NWA/DL Capt. Robert Lee Lewis

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

USAF Lt. Col. Ret., NWA/DL Capt. Robert Lee Lewis

February 15, 1954 - November 3, 2022

 

Notice of passing ….retired Northwest Airlines/Delta Air Lines pilot Captain Robert Lee Lewis, age 68, of Molalla, Oregon has passed having suffered a tragic ATV accident.  Bob joined Northwest Airlines 11-10-1989.  He is survived by his wife Gwen and by his children and their families.

Obituary information is available online at https://canbymolallafuneralchapel.com/tribute/details/20571/Robert-Lewis/obituary.html#tribute-start  also at

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/robert-lewis-obituary?id=37081721 

For those who may wish to send a personal note, I see the family residence listed in whitepages as

32350 S Dhooghe Rd

Molalla, OR 97038-8804.

 

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

 

Obituary : Lt. Colonel Robert Lee Lewis

The Family of Bob (Plug) Lewis, 68, is sad

to announce his passing from an ATV accident on November 3, 2022.

Bob was born to Ruth Morgan at Ft. Rucker's Army Base in Alabama. He

grew up mostly in Ashland, Oregon where he graduated from Ashland HS in

1973. He then attended Oregon State University where he graduated from

the Air Force ROTC program in 1977 earning a Bachelor of Science in

Business Administration. He went on to become a pilot in the USAF being

stationed in a number of places including: Reese AFB in Lubbock, TX,

Kadena AFB in Okinawa, Japan and Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. He

finished his aviation career with the Oregon Air National Guard in the fond

company of his REDHAWK family.

Bob flew a number of aircraft throughout his 23 year career in the Airforce

and was an instructor pilot in many of them. He had distinguished honors in

the T-37, T-38, F-4, F-5, and the F-15 while in the USAF. He also spent 12

years of service in the Oregon National Guard flying the F-15 and retired in

August of 2000.

Bob flew for Northwest and Delta Airlines and received the Aerial

Achievement Medal for successful execution of Operation Enduring

Freedom and Iraqi Freedom missions, as well as our Nation's continuing

Global War on Terrorism. He retired from Delta in October of 2017.

Bob's main priority was his family. He was a loving husband, father, and

Papa. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, boating, and especially flying

in his own RV9A. He is survived by his mother (Ruth), wife of 43 years

(Gwen), son/daughter-in-law, (Ben/Megan), daughter/son-in-law

(Mindy/Aaron), daughter/son-in-law (Ali/Jake), brother (Ron), five

grandchildren, as well as several nieces and nephews.

His legacy will forever live on in our hearts and the hearts of so many others

whom he had an impact on. Soar high in the sky until we meet again. All

our live.

A celebration of life will be held in St. James Catholic Church in Molalla,

OR. It will take place on Veteran's day - November 11, 2022 at 10:00am.

The burial will be at Willamette National Cemetery on November 12, 2022 at

8:00am. Donations can be made in his name to the David Heller Foundation

or the American Cancer Society.