~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF ret./NWA Col. James Douglas ‘Doug’ WEIDMAN
JULY 13, 1942 – MAY 14, 2020
Notification with the passing of retired Northwest Airlines pilot
USAF ret. Col. James Douglas ‘Doug’ WEIDMAN, age 77. Please see available information below. To view the full obituary online, please go to
A brief notice is available at https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/tucson-az/james-weidman-9190639
To view a full veteran tribute, please visit http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1461
For those who may wish to contact the family, whitepages
lists the residence as
7801 E Oakwood Pl., Tucson,
AZ 85750.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary……………… James Douglas WEIDMAN
James Douglas WEIDMAN was born on July 13, 1942 and passed
away on May 14, 2020 and is under the care of East Lawn Palms Mortuary.
WEIDMAN, Colonel James "Doug", US Air Force
Retired, passed away (or "flew west" in old fighter pilot lingo) on
May 14, 2020 in Tucson, Arizona (1942-2020) at age 77. After growing up in East
St. Louis, Illinois, Doug was commissioned in the USAF in 1965, flew two tours
during the Vietnam War, and was the recipient of the Silver Star. He was a
proud member of the Misty Commando Sabre unit during the war and attended the
reunions throughout the rest of his life. Also, a proud F-15 Eagle and A-10
Warthog pilot, among other planes, he retired as the Vice Wing Commander of the
355th TTW at Davis-Monthan AFB in 1989. He was a 34-year resident of Tucson. He
went on to be an airline pilot for *Northwest Airlines, and after that
retirement, a rangemaster at the Southeast Regional Park Shooting Range until
earlier this year. His passion for shooting sports was well known in the Tucson
shooting community. Doug is survived by his wife of 50 years, Missy; his
children, Gavin and Whitney; his daughter and son-in-law, and his three
grandchildren. As a Dad, Papa, Uncle, wingman, shooting buddy, friend, patriot
and neighbor, he will be sorely missed. Funeral services to be announced after
COVID restrictions are lifted, and the arrangements are being handled by EAST
LAWN PALMS MORTUARY.
* After his retirement from the Air Force, he flew for
Northwest Airlines, flying Boeing 727s, 757s, 747s, and McDonald Douglas DC-9s
and DC-10s. http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1461
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