team. He served in
the U.S. Army Aviation before becoming a pilot for Delta Airlines. There he
managed the MD-88 and MD-11 programs. In 1996 he flew the Olympic flame from
Athens, Greece to Los Angeles, CA. He retired from Delta in 1997 after 32 years
of service. Walt served on the Cobb County Parks and Recreation Board. He was
ranked in both national and state tennis. He played Delta tournaments with the
late Bill Hay and he played Father and Daughter tennis at the U.S. Open with
daughter Tara. He also coached boy's baseball with his son-in-law Steele McCown,
his best friend. He was a great scratch golfer. Walt served on the Connection
Team with his wife Betty at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church. He was always a winner
in everything except cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife Betty, daughter
Tara McCown and her husband Steele; son Walter Massey III; grandchildren Ashley
and Hunter McCown and Trivette Baker. He is also survived by his mother, Ethel
Massey and brother, William Massey. A service will be held in his honor
Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church Chapel
in Marietta, GA. A burial will follow at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton,
GA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center. Arrangements made by H M Patterson Canton Hill Chapel in Marietta,
GA.
Salute, Walt. You were a friend and a credit to Delta.
ReplyDeleteDan Funk