NAL/PAA/DL S/O Robert Theodore Thrasher Jr.

Update:  Robert Thrasher Celebration of Life

Sharon Thrasher is planning a memorial for Bob on October 17th, 2020 beginning at 1 p.m. He passed away April 18, 2020. Bob was a NAL/PAA/AIA/DAL Flight Engineer and past treasurer of the NAL Buccaneers.
The event will be held at their home located at:

35437 Willow Circle, Fruitland Park, FL 34731Refreshments will be provided and there will be airline memorabilia to peruse.Sharon can be reached at (cell): 352-406-5218 or (home): 352-360-1733.

 Her email address is: sandfang6@gmail.com 

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This news comes to us from the National Airlines Buccaneers alumni site:

 NAL/PAA/DL S/O Robert Theodore Thrasher Jr., age 77, passed on April 18, 2020.  He is survived by his wife Sharon, his children and grandchildren. 

For those wishing to send condolences, the family is listed in whitepages at

  35437 Willow Cir.,  Fruitland Park FL 34731-6097.

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN

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-IN MEMORY-

AIR/NAL/PAA/DAL FE/Second Officer Bob Thrasher

DOB July 9, 1942      DOH Sep 9, 1968      DOD April 18, 2020

Our thanks go to Captain Keith Mackey for editing Bob's obituary

Robert Theodore Thrasher

July 9, 1942 - April 18, 2020

Robert Theodore Thrasher, 77, passed at his home in Fruitland Park, Florida, after a long illness. He was born in San Francisco, California to Thelma Cluny and Robert Theodore Thrasher. His father, whom Bob never met, died on March 5, 1943 when the submarine USS Grampus on which he served, was lost in the Solomon Islands. Bob’s mother returned to the family home in New London CT. She eventually married Robert Tucker, a Navy Petty Officer. The family moved to Key West, where Robert attended grade and high school. He worked at the Key West airport where he learned to fly. In 1961 he enrolled in Embry Riddle earning FAA  A&P and later, commercial pilot certification.

In 1963 Robert worked as a flight mechanic for Capitol International Airways in Germany where he earned flight engineer certification. In 1964 he was hired as a flight engineer by Airlift International. In 1966 he married Sharon Oberly and was based in Hawaii flying in and out of Vietnam during the war on DC-7’s. In 1968 he was hired as a B-727 flight engineer by National Airlines. He remained there until the merger with Pan Am in 1980. He flew both the B-727 and B-747 until the company closed in 1991. He then continued with Delta Airlines from which he retired in 2002.  Aircraft types flown included B-17, B-25, B-26, DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, DC-7C, C-46, Lockheed Loadstar, L-749, L-1049G & H, Boeing 727 and Pan Am 747, as well as a variety of small or light airplanes.

Robert is survived by his wife, Sharon, son Dana (Christine), son John Rowell (Isabel), daughter Tanya White (Dan), brother Conroy, sister Shelley. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren

Due to the COVID 19 restrictions, a Celebration of Life will be held at a date yet to be determined.