~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF Lt. Col (ret.), DL Capt. Philip Henry
McBride
April 5, 1956 ~ August 5, 2017
News has just reached our group with the passing of active
Delta pilot Captain Philip ‘Phil’ Henry McBride, age 56. Following his military
career, Captain McBride joined Delta Air Lines 11-18-1997 and was based
Atlanta. Captain McBride is survived by his wife Anne, their children and
grandchildren, plus many other family members and friends.
To view/sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral
home website at
The online obituary may also be viewed at http://thecitizen.com/2017/08/15/lt-col-philip-henry-mcbride/
Services for Capt. McBride were held last Saturday August 19th
in Peachtree City, Georgia.
To the best of my knowledge, and per whitepages listing,
personal condolences may be sent to the family at
337 Legacy Lane, Peachtree City GA 30269-3641 ... (770) 486-4912.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary for Philip Henry McBride ...............................
Lt. Col (Ret) Philip Henry McBride passed away unexpectedly in Washington
D.C. on Saturday, August 5th, 2017, while in the employ of Delta Airlines. He
was born on April 5th, 1956, in Mobile, Alabama.
“Phil” was one of six children born to an American father, Walton E.
McBride, Jr., and a French mother, Lucile Finas McBride. His formative childhood
years were spent in the Lorraine region of France, where his father was a civil
engineer at the small American airbase of Étain-Rouvres, east of Verdun. After
graduating from Garden City High School in Garden City, NY, with the class of
1973, he attended the USAFA Preparatory School at the United States Air Force
Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, CO, and received his appointment to the Air
Force Academy a year later. He played Division I soccer for the Air Force
Falcons and was named all-conference his Sophomore and Junior seasons. For his
Senior year, he was selected as one of seven cadets to represent the Air Force
Academy in Salon-de-Provence, France, as a member of the semester-long French
Exchange program between the two academies (USAFA and the École de l’Air). He
was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force with the Air Force
Academy class of 1978, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Physical
Sciences.
After completing undergraduate pilot training in 1980 at Vance AFB in Enid,
OK, he was assigned to Warner Robins AFB as a KC-135 pilot. After completing
training for the KC-10 aircraft, he remained a KC-10 pilot for the remainder of
his Air Force career. After numerous military assignments in Georgia, Southern
California, Alabama, France, and Northern California, he retired from the US Air
Force as a Lt. Col with 20 years of active duty service. He began his career
with Delta Airlines in 1997. At the time of his death, he was an Atlanta-based
Captain on the Airbus 320.
Phil is survived by his French bride of thirty-seven years, Anne McBride;
his son Matthew (Alicia) of Peachtree City, GA; his daughter Clare of Brooklyn,
NY; his grandchildren Xavier and Louisa McBride; his sister Patricia McBride of
Rockville, MD; brothers John (Sarah) McBride of Sycamore, IL, Xavier McBrideof
Rockville, MD, sister-in-law Tina McBride of Denham Springs, LA; five nephews,
one niece, two grand-nephews and two grand-nieces. He was preceded in death by
his sister, Margaret “Minette” McBride; brother, Walton “Ned” McBride III;
father, Walton E. McBride Jr, and mother, Lucile F. McBride.
A Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 PM, on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at
the Chapel of Mowell Funeral Home, Peachtree City. The family will receive
friends one hour prior to the service. Gifts in memory of Lt Col (Ret) Philip
Henry McBride may be made to the United States Air Force Academy Endowment, 3116
Academy Dr., Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840. Checks should be payable to The
Air Force Academy Fund.
Subject: Aug 7 Phil McBride
ATL A320 A active
Jeff Whatley
ATL 765A
Captain McBride was a great guy. I was fortunate to work with him in Salon de Provence when he was stationed in France. Sympathy to his wife and family. Michel Koch (ex French Air Force Officer)
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