~ IN MEMORY ~
UA Capt. Ulus Gerald ‘Jerry’ Buice, son of DL Capt. Noble ‘Tex’
Buice
November 19, 1942 ~ March 25, 2021
Notification with the passing of retired United Airlines pilot
Captain Jerry Buice, age 78. Jerry is the
son of Delta Captain Noble Buice. Noble
Ulus David ‘Tex’ Buice was born in Georgia on February 28, 1905. Noble joined Delta Air Lines 01-01-1937. Jerry’s father Noble passed June 3,
1993. Jerry’s
mother Virginia passed in August of 2001.
Jerry is survived by his former wife Joanne, his sons and his
grandchildren. He had most recently
resided at
6722 Lakeview Dr., Boulder, CO 80303.
Obituary
information for Jerry may be viewed online
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailycamera/obituary.aspx?n=ulus-buice&pid=198167598 also
his aviation career information is available at https://airandspace.si.edu/support/wall-of-honor/captain-ulus-jerry-buice
Please see more
family information below.
Thank
you,
~ Carol
for the PCN
Obituary : Captain Ulus Gerald "Jerry" Buice
passed away quietly at home surrounded by family on March 25th, 2021 after a
decades-long battle with skin cancer. Born November 19th 1942, Jerry was a
lifelong aviator, inventor and outdoorsman. He grew up in Miami, attended Coral
Gables High School and the University of Florida. He flew his first solo flight
at age 16 from Tamiami field. By age 20 he earned a commercial license with
multi-engine, flight instructor and commercial ratings and was hired by United
Airlines. Across four decades with United, the last two decades as Captain,
Jerry flew nearly 10 million miles in a variety of aircraft including the DC-6,
Vickers Viscount, DC-8, 737 and 727. He completed his commercial career on the
747 flying over the Pacific.
He followed in the
footsteps of his father, Delta Air Lines Captain Noble "Tex" Buice as
an ardent defender of pilot working conditions (safe crew scheduling in
particular) and passenger safety through over 30 years of support for the Air
Line Pilots Association. Jerry taught himself to code and independently
developed effective crew scheduling software before computer science was
popular.
In parallel with
his commercial flight career, Jerry was proud to own, maintain and fly several
small private aircraft throughout his life including J-3 and PA-12 Piper Cubs,
a Stinson, Piper Aztec, 1935 Bucher Jungmann and Diamond Katana Motor Glider.
His lifetime of passion for flight is recognized with his inclusion on the
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Wall of Honor.
Jerry loved
anything that moved fast including go-carts, motorcycles, boats and sports
cars. He invested his free time outdoors with family and friends enjoying
fishing, camping, scouting, biking, boating, jogging, walking on the beach or
hiking through the mountains on multiple continents. He naturally loved to
travel and felt blessed to visit more than 20 countries. His favorite
destinations in the world included Wengen, Switzerland and Sanibel/Captiva,
Florida. He also loved coming home from every adventure to the same
neighborhood in Boulder, CO for more than 50 years. Jerry was an avid inventor
and tinkerer in his shop, whether rebuilding an engine from the rings up or
inventing a novel hinge mechanism, an innovative bread slicer, a pneumatic
baseball pitching machine or a wind tunnel to explore wing aerodynamics.
Jerry is survived
by his former wife Joanne Buice, sons Carl Buice and Erik Buice and their
families including four grandchildren he loved dearly. In addition, he is
survived by his adoring sisters Bebe Johnson, Chrisy Woods and their families.
Memorial services will be planned at a future time due to COVID-19. In lieu of
flowers or donations to charity, please consider honoring his memory by protecting
yourself consistently with sunscreen.
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From ancestry.com site : Noble Ulus David
"Tex" Buice, circa 1925, Georgia……………..
“Tex dropped out of school in 8th grade to help
his family out. He began his flying
career with crop dusting and then to flying during WWII. He later became one of the original pilots
for Delta Airlines.”
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Virginia Doris Bush Buice
Virginia Bush Buice passed away after a short
illness following a stroke in High Point, NC on August 25, 2001. Mrs. Buice was
born in Colquitt, GA on September 7, 1915 to Thomas William and Mabel Bush. She
graduated from New Smyrna Beach (Fla) High School in 1933. She took her nurses
training at Georgia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in Atlanta, GA and
practiced as a registered nurse for five years. In 1941, she married Captain
Noble "Tex" Buice, one of Delta Airline's first pilots. Mrs. Buice
spent most of her married life in Coral Gables, FL where she raised her family.
She was active in the community, PTA, DAR, Delta Sky Steppers and as a member
of the Methodist Church. She moved to High Point, NC in 1997.
