NWA pilot, then F/A Edward Peter Javorski

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, NWA pilot, then F/A Edward Peter Javorski

May 21, 1930 - March 4, 2023

 

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Obituary : U.S. Veteran, Edward Peter Javorski, uncle, and friend to many passed away on March 4, 2023, at the age of 92. Ed was born May 21, 1930, in Saint Paul Minnesota and spent his time there growing up with his two siblings. Ed graduated from Mechanic Arts High School in Saint Paul and in 1951 enlisted in the Navy. After his honorable service, Ed looked to the airline industry where he wanted to become a pilot to see the world. His eyesight kept him from captaining the plane, so he pivoted and became a flight attendant working for Northwest Airlines. This is where Ed gained lifelong friends. When Ed was not flying with these friends, he was creating memorable parties at his Magnolia bungalow in Seattle overlooking the waterways to the Ballard Locks.

 

Ed had fond memories of participating in the 1978 Victoria-Maui Yacht race aboard the “Jeanoyce”, a 50.10’ Ketch sailboat. Ed’s primary job was none other than in the galley, overseeing feeding the crew of five, restocking the food supplies as well as grilling up the days catch all the while racing to Maui.

 

Ed retired after 38 years with Northwest Airlines but continued to travel to many countries and spending almost every year for a few weeks at his beloved Vallarta Torre timeshare in Puerto Vallarta. He made several trips to Tarnogora and Zamosc, Poland to visit the family of his Aunt Tekla. When Ed was not traveling, he could be found working on his bungalow or in his garden or working on a friend’s house or in a friend’s garden. Ed was happiest serving others and it showed in his work, his parties, and his faith. Ed was a devout Catholic attending St Margaret of Scotland and St James Cathedral in Seattle.

 

Ed wore his title of Uncle (Unk) very seriously to so many-both related and unrelated. Ed rarely missed a birthday, holiday or family gathering, and he always came with a bounty of gifts and platters of food. When Ed spent Christmas in Minnesota, he would pack up suitcases full of decorations, presents and fresh cut evergreen boughs he gathered from…let’s just say a few Seattle Parks received an occasional pruning. He made everything special.

 

In 2014 Ed moved from his home in Magnolia to Horizon House and he still routinely got together with his flight attendant friends every Sunday for church, then making their way to The Shanty on Elliott for Sunday brunch (until it closed) then brunched at Horizon House.

 

Ed was able to live out his life in Seattle, where he wanted to be, thanks to the loving care and support of his Seattle family. Ed is survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins in Minnesota, California, and Poland.

 

Ed was preceded in death by his father Peter (born Krakow Poland), mother Helen (born Tarnagora Poland), brother Stan Javorski, sister Delores Heppner, and nephew Randy Heppner.

 

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on June 28, 2023 at 11 AM, Saint Odilia Catholic Church, 3495 Victoria St N, Shoreview, Minnesota. Visitation at church one hour prior. Inurnment following mass at Calvary Cemetery.  Memorials preferred to Feed My Starving Children, Alzheimer's Association, or donor's choice.