DL, ret. USAF Lt. Colonel James Albert Mont

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

DL, ret. USAF Lt. Colonel James Albert Mont

November 8, 1954 ~ January 28, 2022

 

Notification with the passing of retired Delta pilot USAF ret. Lt. Colonel James (Jim) Albert Mont, age 67.  Lt. Col. Mont joined Delta Air Lines 01-22-2001 and was based Atlanta.  He is survived by his wife Caryn Barre, and by his children and grandchildren.

Obituary information may be found online at

https://www.frenchfunerals.com/obituary/JamesJim-Mont

also at

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/abqjournal/name/james-mont-obituary?n=james-mont&pid=201477285

Services will be held March 3rd at FRENCH – Westside funeral home in Albuquerque NM.

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

 

Obituary : James (Jim) Albert Mont

Retired USAF Lt. Colonel James (Jim) Albert Mont, 67, passed peacefully on Friday, January 28, 2022, surrounded by his family. Jim was born in 1954 in Austin, TX to Paul Mont, an Air Force and NASA engineer and Frances Mont, a homemaker.

As a military brat, Jim moved all over the world, including his favorite tour in Seville, Spain. He graduated high school in Marietta, GA, where he met his future wife, Lauren. They were married in 1975 and had three daughters: Brianna, Chelsea and Laurie. Jim earned a master's in engineering from St. Mary's University and began his distinguished and decorated career as an Air Force Officer and Pilot. He served as a flight instructor, worked Presidential Detail for the Reagan Administration, flew medical evacuation missions, and finally served as the Commander of Chievres Air Force Base in Belgium.

Jim retired in 2000 and began his second career as a Delta Airline Pilot, where he flew until he retired in 2015 to take care of Lauren as she battled cancer. After losing Lauren in 2015, he found comfort in his grandchildren, flying recreationally, church, friends and travel. Eventually, he met and fell in love with his second wife, Caryn, and the two created a beautiful new life together out of their love and mutual experience.

Jim will be remembered for his clear sense of purpose, service to his country, love for his family, quiet confidence, sense of humor and kindness.

Jim was preceded in death by his father and first wife. He is survived by his wife, Caryn Barre, mother, sisters, daughters, daughter-in-law, sons-in-law, and grandchildren. Jim's service will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at FRENCH - Westside, followed by the burial at the Santa Fe National Cemetery at 2:00 p.m.

Please visit our online guestbook for Jim at  www.FrenchFunerals.com