~ IN MEMORY ~
WWII veteran, NWA Capt. George E.
Stevenson
October 21, 1924 ~ July 19,
2016
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Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
From: RNPA News
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 5:27 PM Subject: George Stevenson
Has Flown West.
I regret to
report that NWA pilot and RNPA member George Stevenson has passed away at age
91. There will be a memorial service Wednesday, July 27th, at 11AM at
Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 147th & Garrett in Apple Valley.
Visitation will be ½ hour before the service. More details can be found in the
St. Paul Pioneer Press obituary at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/twincities/obituary.aspx?n=george-e-stevenson&pid=180764775&fhid=12852
George E. STEVENSON
Age
91, WWII Veteran, passed away peacefully on July 19,
2016. Preceded in death by wife, Rosemary; parents, Glenn and Linda Stevenson;
sister, Florence Boughton; and brother, William "Bill". Survived by children,
Chris Anderson and Judy Canepa; grandchildren, Tracey Costales, Derek (Amanda)
Sanft, Erin (Keith) Martin, Nicolle (Joe) Marx, Annie Anderson and DJ Anderson;
and great-grandchildren, Allison, Tyson, Luke, Colton, Emma and Emily. George
graduated from John Marshall Sr. High in 1942. In December of that year, he
began his aviation career by enlisting in the Army Air Corps where he entered the aviation
cadet pilot training program and became an aircraft commander with the 529th
Bomb Squad, 380th Bomb Group and 5th AF. He joined Northwest Airlines in 1947 as
a ground agent and then began his 36 year commercial flying career in 1948.
After retirement at age 60, he enjoyed building and flying experimental
aircraft. Memorial service Wednesday 11 AM at Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 147th
& Garrett, Apple Valley with visitation 1/2 hour before. Interment Fort
Snelling. Memorials to Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation, PO Box 23827, Tampa, FL
33623-3827. Henry W. Anderson 952-432-2331 www.HenryWAnderson.com
Published
in Pioneer Press on July 24, 2016
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