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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