USAF ret./NWA Col. James Douglas ‘Doug’ WEIDMAN

~ IN MEMORY ~

USAF ret./NWA Col. James Douglas ‘Doug’ WEIDMAN

JULY 13, 1942 – MAY 14, 2020 

Notification with the passing of retired Northwest Airlines pilot USAF ret. Col. James Douglas ‘Doug’ WEIDMAN, age 77.  Please see available information below.  To view the full obituary online, please go to

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tucson/obituary.aspx?n=colonel-james-weidman-doug&pid=196271116&fhid=10897

A brief notice is available at  https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/tucson-az/james-weidman-9190639

To view a full veteran tribute, please visit http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1461

For those who may wish to contact the family, whitepages lists the residence as

7801 E Oakwood Pl.,  Tucson, AZ 85750.

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

Obituary……………… James Douglas WEIDMAN

James Douglas WEIDMAN was born on July 13, 1942 and passed away on May 14, 2020 and is under the care of East Lawn Palms Mortuary.

WEIDMAN, Colonel James "Doug", US Air Force Retired, passed away (or "flew west" in old fighter pilot lingo) on May 14, 2020 in Tucson, Arizona (1942-2020) at age 77. After growing up in East St. Louis, Illinois, Doug was commissioned in the USAF in 1965, flew two tours during the Vietnam War, and was the recipient of the Silver Star. He was a proud member of the Misty Commando Sabre unit during the war and attended the reunions throughout the rest of his life. Also, a proud F-15 Eagle and A-10 Warthog pilot, among other planes, he retired as the Vice Wing Commander of the 355th TTW at Davis-Monthan AFB in 1989. He was a 34-year resident of Tucson. He went on to be an airline pilot for *Northwest Airlines, and after that retirement, a rangemaster at the Southeast Regional Park Shooting Range until earlier this year. His passion for shooting sports was well known in the Tucson shooting community. Doug is survived by his wife of 50 years, Missy; his children, Gavin and Whitney; his daughter and son-in-law, and his three grandchildren. As a Dad, Papa, Uncle, wingman, shooting buddy, friend, patriot and neighbor, he will be sorely missed. Funeral services to be announced after COVID restrictions are lifted, and the arrangements are being handled by EAST LAWN PALMS MORTUARY.

* After his retirement from the Air Force, he flew for Northwest Airlines, flying Boeing 727s, 757s, 747s, and McDonald Douglas DC-9s and DC-10s.  http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1461