~ IN
MEMORY ~
Military
veteran, WA/DL Capt. David T. Kerr
July 12,
1946 - June 24, 2019
Word has
reached our group with the passing of retired Western/Delta pilot Captain David
T. Kerr, age 72. Captain Kerr joined
Western Airlines 11-27-1978 and retired with Delta Air Lines. Widowed a year ago with the passing of his
wife Evelyn, Captain Kerr is survived by their grandchildren and many other family
members and friends.
To view
the obituary online please visit the funeral home website at
Services
have taken place in Virginia….please see details below.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary…………….David
Kerr of Castleton, VA, a devoted husband, father, pilot and friend, made his
final landing on Monday, June 24, 2019. He concluded his journey the same way
he had traveled it: shaped by faith, surrounded by family, marked by good
humor, and committed to life itself, without surrender. He was 72.
Throughout
his life, David demonstrated the pilot’s ability to be present in each moment
while also having limitless horizons. Born into a missionary family on July 12,
1946, he traveled globally, living and working in the West Indies, Barbados,
Guyana, and India. Through these travels and years at Kodaikanal International
School in Tamil Nadu, India, David developed his passions for people, culture,
travel, cuisine, and a good story. He learned to love the Maker, and everything
He made.
His
family returned to the West Coast where he graduated from Fremont High School
and then from Warner Pacific College, with a B.A. in Biological Sciences. Upon
graduation, David enlisted in the U.S. Navy to pursue his interest in aviation.
He was commissioned in 1968, earned his Wings of Gold in 1969, and served
through 1972.
David
once described aviation as a tapestry of ability, technology, and romance and
said he relished the range of perspectives it provided. These attributes
defined his life. He met Evelyn Marie Everhart, a flight attendant, in
September of 1973. They were married on June 7, 1975. Together they continued
to explore and share the world with their family, in part through David’s long
career as a Captain with Delta Airlines. He remained active until the end,
working on advances in aviation technology as a contractor to the Federal
Aviation Administration.
When on
the ground, David cherished spending time with his grandchildren, reading,
running, hiking the trails of Rappahannock with his beloved dog Emmie, and
refueling on the beaches of the Outer Banks. He and Evelyn were early
parishioners of St. Peter Catholic Church in Amissville, VA and ushers and
frequent patrons of the Castleton Festival.
He was
preceded in death by his parents, Aaron and Kathryn Kerr, and his wife, Evelyn.
He is survived by his brother Philip and three children (Christopher Matthew
and his wife Diana of Ashburn, VA; CariAnne and her husband Daryl Kreml of
Sudbury, MA; and Keirsten Davena and her husband Paul Brown of Amissville, VA).
He was the proud Pop Pop to eleven grandchildren.
David
loved life and wanted it for others. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
may be made to the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org), P.O. Box 22478
Oklahoma City, OK 73123.
A
visitation will be Sunday, June 30, 2019 from 6-8pm at Moser Funeral Home,
Warrenton, VA (540-347-3431). A Funeral Mass will take place Monday, July 1, at
10:30am with a burial and reception to follow at St. Peter Catholic Church,
12762 Lee Hwy, Washington, VA. On-line condolences can be made at
moserfuneralhome.com
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Evelyn
Marie Kerr
September
9, 1946 - June 1, 2018
Born in
Baltimore, Maryland
Resided
in Castleton, Virginia
………………….A deep love of the good things in life
came from her love of life itself, and devotion to its Maker. Baptized Evelyn
Marie, the daughter of Virgil and Elinor Triplett Everhart, she would go on to
be an early parishioner of St. Peter Catholic Church in Washington, VA where
she taught religious education. She was the wife of David Kerr from June 7,
1975 until her death, and the mother of three children (Christopher Matthew and
his wife Diana of Ashburn, VA; CariAnne and her husband Daryl Kreml of Sudbury,
MA; and Keirsten Davena and her husband Paul Brown of Amissville, VA). She was
the proud grandmother of eleven grandchildren…………………………………
From: Carl Lowry
<carl.lowry.bsa@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2019 9:47 AM To: death.flwnwst@gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2019 9:47 AM To: death.flwnwst@gmail.com
Not sure the death
David Kerr, my Western Air Lines new hire classmate, has been reported. I
just recently
Learned of his
passing and wanted to share. Please also share with ALPA.
Thanks,
Carl Lowry
Captain, Delta Air
Lines - Retired
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