~ IN MEMORY ~
NWA Capt. Jacob “Jake” Braig
June 18, 1937 ~ May 26,
2023
Major General Jacob Joseph
Braig passed away on May 26th at the age of 85. He began his
commercial flying with Northwest Airlines 03-20-1967.
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Major General (ret) Jacob J Braig passed away in
his hometown hospital, of natural causes and at peace. Jake was a high school track star, farm kid
who worked on the railroad and in Van Aken’s clothing store. Son of Mary and Tony, he lived the good life
in the 50’s with all the Voermans relatives and lots of friends. After high
school he spent one year at Bozeman, then regained his senses and started the
Braig UM Griz legacy. He was a member of
Sigma Nu fraternity. A history and
political science major he sharpened his vast intellect and honed his skill set
to become a 747 captain and two-star General Commander of the Washington Air
National Guard.
No wife
and children of his own, his survivors include younger brother Bob and wife
Beverly and their four children and grandchildren: Rob (Samantha) Toni, Amy,
Erica; Mary Courtenay (Dennis); Kiersten (Jack), JJ, Emalee and Austin;
Brandee, Zack and Addison,
In the
28 years after his stroke he had many caregivers and attentive good friends and
cousins. After moving to Kalispell old
high school girlfriends and buddies made regular outings with him and the
caregivers took up the task of carrying out activities Bev and Bob
created. Larry Sanders took him to lunch
every Wednesday and filled the “guy stuff” gap because he had mostly female
caregivers. The Sigma Nu brothers took
him to their lunches; he read to first graders at St Matthews school, exercised
with trainers at the Summit and attended family gatherings. While he had limited eye sight and NO short
term memory, his daily life was full until he aged and failed.
With
grateful hearts we, his family, thank you all for being a part of his Village.
A true General to the end, he thought his room at the hospital was special
because “rank has privilege” and so he died as he lived: in charge……
Memorials may go to: WHS Booster Fund (Jake Braig Memorial), 346 Central
Ave, Whitefish, Montana 59937.
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