~ IN MEMORY ~
Navy veteran, DL Capt. John Ewing Quicksall
April 1, 1942 ~ February 3, 2017
Notification with the passing of retired Delta pilot Captain
John Ewing Quicksall, age 74. Captain Quicksall joined Delta Air Lines
04-09-1973 and retired in 2002, based 030/ATL. He is survived by his companion
Delores Kania, his children and grandchildren.
To sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral home
website at
The obituary may also be viewed online at
Captain Quicksall’s obituary below indicates that services
will be held later on in May at Bay Pines National Cemetery in St. Petersburg,
Florida. http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/baypines.asp
Should we receive more information we will be sure to update
our memorial site.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary........................
John Ewing QUICKSALL, 74, passed away February 3, 2017 at Bay
Pines VA Hospital. John, a resident of Gulfport, and born in St. Petersburg, was
the third generation of Pinellas county's pioneers. He was predeceased by his
parents, Dr. John Braden Quicksall and Frances Marian Ewing Quicksall; and
grandparents, Dr. William Edward Quicksall and Florence Braden Quicksall, and
Mabel Stokes Ewing all of Old St. Petersburg. John graduated from St. Petersburg
High School in 1960. He attended the University of Florida and graduated from
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL with a degree in
Aeronautical Engineering. He served in the Navy from 1966-1970 during the
Vietnam Conflict and retired from Delta Airlines as a flight Captain after 30
years of service. He had a life-long passion for airplanes and flying. He flew
around the world and taught flying for Delta based in Atlanta. In the Navy, he
flew as navigator into hurricanes to take wind measurements. He was an avid
bicyclist and rode every Saturday with friends and was a former member of St.
Petersburg Bicycle Club. On the day before his death, he rode his bicycle from
the Chattaway Restaurant to Munch's Restaurant, where he ate breakfast with Bob
Lindberg, Dr. David Hill, and three other friends. When he was a young man, he
rode his bicycle from Marietta, GA to Miami, FL in five days. He was a
mathematician who enjoyed solving math problems. He attributed his love of math
to his favorite teacher, Mrs. Hancy of St. Pete High School. He was a member of
the St. Petersburg Yacht Club.
John is survived by his companion and caregiver, Dolores
Kania; his son, John Jacob Quicksall (Jenny) of Thousand Oaks, CA; two
granddaughters, Abby Joy and Allie Lynn Quicksall; daughter, Elizabeth "Betsy"
Marie Quicksall Rowe (Matti) of Boulder, CO, awaiting the birth of his third
granddaughter. He is predeceased by his brother, James Montgomery Quicksall,
survived by his brother, Edward Stokes Quicksall (Mary) of Ponte Vedra Beach and
sisters Elin Quicksall Fowler Mullins (Patrick) of Marietta, GA and Anna Maria
Island, and Marian Elizabeth "Maribeth" Quicksall Brannen (Bill) of Alpharetta,
GA. He was loved and will be missed.
The interment and a memorial service will be held for family
and friends in May, 2017, at the Bay Pines National Cemetery.
. Funeral Home : Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home
2201 Dr. MLK St. North St. Petersburg, FL 33704 ... (727)
822-2059
. Published in the Tampa Bay Times on Feb. 6,
2017.
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