NAL/PAA/DAL Flight Engineer Stephen Alfred Mills

 

…..sad news comes to us from the National Airlines Buccaneers alumni website…. 

Steve joined National Airlines 05-16-1977, made the merger with Pan Am, and retired with Delta Air Lines based Second Officer 030/ATL.  Steve was widowed in April 2020 with the passing of his wife Linda. 

Arrangements for Steve are not yet known……as more is learned, we will pass that information along to you.

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN

 

-IN MEMORY-

NAL/PAA/DAL Flight Engineer Stephen Alfred Mills

September 12, 1947 ~ February 20, 2022

 

Our thanks go to John Wentworth for providing news of Steve's passing.

 

On Sunday afternoon, February 20, 2022, we suffered the loss of a true gentleman, a fine airman, and a strong supporter of our Buccaneer group. F/E Steve Mills, age 74, was at his home in Palm Coast, Florida when he passed away after a lengthy illness. His contributions as a friend and compatriot will be sorely missed but never forgotten. More details will be forthcoming as we learn of them.

……… https://www.clymerfuneralhome.com/obituary/stephen-mills  …

Stephen Alfred Mills, 74, of Palm Coast, Florida passed away peacefully at home February 20, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. His son and daughter were both by his side.  He was born September 12, 1947, in Manchester, New Hampshire, the second child of James Mills and Marie Daley Mills. He had one brother and two sisters. He was predeceased by the love of his life, his wife, Linda Steele Mills, his parents, and one sister, Jeanne Mills Heulskamp.

He is survived by his son, Gregory Mills, of Lady Lake, Florida, his devoted daughter, Marcia Mills Smith, of Gainesville, Georgia, his son-in-law, Kevin Smith, brother David Mills, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, sister Claudia Mills Metcalf, of Robbinsville, North Carolina, granddaughters Alayna Edwards, Kalie Mills, Katelyn Smith, and Nicole Smith, one great-granddaughter Everly Edwards, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was a 1966 graduate of West High School in Manchester, New Hampshire. After high school Steve joined the Air Force where he served as an aircraft mechanic and a C-141 flight engineer. He was a proud Vietnam War veteran and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion. After his military active-duty Steve remained in the Air Force Reserve for many years flying C-141s.

In 1977 he was hired as a flight engineer by National Airlines which in 1980 was merged into Pan Am. As part of a 1991 Pan Am route sale to Delta Air Lines he transferred to Delta where he remained until he retired in 2006. During his airline career Steve flew Boeing 727s and 747s, Airbus A-300s and Lockheed L-1011s. He dutifully served for many years as a flight engineer and pilot union representative at Pan Am and Delta.

Additionally, he was a key member of the National Airlines Buccaneers organization where he served his fellow retirees for many years. Steve was generous to a fault and always available to help family and friends in need, both physically and financially.

Knowing Steve was a privilege, and he will be forever missed by all those who knew and loved him.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Steve to the American Lung Association.  

Arrangements are in the care of Clymer Cremations and Funeral Home in Palm Coast. Online condolences may be made at www.clymerfuneralhome.com.

Interment for Steve, with military honors, and wife Linda will be at Jacksonville National Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida on a date to be determined.

A celebration of life is being planned for a later date and will be posted to the Clymer Funeral Home website.

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NAL/PAA Flight Attendant Linda Steele Polk Mills, wife of NAL/PAA/DAL Flight Engineer Steve Mills
DOB Aug 23,1946      DOH Aug 25, 1967      DOD April 6, 2020