~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, PAA/DL Capt. John (Jack) Edward Hubbard
May 5, 1935 - January 29, 2021
Notification with the passing of retired Pan Am/Delta pilot
Captain Jack Hubbard, age 85. Captain
Hubbard joined Pan American 07-05-1966. Obituary
information is available for viewing online at
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tribnet/obituary.aspx?n=john-hubbard-jack&pid=197682330
For those who may wish to send a personal note, whitepages
lists a current address for the Hubbard family as
1600 NW Crista Shores Lane,
Silverdale, WA 98383.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary : John (Jack) Hubbard
Silverdale , Washington - John Edward Hubbard (Jack), long
time resident of Fox Island and Gig Harbor passed away peacefully on Jan 29,
2021.
He was born May 5, 1935 in Colorado Springs, CO to John and
Mary Katherine Hubbard (Lynch). He grew up on a ranch in Hugo, Co. It was here
as a teenager that he began flying crop dusters for a local rancher. After
graduating from Hugo High School in 1953 he attended University of Colorado. He
and a college friend moved to East Texas where he worked and again took up flying
small aircraft. In 1958 his draft number was called. He was able to hold off
the army and with his flight experience instead joined the air force where he
became a pilot and eventually as a wing standardization officer trained many
pilots landing on every landing strip in the Aleutian Islands, AK. He got out
of the Air Force as a Major in 1966 and remained a reservist, which led to more
experiences after being called up in the late 1960's. At the same time he began
his career as a commercial airline pilot with Pan American. This career took he
and his family all over the world many times. They settled into a cabin on Fox
Island in 1971 where the family spent the next 30 years.
He was an avid and excellent golfer (every day) and was the
mens club champion at Gold Canyon Golf Resort in AZ in 1999 and then again at
Gig Harbor Golf Club when he was 75 years old. What a day!
Jack was always willing to lend a helping hand, from helping
his kids with home renovations, to service to his community and country. Jack
was well traveled and could converse on any subject. He was a people person and
well liked by those that had the pleasure of meeting him. The one thing that
stood out was that not only was Jack interesting, he was sincerely interested
in you.
Jack's positivity was infectious. Many many many laughs and
always love.
He is survived by his wife Madge, sons Jordan Hubbard and
wife Pat of Boulder Creek, CA, Johnny Hubbard and wife Pam of Kingston, WA and
daughter Kacy Patton and husband Dan of Chico, WA. Grandfather to Maggie and
Cash Hubbard, Ciara Watkins and Cassidy Patton and great grandsons Harbor Ray
and Gunner Jack, nieces, nephews and many cousins.
A Celebration of Life is being planned on an unspecified
date this summer due to COVID. Raise a toast to him on his birthday May 5.
In lieu of gifts or flowers, some places he supported are
the American Legion, Salvation Army and the Kitsap County Food Bank.
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