NCA/NWA/DL Capt. Niley J. Rosemond

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, NCA/NWA/DL Capt. Niley J. Rosemond

February 22, 1948 - July 14, 2021

 

Notification with the passing of retired North Central/Northwest/Delta pilot Captain Niley John Rosemond, age 73.  Captain Rosemond joined North Central Airlines in 1977 and transitioned with the mergers.  He is survived by his wife Ethel, his children and his grandchildren.  Obituary information is available online at

https://www.goldengatefuneralhome.com/obituary/NILEY-ROSEMOND

Also, a video tribute is available at https://vimeo.com/575581976

Please see available obituary and career information below.

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

 

Obituaries : ROSEMOND, Mr. Niley - Age 73, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at his residence. Public Viewing 12:00 PM-6:00 PM Monday, July 19, 2021 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. After which, Mr. Rosemond will be taken to Golden Gate Funeral Home, 5701 E. Loop 820 South Fort Worth, TX 76119. Family hour 12:30 PM Thursday, July 22, 2021 at Golden Gate Funeral Home, with funeral service commencing at 1:00 PM, Pastor Dr. Charles A. Moody, officiating.

Interment Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, 200 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX.

Mr. Rosemond was Honorably Discharged from the United States Marine Corps.

 

Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, Inc.

906 W. Flint Park Blvd.

Flint, MI 48505

lemoonfhflint@gmail.com

https://lawrenceemoonfuneralhome.com  

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Niley J. Rosemond-a teacher for hundreds, a mentor to many, and a friend to all, died July 14, 2021 at his home in Grand Blanc, Michigan, surrounded by his loving wife, two devoted daughters, and grandchildren at the age of 73.

 

Niley was born February 22, 1948, in Calvert, Texas, the son of John Quincy Rosemond and Silveree Rosemond-Brooks, educated at O.J. Thomas High School and Prairie View A&M University. While attending Prairie View A&M University, he participated in the first Naval ROTC program ever established at a historically black university. The 13 young, black men, that comprised that pioneering Naval ROTC Unit, the Golden 13, graduated May, 1970, as commission officers.

 

Niley was wise beyond his education, and people of all ages and stages in life sought his advice and benefited from his counsel. He was a mentor to the Big Brother/Big Sister organization, as well as both the Flint and Carmen Ainsworth School Districts. Niley also volunteered his service to the Tuskegee Airmen during Black History Month. Niley was a member of the New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church, where he served on the board for the Leonard Lamar Floyd Scholarship Committee.

 

Niley served in the United States Marine Corps. as a pilot from May 1970 to April 1976. He was then employed with AC Spark Plug (a division of General Motors), followed by a rewarding 31-year career as a commercial airline pilot with Northwest/Delta Airlines.

 

Niley was a true golf enthusiast and will be missed by many. Niley was always smiling , expressing some of his special sayings “You betcha!” and “Yeah buddy!” among many others.

 

Golden Gate Funeral Home

4155 S RL THORNTON FRWY

Dallas, TX 75224

 

INTERMENT :DALLAS/ FORT WORTH NATIONAL CEMETERY

2000 MOUNTAIN CREEK PKWY

DALLAS, TX 75211

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News article:  https://archive.cameronherald.com/articles/2017/08/03/rosemond-speak-oj-thomas-homecoming

O.J. Thomas will celebrate its 52nd year Homecoming Aug. 11-13, 2017.

 

The awards and memorial ceremony will be held at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church on Aug. 11. Starting time for the ceremony is 7 p.m. The special guest speaker is Captain Niley J. Rosemond a retired Northwest/Delta Airlines Pilot.

 

Captain Niley Rosemond is no stranger to the alumni, nor the community. He is an alumni of O.J. Thomas High School class of 1966 where he graduated with honors and second rank in his class. He grew up in Maysfield, where he attended Milam Grove Elementary school. After completing elementary school, he attended O.J. Thomas High in Cameron.

 

Upon graduation, Rosemond attended and graduated from Prairie View A&M University in 1970 with a Bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering technology with minor studies in military science. While at Prairie View A&M University, he was one of the top leaders in the Navy ROTC program. Following graduation, he received a commission of second lieutenant in the United States Marines Corps. He was accepted in the Naval Air Flight School and graduated in 1972. Following flight school, he flew in the Marine Corps flying the light attack plane (OV-10) Bronco and other aircraft. Rosemond served as a marine pilot for five and a half years before being discharged from the military in 1976.

 

In 1977 he was hired as an airline pilot by North Central Airlines. Upon completing training, he was based at Detroit Metro Airport. Later mergers, changed north central to become northwest and with another merger to become now Northwest/Delta Airlines. Rosemond flew domestic routes flying the DC-9 and DC-10 jet airliners.  He finished his career in 2008, flying the Airbus A-320 and the Airbus A-330 jet airliners on international flights across the Atlantic and the Pacific for 12 years. He remained with the company for 31 years as an airline pilot.

 

Rosemond married his longtime sweetheart from high school and college in 1971 and to the union they have two daughters who live in Texas. He and his wife Ethel Sherman Rosemond continues to live in Michigan. They are the grandparents of three children who live in Texas.

 

Rosemond will be the parade’s grand marshal and will be available to talk and discuss topics on what it takes to become a pilot at the bulldog luncheon held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the O.J. Thomas campus cafeteria.