~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF Maj. (Ret), DL Capt.
Michael Joseph Olive
November 13, 1965 – April 17, 2021
Notification with the passing of retired Delta pilot Captain
Michael Joseph Olive, age 55. Captain
Olive joined Delta Air Lines 02-19-2001 and retired with Delta in 2018 as noted
below. He is survived by his wife Sharon
and his daughters plus many more close family members.
To view the obituary online please visit the funeral home
website at
https://islandfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/211143/Michael-Olive/obituary.html#tribute-start
For those who may wish to send a personal note, the family’s
address is listed in whitepages as
44 Circlewood Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926.
A Celebration of Life event will be held at a later date yet
to be determined.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary : Michael J.
Olive, Major (Retired), USAF
Michael J. Olive, 55, of Hilton Head Island, SC passed away
on April 17th after a brief and unexpected illness. He was born in Selma, AL and raised in
Newnan, Georgia, by David and Charlene Olive.
He graduated from Newnan High School in 1984 then lovingly followed his
father’s lead and attended The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He graduated in 1988 with Bachelor of Arts in
Communications and as fraternal Sigma Chi brother.
Michael, again took lead from his father, and served as an
officer in the United States Air Force.
He spent the next twenty years flying as a pilot in the T-38 Talon, T-3
Firefly, T-6 Texan, and the C-5 Galaxy.
He flew numerous missions and ground deployed supporting Operation
Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Mike’s military career overlapped with his career at Delta Airlines
where he flew the Boeing 757/767 as an International Pilot. He retired from Delta in 2018 and has been an
instructor at Flight Safety Corporation in Savannah since.
Michael was a devoted family man. He met his beloved wife Sharon during his
service in San Antonio, TX and over the last 23 years they raised three
beautiful daughters: Kirby Grace of
Tuscaloosa, AL; Shelby Leigh of Charleston, SC and Bailey Hope of Hilton Head
Island, SC. His daughters were his pride
and joy. His greatest times were introducing them to the love of travel and
experiencing new adventures in foreign countries. Michael’s other passions were
many. He loved to laugh, read, cook,
travel, and avidly support Alabama football.
He will be dearly missed by all those who had the pleasure of calling
him a friend.
Michael will return home to Newnan in the near future with a
Celebration of Life to be scheduled at a later date.
https://islandfuneralhome.com/
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