~ IN MEMORY ~
Virginia M. SCHWENNEKER, widow of DL Capt. Don
Schwenneker
NOVEMBER 26, 1931 – APRIL 18, 2022
Virginia Schwenneker passed away on Monday April
18th, 2022 at the age of 90 years. She was born on November 26, 1931, in
Chicago Illinois to John and Katrina Mlade. She had two brothers, her older
brother John and her younger brother Nick whom she both dearly loved. Family
was always important to her and she would make it a point to enjoy those
moments together. In her younger years she would spend time in school and then
help out her parents in their restaurant named after her “Virginia’s Lunch”.
She would comment and tell stories about the colorful people that she would see
come and go over the years. She often talked about ice skating and snowball
fights in the winter and enjoying a ride on her father’s motorcycle on warm
summer evenings.
After graduating High School, she stayed in
Chicago working in an office for about a year. One day her father who had been
on an airplane flight back to Chicago suggested she apply for a stewardess
position with several airlines. She took his advice and shortly thereafter
found herself with a job at Eastern Airlines. She took off on a new adventure
and traded the cold winters of Chicago for the warmth and sunshine of Miami,
Florida. Over the next several years she would experience traveling all over
the eastern United States to cities she had never been to before…..and loved
it! For the rest of her life, she would have a passion for traveling to
exciting destinations.
And then one fateful day, while on a date, she was
introduced to “Don” who was a new pilot for Delta Air Lines. She thought he was
“Crazy”….loud and boisterous. They enjoyed 58 years of married life together,
full of adventure and excitement, eventually coming in for a landing in
Houston. Eventually she and Don moved to Champions Golf Club where they built a
house and began a whole new adventure. She made many life-long friends at
Champions over the years with whom she enjoyed every minute, from dinner
parties to bridge club to enjoying time with the antique club. While she may
have moved far from Chicago, she still kept her family close in her heart and
would spend countless vacations and holidays with them. The importance of
family never left her side.
Virginia is preceded in death by her parents John
and Katrina Mlade and her brother John Mlade, and also by her loving husband
Don Schwenneker.
She is survived by her brother Nick and his wife
Lauren Mlade, and their three children Nicole, Lauren, and John along with
great nieces and nephews. She is also left to be remembered by her son Jon Schwenneker.
The family would like to than Brookdale for their
dedication to Virginia’s care. Services for Virginia will be conducted on May
13th, 2022 at 3pm in the Texas Liberty Mausoleum at Memorial Oaks Cemetery. In
lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at
www.alz.org/donate.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be
shared at www.memorialoaksfunerals.com for the SCHWENNEKER family.
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https://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/2017/12/dl-capt-don-l-schwenneker.html
~ IN MEMORY ~
DL Capt. Don Schwenneker
April 21, 1932 ~ December 19, 2017
Notification with the passing of Delta Golden Wings member retired
Delta pilot Captain Donald Lee Schwenneker, age 85. Captain Schwenneker
joined Delta Air Lines 09-10-1956 and retired with Delta in 1992. He was
based Los Angeles at the time of his retirement.
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