SO/RC/NWA Capt. Victor Deo Carlock

~ IN MEMORY ~

SO/RC/NWA Capt. Victor Deo Carlock

December 6, 1948 - February 5, 2015

Word has been received with the passing of retired NWA piloct Captain Victor Deo Carlock Jr., age 66.  After serving in the military Captain joined Southern Airways, made the merger with Republic and retired with Northwest Airlines.  He is survived by his wife Carol Merritt Carlock.  Personal condolences may be sent to the family at  1902 Country Club Road ,  Hendersonville  NC  28739-5946  ...  (828) 696-3736

To view/sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral home website at http://www.dignitymemorial.com/lake-lawn-met-funeral-home/en-us/index.page  or  http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?pid=174088830 

Arrangements are under the direction of  Lake Lawn Met Funeral Home,
5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans  LA 70124 ..... (504) 486-6331

Services are planned for Wednesday, February 11th in New Orleans.

                    Thank you,

                        ~ Carol for the PCN

Obituary..............................

Hendersonville, NC - Victor Deo Carlock Jr, passed away Thursday, February 5th at Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC. Vic, known as 'Bud' to his family, was born December 6, 1948 in New Orleans, LA to the late Victor Deo Carlock, Sr. and the late Ruth Olivier Carlock. He graduated from Holy Cross High School in 1966 and Loyola University in 1970. After graduation, he joined the US Air Force where he flew as a Captain until 1977. He started his civilian career as a commercial airline pilot for Southern Airways which evolved into Republic Airlines and later Northwest Airlines, retiring in 2008 as a Boeing 757 Captain. He was an avid New Orleans Saints fan attending their opening game in Tulane Stadium. His love of baseball provided him with many cherished moments during the years playing on teams for NORD, his high school and college teams. One of his fondest memories included being part of the NORD All American Baseball Association team that won the National Championship in 1968. He is survived by his loving wife, Carol; their two sons, Victor Alexander Carlock of Greenville, NC and Matthew Merritt Carlock of Hendersonville, NC. Sadly missed by sister Mary Elizabeth Buras (Dr. Daniel, Sr.) of Mandeville, LA; sister Jane Badon of Slidell, LA; brother Jesse G. Carlock of Charlotte, NC; sister Jill Cahill (Greg) of Slidell, LA; and sister-in-law, Kathy M. Long (Randall) of Acworth, GA. He is also survived by 12 nieces and nephews, once great-niece and many great-nephews. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass in the Chapel of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Lake Lawn Park and Mausoleum. To view and sign the family guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com

.Published in The Times-Picayune from Feb. 7 to Feb. 8, 2015
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From: MCARD0916@aol.com Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 7:50 AM

To: death@pilotcommunication.net Subject: Southern Airways (1944 - 1979)] More sad news to report. Capt. Vic Carl...

 

Isaac Lang posted in Southern Airways (1944 - 1979) Isaac Lang 4:51pm Feb 5 More sad news to report. Capt. Vic Carlock passed away last night in hospice care at Hendersonville, NC. I will pass along funeral arrangements when I hear about them. You can send cards to Vic's wife Carol Merritt Carlock at: 1902 Countryclub Rd. Hendersonville. NC 28739 I know she feels really sad today and a card from their old friends would help. If you remember Carol Merritt worked at the Southern Credit Union prior to being hired by Southern as a flight attendant.