~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, PAA/DL pilot Clarence ‘Jake’ Jacob
Dieter
JANUARY 7, 1939 ~ JULY 9, 2019
Notification with the passing of retired Pan Am/Delta
pilot Clarence Jacob Dieter, age 80. F/O Dieter joined Pan American 05-08-1967
and retired with Delta Air Lines, I believe based ATL/031 at time of
retirement. He is survived by his wife Alexandra ‘Alix’, their children and
grandchildren, plus many other family members and
friends.
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Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary: Clarence Jacob Dieter, 80, died Tuesday, July 9,
2019 in his home in St. Augustine after a fierce battle with multiple myeloma.
Family and friends knew him as either Sonny, Dee, or Jake. He leaves his wife of
46 years, Alexandra (Boggs) Dieter; his daughters, Jennifer Dieter, Michelle
Brandt, and Margaret Hoffman; two sisters, Patricia Iannaci and Irene Huey;
seven grandchildren; and many close family and friends. Born and raised in
Dexter, Missouri, Jake was the son of Lillian (Litzler) Dieter and Clarence
Jacob Dieter, who died two months before his birth. He was educated in a
one-room schoolhouse through the 8th grade and graduated from Southern Illinois
University in 1961 with a degree in Sociology. He then went on to join the Navy
where he trained as a pilot and flew sea planes during the Vietnam War. After 5
years in the Navy, he went to work for Pan American Airlines. It was at Pan Am
where he met his wife, Alix, a Flight Attendant for the airline. Jake flew for
Pan Am for 25 years and eventually retired from Delta Airlines in 2000. Jake had
a deep love of family, fishing, playing bridge, building rock walls, and playing
softball. Last fall, his team won the 80+ bracket at the World Championship in
Las Vegas where Jake was named tournament MVP. He was still playing senior
softball earlier this year. He lived life to the fullest and always maintained a
positive outlook. Jake was the first to lend a hand in any situation. He was
involved in every community in which he lived and was loved by so many. As a
close family friend said, "It's hard to imagine a world without Jake Dieter".
Jake will be buried in his hometown of Dexter, MO on Saturday, August 10th.
There will be a public viewing at Sacred Heart Catholic Church from 2 - 3:30
p.m., followed by the funeral. As Jake was a life-long St. Louis Cardinals fan,
his family will attend a game in St. Louis on Friday, August 9th at 7:15 p.m.
(CST) and encourages anyone interested to join them at the game or watch it on
TV in Jake's honor. A celebration of life will be held in Bend, OR on Saturday,
August 17th at the Sunrise Village Lodge from 2 - 4 p.m. A celebration in St.
Augustine, FL will take place at a date and time to be determined.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Fund, 1235 South Clark Street Suite 910, Arlington, VA 22202,
www.vvmf.org/Support-VVMF or the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, PO Box
414238, Boston, MA 02241-4238, www.themmrf.org/donate
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