NWA/DL Capt. Tamara (Tammy) Hess Taylor

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

NWA/DL Capt. Tamara (Tammy) Hess Taylor

April 12, 1965  ~  August 11, 2023

 

As note in the October 2023 Air Line Pilot magazine, the passing of Capt. Tamara H. Hess.  Tamara Hess-Taylor joined Northwest Airlines 11-27-1996 and retired with Delta Air Lines in 2020.

 

Online obituary information for Tamara Hess Taylor at https://www.compassioncremations.com/obituaries/Tamara-Tammy-Hess-Taylor?obId=28752826

Also at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/tamara-taylor-obituary?id=53108913

Family/friend photo collection and shared memories at   https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/28752826/tamara-tammy-hess-taylor/wall

 

 Obituary

Tamara (Tammy) Hess Taylor

Tamara Taylor passed away unexpectedly at home in Nashville, TN on August 11, 2023. She was born April 12, 1965.

 

Tammy retired in 2020 from Delta Airlines after 25 years. She was one of their distinguished female Captains. She also flew for Northwest Airlines, American Eagle, and Eastern Metro.

 

Tammy graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in 1982 of Pittsburgh, PA. She was a die heart Steeler fan. She attended and graduated from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL.

 

Tammy followed in her father’s footsteps with the love of flying and started at age 15 and soloed at age 16.

 

Tammy is survived by her parents Doris and George Hess of Merritt Island, FL, formerly of Upper St. Clair, PA, her sisters Kimberly Hess and Colleen Hess Tokarz (Norm), and her nephews Connor (Megan) and Carson McCormick.

 

She will be miss by so many friends and family.

 

Memorial services will be held later in time.