~ IN MEMORY ~
WWII veteran, PNA/WAL
Capt. Floyd D. Lannoye
March 25, 1924 - April 10, 2021
Notification with the passing of retired Pacific
Northern/Western pilot Captain Floyd Donvan Lannoye, age 97. Captain Lannoye joined Pacific Northern
Airways 05-05-1953 and retired with Western Airlines. He is survived by his wife Doris, his
children, and his grand- and great grandchildren.
Obituary information for Captain Lannoye is available online
at
https://obituaries.dailyiowegian.com/obituary/floyd-lannoye-1082621831
Please see below.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary : Floyd D.
Lannoye
Born March 25, 1924 in Egeland ND.
Deceased April 10, 2021 in Puyallup WA.
He is survived by his wife Doris of 69 years, his children
Kristi Knox, Randy Lannoye, Susan Hansen, eight grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren. He spent his childhood years in ND and his teen years in
the Wenatchee WA area where he was confirmed in the Lutheran church, played
varsity basketball and track and spent his summers working in the apple
orchards. His family moved to Port Angeles WA when he was a senior in high
school where he won state champion in the high hurdles. He then attended U.W. until
his enlistment in the Army Air Corps aviation cadet's pilot program. He spent
time as a first officer on a B-24 during WW II. After the war he became a
flight instructor and an A&E mechanic. His career was a pilot/Captain with
PNA and Western Airlines, retiring after 31 years of service. His hobbies were
rebuilding airplanes, hunting and fishing.
To visit his gravesite he's buried at Tahoma National
Cemetery, section Columbarium, plot 3BB-C23.
LANNOYE, FLOYD DONVAN
FO US ARMY AIR
FORCES
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 03/25/1924
DATE OF DEATH: 04/10/2021
BURIED AT: SECTION 3BB
ROW C SITE 23
TAHOMA NATIONAL CEMETERY
18600 SE 240TH ST KENT, WA 98042-4868
(425) 413-9614
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