update/obituary:
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary.............Harry
Edmund Skirm 9/8/54 - 2/8/19
Harry ";Bagger"; Skirm was
unexpectedly killed in a fatal car accident the morning of Feb. 8 in Wisconsin.
A dedicated aviator, husband, and father, he was 64 years old. Born to Navy
Cmdr. George Louis Skirm Jr. and Rosemary Bradford Skirm, Harry was the fourth
of six children in a nomadic family. He graduated from a Department of Defense
high school in Yokosuka, Japan and got his bachelor's in mathematics from the
University of South Carolina. Harry served as a Navy pilot from 1976-1985. He
was assigned to the USS Midway, flying the A-7 with VA-93, and later to China
Lake, California, as a test pilot for the F/A-18 with V-X5. There he met his
wife, Stacy, and they were married at McChord Air Force Base in 1984. They
raised their three children in Puyallup, WA. In 1985 Harry was hired by
Northwest Airlines, mainly flying the B747, and in 2009 he transitioned to
Delta, later flying the A350. Harry purchased a Cirrus SR22T aircraft in 2015,
becoming a dedicated member of the Cirrus Owners &; Pilots Association and
C2A. Harry valued education: he was a parent volunteer and founded three
scholarships. He will always be remembered for his warm heart, big smile, and
love of a good joke. He is survived by his wife, Stacy Fenton-Skirm; his three
children, Briana Kelly, Logan Skirm, and Brittany Skirm; his siblings, Kathleen
Woodhouse, Capt. George Skirm III, Rosemary Hellene, Michael Skirm, and
Elizabeth Skirm, MD; and his extended family and friends. In lieu of flowers,
the family suggests donating to the Tailhook Educational Foundation toward the
";LCDR Harry &; Stacy Skirm, Defying the Odds Scholarship"; ( www.tailhook.net/donate-now).
~ IN MEMORY ~
USN ret., NWA/DL pilot Harry E. Skirm
September 8, 1954 ~ February 8, 2019
We are hearing this news of a tragic fatal
vehicle accident involving NWA/DL pilot Captain Harry Edmund Skirm, age 64.
Captain Skirm joined Northwest Airlines 03-08-1985 and continued with Delta Air
Lines, based DTW. Captain Skirm had most recently resided in Puyallup, Washington. What we know so far
is just from news sources.
Arrangements and services for Capt. Skirm are not yet
available....we will keep you updated.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
3-vehicle highway crash in western Wisconsin kills pilot from
Washington state
He was driving an airport courtesy car when he crossed the
centerline and hit an oncoming truck, authorities said.
A Washington state pilot died in a three-vehicle highway crash
shortly after he landed at a western Wisconsin airport, authorities said
Monday.
Harry Skirm, 64, of Puyallup, Wash., was killed in the
collision about 8 a.m. Friday on Hwy. 48 just east of Cumberland, according the
Barron County Sheriff’s Office.
Facebook members of an aviation group noted that Skirm worked
as a commercial airline pilot and served in the Navy.
Skirm landed in Cumberland and was given an airport courtesy
car while in Wisconsin, said Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald.
According to the Sheriff’s Office: Skirm was driving west on
Hwy. 48 about 3 miles from the airport, crossed the centerline and hit a truck
being driven by Dennis Jergenson, 60, of nearby Comstock.
Another vehicle heading east, driven by Dennis Jacobson, 71,
of Cumberland, struck the back of Jergenson’s truck.
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Multi-Vehicle Crash Near Cumberland Results In
Fatality
Authorities received a 911 call of a three-vehicle accident on
Hwy 48.
BARRON COUNTY — A three-vehicle crash near Cumberland,
Wisconsin on Friday resulted in the death of one person, according to a press
release from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department.
(Press Release) — On Friday, February 8, 2019, at 8:06am the
Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call of a three vehicle
accident on Hwy 48 just east of Cumberland.
Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along
with the Cumberland Police Department, Cumberland Fire Department, Cumberland
Ambulance and Life Link Helicopter all responded to the scene.
Initial report shows a vehicle traveling westbound driven by
Harry Skirm, 64 from Puyallup, WA, crossed the center line and stuck a truck
traveling eastbound driven by Dennis Jergenson, 60 of Comstock. A third vehicle
traveling eastbound driven by Dennis Jacobson, 71 of Cumberland, struck the back
of the Jergenson truck. The Jacobson vehicle had two passengers, Pam Jacobson,
65, and Shaun Jacobson, 41, both of Cumberland.
Skirm was transported to Cumberland Hospital where he was
pronounced deceased and all the other drivers and passengers were checked out at
the scene and released.
The Wisconsin State Patrol was called in to reconstruct the
accident scene and the Barron County Highway Department closed Hwy 48 for two
and one-half hours.
This accident remains under investigation by the Barron County
Sheriff’s Department with the assistance of the Wisconsin State Patrol and the
Barron County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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