Update/additional information for services for NWA Capt. Hal Hockett….. share your memories online at the Veterans Legacy Memorial site :
https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/HAROLDLEROYHOCKETT/ab448b
Capt.
Harold “Hal” Hockett passed December 8, 2025 having suffered a fatal vehicle
accident in Colorado enroute to his home from an extended road trip.
Hal’s
Memorial Service will be at the Fort Snelling Memorial Chapel at 1 PM on June
17th (the day before the Boat Ride in Stillwater). June 17th is the chosen date as it
coincides with folks attending the Boat Ride the following day. Hal’s cremains will be inurned in the
Columbarium (?) after the Service.
The
address for Fort Snelling Memorial Chapel is 1 Tower Avenue, Minneapolis
MN. It is also listed as St Paul. Location
is right at the Junction of HWY 55 and the Crosstown just north of the Minneapolis
airport.
From: US Department of Veterans Affairs <vlm@va.gov>
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~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, NWA Capt. Harold “Hal” Leroy
Hockett
April 5, 1937 ~ December 8, 2025
From the retired Northwest Airlines pilot group,
we learn that Capt. Hal Hockett has passed due to a tragic traffic accident. Hal had most recently resided in
Colorado: 4606 E Peakview Ave,
Centennial, CO 80121. Service arrangements
are not yet known.
Should we receive more information we will be sure
to pass it along.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
PCN memorial site
Hal Hockett, NWA retired, passed away on
Monday, December 8, 2025, as the result
of an automobile accident. Hal had
been to the NWA retiree luncheon in Lakeville, MN
on December 4th and was returning home
after the luncheon and visiting relatives in Iowa.
Hal touched a lot of airplanes at NWA,
B727, B747, B744, B757, DC-10. In the Navy he
experienced the DC-4 and DC-6 and the
SK-58 helicopter.
He will be missed. He was an
attender at many of the RNPA functions to include the
December luncheon in Lakeville, the St.
Croix Boat Cruise and the Sarasota March gathering. He will be missed.
Personal data:
Date of birth: April 05, 1937
Date of hire: February 27, 1967
Submitted by: William Day
Thanks to Nick Modders
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https://www.kbrx.com/2025/12/11/wheeler-county-sheriffs-office-responds-to-traffic-fatality/
News release from Wheeler County Sherrif’s
Office
At approximately 4:33 p.m., on Monday,
December 8, 2025, the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the
intersection of US Highway 281 and Highway 70 East, 7 miles North of Bartlett,
Wheeler County, Nebraska, regarding a two-vehicle injury accident.
The preliminary investigation revealed that
a 2014 Peterbilt with a grain trailer was traveling northbound on US Highway
281 approaching State Highway 70 East. Upon reaching the intersection, the
Peterbilt collided with a 2007 Ford F-150 that failed to yield as the driver
attempted to turn southbound from State Highway 70 onto US Highway 281.
The driver and sole occupant of the 2014
Peterbilt, identified as Jerald Peterson, 73, of Holt County, was not injured.
Airbags were not available, and drugs and alcohol are not suspected.
The driver and sole occupant of the 2007
Ford F-150, identified as Harold L. Hockett, 88, of Colorado, was transported
to from the scene, where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced
deceased. Drugs and Alcohol are not suspected.
The investigation is currently ongoing.
Assistance was provided by the Antelope County Sheriff’s Office, Greeley County
Sheriff’s Office, Bartlett, Ericson, and Elgin Fire and Rescue, Neligh Rescue
and the Wheeler County Attorney.
Hal was a super star to most of his friends. We will miss him.
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