~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, WA/DL Capt. Robert M. Frick
August 4, 1936 ~ May 13, 2022
Notice of passing….retired Western/Delta pilot
Captain Robert Martin Frick, age 85. Captain
Frick joined Western Airlines 09-06-1968 and retired with Delta Air Lines. He is survived by his wife Jo Ann, and by his
children and grandchildren, plus many more dear family members and
friends.
Condolences may be sent to the family at (whitepages
listing):
20 Rollingwood Dr Spc 71
Jackson, CA 95642
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Robert (Bob) Frick of Jackson, CA died Friday May
13, 2022 after a several years battle with dementia. Bob was born August 4,
1936 in Orange, CA.
As a young boy, and only child he moved with his
mother Emily to San Francisco and grew up in the city. At Lowell High School he
participated in track and field events. Upon graduation, he attended San
Francisco City College for two years and then joined the United States Navy in
1957. He spent 10 years serving his country as a pilot including serving in the
Pacific theater during the Vietnam War.
After leaving the Navy he went to work for
Frontier and then Western Airlines as a pilot and was domiciled in Denver, CO
where he met the love of his life Jo Ann Ayres. They married in Denver in 1967
and his work took them to Salt Lake City and Anchorage, AK before eventually
moving back to the Bay area where they lived until 2004. When Western Airlines
was purchased by Delta Airlines Bob continued his flying career with Delta,
flying routes around the US and Internationally, concluding his career in the
then new Boeing 757. After retirement from Delta Bob flew charter flights, a
charter King Air, and was a flight instructor at Navajo Aviation. In 2004 they
settled in Jackson, where Bob was active in the Jackson area Lions Club. He and
Jo were also active in the New Life Church, in Jackson. Bob’s faith was an
important part of his life.
Bob was a serious and professional pilot on the
flight deck of an aircraft but outside of work he was a great storyteller and
possessed a quick wit dispensing his humor with a twinkle in his eye.
His family includes his wife of 54 years Jo, his
three sons and their partners, Chris Frick and Brittney Thompson of Sacramento,
Tim Frick and Angela Mazziotta of Portland, OR, and Matthew and Adri Frick of
Martinez, CA. Grandchildren Alex, Simon, and Neil Frick. His brothers in law,
John Swisher III of Ann Arbor, MI and Herb Ayres and his wife Elizabeth Hartman
of Kalamazoo, MI, several cousins, nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held Saturday June 11,
2022 at the New Life Church in Jackson at 10:00 a.m. Memorial gifts for those
that desire could be made to Hospice of Amador and Calaveras Counties.
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