~ IN MEMORY ~
Navy veteran, NEA/DL Capt. Joseph Paul Gurnick
May 16, 1942 - March 1, 2024
Notice of passing…..retired Northeast/Delta pilot
Captain Joseph Paul Gurnick, age 81.
Joseph joined Northeast Airlines 09-03-1968 and was Boston based when he
retired with Delta Air Lines. He is
survived by his wife Marie, and by his children and their families.
Obituary information is available online at
PCN memorial site
Brought to you by Quinn McGowen Funeral Home
Joseph Paul Gurnick
Wilmington, NC
Joseph Paul Gurnick Obituary
Joseph Paul Gurnick, age 81, of Wilmington, NC
passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024 peacefully at home surrounded by his loved
ones. He was born on May 16, 1942 in
Worcester, MA to the late Joseph C. Gurnick and Sophie R. Jakubowicz Gurnick.
Joseph was a retired Captain at Delta Airlines for
27 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and an avid sailor. Joseph and his wife,
Marie, lived on a sailboat for many years in the Florida Keys. Joe, a dedicated
Boston (New England) sports fan, loved scuba diving, exercising, and playing
basketball until he was 75 years old. Joseph loved nature, hiking, camping, and
animals, especially cats and dogs. Most of all, he loved his family. He was a
bright light to many people, and he will be dearly missed.
Joseph is survived by his loving wife of 59 years,
Marie Calcagni Gurnick; sons, Joseph C. Gurnick (Lisa) and Jonathan F. Gurnick;
daughters, JeanMarie Gurnick (Sheldon Campbell) and Jennifer Anderson (Sean);
grandchildren, Tirzah Hedman, Zara Campbell, Noah Gurnick, Nathanial Gurnick,
and Markus Anderson; great-grandchild, Genesis Vargas; and many other loving
nieces, nephews, and other family members.
Joseph was preceded in death by his sister, June
Shields.
This was a quote that Joseph lived by - "I
keep six honest serving men, They taught me all I knew; Their names are What
and Why and When, And How and Where and Who..." - Rudyard Kipling
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