~ IN MEMORY ~
PAA/DL, USAF Major Roland M. Fraga, Ret.
February 17, 1933 ~ March 4, 2021
Notification with the passing of retired Pan Am/Delta pilot USAF
ret. Major Roland Maurice Fraga, age 88.
Captain Fraga joined Pan American Airways 03-18-1966 and retired with
Delta Air Lines. He is survived by his
wife Peggy, by his children, and by his grandchildren and great grandson.
Obituary information for Captain Fraga may be viewed online
at https://www.bouldercityfamilymortuary.com/obituary/Roland-Fraga
Also at
For those who may wish to contact the family, whitepages
lists the most current mailing address as
1540 Mancha Drive, Boulder
City, NV 89005
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary : MAJ ROLAND FRAGA U.S. Air Force, Ret.
USAF Major Roland Fraga, Ret., a 42-year resident of Boulder
City, flew his final flight to Heaven on March 4th after a short battle with
cancer. He was a loving husband to Peggy for almost 67 years. He is also
survived by his son and best friend, Mark, of Carson City, NV, and his loving
daughter, Karen Hayes (Dave), of Santa Rosa, CA. He has four grandchildren and
one great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his son, Ron, and
daughter-in-law, Judy.
Roland (88) was born (2/17/1933) to Raulino and Agnes Fraga
in Fort Bragg, CA. The family moved to Santa Rosa, CA, where Roland met his
soul mate, Peggy, and graduated from high school. It was at this young age that
he became passionate about flying. He earned his private pilot's license at the
age of 18 and flew Cessna 120s and 140s and Stinson L5s. His military career,
which included service in Korea and Vietnam, began at this time. When attending
Santa Rosa Junior College in 1951 and 1952, he entered the US Navy Reserves. He
entered the Air Force Aviation Cadet program in 1953 and flew the T6, T28, and
B25. By 1954 he was on active duty in the USAF and stationed at Mather AFB
flying T29s.
In April of 1954, Roland and Peggy married. They quickly had
Ron and the family moved to Great Falls, MT, where Roland flew KB29s. While in
Montana, Karen was born, and the family moved to RAF Sculthorpe in England.
Roland flew KB29s and KB5OJs. The next stop was Travis AFB in Fairfield, CA,
where Mark was born while Roland flew B52Gs. In 1966, Roland retired from
active duty and served in the USAF Reserves for over seven years. He then began
flying 707s, 747s, and A310s for Pan Am Airlines, and the family relocated to
Connecticut. He became a Training Captain for Pan Am's 707s and 747s for 14
years. He flew line for a total of 27 years which included the last few months
of his career at Delta Airlines where he was an A310 Captain.
As retirement neared, Roland had a packing crate delivered
in October 1983 which was a Glasair Model 1 kit, named Baby Bird, which he
built and completed in 1996. He continued to fly until his recent illness.
Roland and Peggy moved to Boulder City in 1979. He enjoyed many pastimes
including salmon fishing in Alaska with Peggy; hunting, fishing, and white
water rafting with his sons; and later in life, frequent cruises to many places
around the world with family.
A service will be held on April 6, 2021 at 9:20 A.M. at the
Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Veterans Memorial Drive,
Boulder City, NV 89005.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Roland's
name to the Boulder City Senior Center, 813 Arizona Street, Boulder City, NV
89005.
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