DL Capt. Fred J. Beardsley

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, DL Capt. Fred J. Beardsley

March 10, 1936 ~ October 27, 2017

News has reached us with the passing of Delta Golden Wings member retired Delta pilot Captain Frederick John Beardsley, age 81.  Captain Beardsley joined Delta Air Lines 01-16-1961 and retired in 1996, based 031/ATL, Ln. Ck. Airman.  He is survived by his wife Jane, their children,  grandchildren and great grandchildren, plus many other dear friends and family members.   A Celebration of Life service will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, November 15th, at the Delta Air Lines Museum, 1060 Delta Blvd #B-914, Atlanta, GA 30354.  Obituary information below should appear soon in the AJC... perhaps that will lead us to an online guestbook. 

For those wishing to send personal condolences, whitepages indicates the Beardsley’s residence as  

4136 Edinburgh Trail NE , Roswell GA 30075-2609.

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN 

 Obituary.....................  Frederick John Beardsley 

Fred Beardsley, 81 of Roswell, Georgia passed away October 27, 2017 at Emory

St. Joseph Hospital in Atlanta GA, after a brief illness.

Fred was born March 10, 1936 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Leon and Eileen

Beardsley. He graduated from Northfield Mount Herman High School in

Massachusetts and attended Bucknell University.  Fred was passionate about

being a pilot, and joined the US Navy as an Aviator in 1956, where he flew

the A-4 Skyhawk.

In 1961, Fred fulfilled his dream when he became an airline pilot for Delta

Airlines, where he flew for 35 years.  Upon his retirement in 1996, Fred

continued to work for the Delta Alcohol Rehabilitation Program assisting

many pilots on their road to recovery.

Fred is survived by his wife, Jane; his two children, Michael Beardsley

(Renee) and Lynn Warner (Mark); six grandchildren, Amanda Bonser, Schaefer,

Chandler, and Michaela Beardsley, and Justin and Kaitlyn Warner; and two

great-grandchildren, Emma and Addison Bonser.  Additionally, he is survived

by extended family, including William Sewell III, Wynne Sewell, Jane S.

Sowell, Michael Sewell, Sean Sewell and Sally S. Anthony.

The Celebration of Life service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday,

November 15th, 2017 at the Delta Airlines Museum, 1060 Delta Blvd #B-914,

Atlanta, GA 30354.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to MARR Addiction Treatment

Center scholarship fund in the name of Frederick J. Beardsley.

MARR, 2815 Clearview Place, Doraville, GA  30340  or by visiting www.marrinc.org 

-----Original Message-----

From: Edwin Conrad AT&T  Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2017 4:26 PM  Subject: Celebration of Life for Retired Captain Frederick J Beardsley

Would you inform the network that there will be a celebration of life for

Retired Captain Frederick J Beardsley on November 15th between 15:00 and

17:00 at the Delta Museum located at the Atlanta airport.  The Obituary will

be out shortly.

Thank you

Edwin L Conrad

Captain, Retired=

From: JON J MAYNARD Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017    Subject: Captain Fred Beardsley's Celebration of Life Arrangements

Fellow Nesters,  

Captain Fred Beardsley's Celebration of Life will be held at the Delta Museum on November 15th from 1500 to 1700.

The BOAF 40th Annual Banquet will be held following the ceremony.

Thanks to everyone for there concern and patients during this difficult time for the family and our fellowship.

Warm Regards,  

Robert I  

BOAF Communications Officer 

From: Dave Bushy Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 Subject: Fred Beardsley

...............I just received word that retired Captain Fred Beardsley, who was one of the leaders in the Delta HIMS Program and Birds of a Feather, passed away last week.  I don’t have any further details, but the word came out through the Birds group: 

boaf_atl@outlook.com

Best, 

Dave

From: thfoster6@aol.com: Sent: 10/27/2017 2:55:06 PM Eastern Standard Time  Subject: Ret. Delta Capt Fred Beardsley has passed

Ret. Delta Capt. Ed Conrad sent notice of the passing of Ret. Delta Capt Fred Beardsley early this morning. Fred & his wife, Jane, reside in Roswell, Ga. I believe that St. Joseph Hospital is in Atlanta.

Travis Foster 

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From: elconrad@att.net: Sent: 10/27/2017 6:41:03 AM Eastern Standard Time  Subject: Fred Beardsley

Fred passed away at 01:56 this AM at St. Joseph Hospital. No details at this time.

Ed Conrad