~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, DL Capt. William “Bill” Michael
Jones
January 1, 1955
~ April 20, 2025
Bill had a long career in aviation after retiring
as a major in the Air Force. He flew for People's Express and then Delta Air Lines
where he was the ALPA Safety Chairman and worked in both management and as a
training captain………………….
Bill joined Delta Air Lines 10-11-1985 and retired
with Delta in 2005. He is survived by
his wife Mica, and by his daughters and
his grandchildren.
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William Jones Obituary
William Michael Jones, 70, passed away peacefully
on April 20; 2025 in Dover, New Hampshire. He was born on January 1, 1955 to
Earl "Jake" Jones and Mary Carol King Jones in Pawtucket Rhode Island
and grew up on military bases across the country.
Bill
graduated in 1972 from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover, NH. A 1976
graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, he received his degree in international
affairs. He served in numerous leadership positions as an officer and pilot
during his Air Force service, and was awarded the Air Medal and the National
Defense Service Medal. He also achieved a master's degree in business
administration at Kennesaw State University in Georgia.
Bill had a
long career in aviation after retiring as a major in the Air Force. He flew for
People's Express and then Delta Airlines where he was the ALPA Safety Chairman
and worked in both management and as a training captain. He was instrumental in
bringing crew resource management to the company, a major safety initiative in
the 1980's. He also worked as an accident investigator on several major
aviation accidents and trained aviation accident investigators for the Airline
Pilots Association (ALPA).
After
retiring from Delta as an international Captain in 2005, he went on to serve as
Chief Financial Officer of SA Technologies, the small research and development
business he helped run with his wife Mica. Motivated by the impact of hurricane
Katrina, Bill joined the American Red Cross in 2005 leading a response team of
volunteers to provide immediate assistance to victims of fires, floods and
tornados across Cobb County in Georgia. He also served as a volunteer on the
Pinal County Search and Rescue Team, and trained as an EMT to support these
efforts. An avid history buff, Bill was a docent at the Wright Museum of World
War II in Wolfeboro NH.
Bill and
his wife Mica have lived in Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club since
2010, and have a home in Milton, New Hampshire where they enjoy spending time
with their family. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters
and sons-in-law, Jessica and Zac Creps; Christine and Max Ahlquist; and Tristan
Endsley and Kevin Duda; and four grandchildren; William; Caroline; Callian and
Delaney; who were the joy of his life. He is also survived by his father Jake
Jones; his sister Catherine Bergeron; and his brothers James Jones and Thomas
Jones.
A Graveside
Service will be held at the Calvary Cemetery, Greenland Road in Portsmouth NH
at 10:30 am on Friday, April 25. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may
be made to the American Red Cross (www.redcross.org).
For online condolences visit www.jvwoodfuneralhome.com
. Arrangements are under the direction and care of
the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home – Buckminster Chapel.
https://www.jvwoodfuneralhome.com/obituaries/William-Michael-Jones?obId=42129725#/obituaryInfo
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