~ IN MEMORY ~
DL Capt. Willis Ralph Walden
BIRTH 26
SEP 1924 • Drayton, Pembina, North Dakota, USA
DEATH 14
OCT 2019 • Texas, United States of America
Joined Delta Air Lines 09-26-1951, on his birthday
(WAS with NWA prior to DL)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204087477/willis-ralph-walden
Willis Ralph Walden, 95, died on Monday,
October 14, 2019. Services, if any, were pending through Lucas Funeral Home.
https://www.lucasfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Willis-Walden/#!/Obituary
Obituary for Willis Ralph Walden
Willis Walden passed away on Oct 14, 2019. Willis’
loved ones are composing Willis’ obituary, which you will be able to read here.
https://www.valleynewsandviews.com/obituaries/bill-walden
Willis Ralph (Bill) Walden was 95 years old when
he passed away at Grandbrook Memory Care nursing home in Grapevine, Texas. He
was born at Drayton, N. Dak. on September 26, 1924 to Esther and Milton Walden.
He graduated from Drayton schools and at age 17, he joined the Navy. From 1941
to 1945, he was a fighter pilot, flying from aircraft carriers in the Pacific.
He returned home after the war and enrolled at the University of North Dakota.
He and Verna Hedman married on September 9, 1949 and lived in Grand Forks until
Bill graduated from the university.
They moved to Minneapolis where he worked for
Northwest Airlines for a year before being hired by Delta Airlines. They moved
to Atlanta where Bill received training on several aircraft during the
following years. In 1952 they moved to New Orleans and Bill flew most of his
trips to islands in the Caribbean and to South America. Their son Wade Harland
Walden was born on October 17, 1954. They transferred to Chicago in 1962 and
lived there until 1979 when Bill elected to move to Dallas, Texas in order to
fly Delta routes to Germany and England. At that time, airline pilots were
required to retire at age 60, so in 1981, he finished his 33 years with Delta.
For the next 30 years, he was busy with his
computer, enjoying a lot of work for business and pleasure. Two of his nieces
kept up frequent e-mail correspondence with him. Faye Roberson in Crestline,
Calif. and Tami Egeland in Grafton, N. Dak.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents,
grandmother, Nina Devlin, brother Cecil (Sharon) Walden and sister Harriett
(Bob) Cook, Uncles Willis (Dot) Devlin and Ralph Devlin, Aunts Ruth (Wilbur)
Hoselton and Mary (Leslie) Bates and Cousin Ruthann Bates Jorde.
He is survived by his wife, Verna Walden, son Wade
Walden, daughter-in-law Charmaine Walden and two granddaughters, Dr. Lauren
Walden and Alexandra Walden. He is also survived by two nieces, two nephews, a
Cousin Cathryn Wilkinson and the two cousins he grew up with – Margaret Torrey
and Donald Bates. The members of his immediate family live in the Dallas area.
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