WA/DL Capt. Alvin Eatinger

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

WA/DL Capt. Alvin Eatinger

October 16, 1938 ~ June 22, 2026

                                                                                                

As noted in the September issue of the ALPA magazine’s In Memoriam column, the passing of Capt.  Alvin R. Eatinger in June of 2026. Alvin Eatinger, of Ashland, Oregon died after suffering a medical emergency while swimming in Shasta Lake on Monday afternoon, according to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office.

Captain Alvin Ray Eatinger joined Western Airlines 08-29-1966 and retired with Delta Air Lines in 1998 based SLC.  I believe that Al was born/raised in Indiana, and I believe that he was widowed in July of 2019…..but I was unable to find a published online obituary. 

Should we receive more information, I will post to our site.

Thanak you,

~ Carol for the PCN

PCN memorial site

 

https://krcrtv.com/news/local/oregon-man-dies-after-medical-emergency-while-swimming-at-shasta-lake  

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — An 87-year-old Oregon man died after a medical emergency while swimming on Shasta Lake on Monday afternoon.

Deputies with the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Boating Safety Unit responded at about 4:23 p.m. on Monday, June 22, 2026, to the Shoemaker Creek area of the Big Backbone Inlet on Shasta Lake for a medical call. Authorities said an adult male, later identified as Alvin Eatinger of Ashland, Oregon, was swimming near a houseboat when he became unresponsive and submerged underwater.

Bystanders pulled him from the water and began providing medical aid before deputies arrived. Deputies continued those lifesaving efforts until paramedics took over.

Eatinger was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The department said Eatinger’s relatives have been notified, and an autopsy will be scheduled.