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Sunday, September 24, 2023

WA/DL Capt. Anthony “Tony” Akelis

 

Requesting information…..

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

WA/DL Capt. Anthony “Tony” Akelis

August 13, 1933 ~ March ? , 2021

 


In March of 2021 we received notice that Western/Delta pilot Captain Tony Akelis had died after a short illness while in NYC but our information was brief and arrangements were never known.  Tony joined Western Airlines 05-09-1963 and retired with Delta Air Lines in 1993.  Tony was SFO based and then based Los Angeles at the time of his retirement.  Tony was widowed June 2, 2019 with the passing of his wife Rita.  He is survived by their children Aline and Vincent.  Rita’s obituary information is available online at    https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/rita-akelis-obituary?pid=193064562  and on our memorial site at  https://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/2019/06/rita-kwan-akelis-wife-of-wadl-capt-tony.html 

“Rita met her future husband, a pilot, Captain Anthony Akelis of Delta Air Lines, who at that time was a Flight Engineer for United States Overseas Airlines. While flying the Pacific, Rita dated Tony. They married in Hong Kong in 1962 at a Catholic church.”

 

If anyone has more information to share, we would appreciate hearing from you.

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

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  1. AnonymousJuly 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM

    I KNEW MR. AKELIS SON VINCE IN COLLEGE. I WOULD SOMETIMES GO OVER TO HIS HOUSE, MR AKELIS WOULD BE OUT FRONT WATERING PLANTS ETC. HE DROVE AN OLD PICKUP TRUCK AND WAS VERY LOW KEY. YOU WOULD NEVER THINK HE HAD A HOUSE IN HILLSBOROUGH AND A MERCEDES IN THE GARAGE. VERY UNASSUMING MAN. ALWAYS NICE TO ME.

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