C&S/DL Capt. H. Don Hull

~ IN MEMORY ~

Navy veteran, C&S/DL Capt. H. Don Hull

May 14, 1922 ~ June 11, 2014

                                               

   

Born May 14, 1922, Captain Herbert Donald Hull was 92 years of age at the time of his passing.  Captain Hull joined Chicago & Southern Airlines 05-01-1950 and retired with Delta Air Lines at the mandatory age 60 in 1982, based Atlanta.  Services for Captain Hull will be held Monday the 16th in Gainesville GA.....please see information below.

 

Thank you,

~ Carol    

    

 

From: David L. Roberts Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 2:18 PM

Subject: Death of retired Delta Captain Herbert Don Hull

 

CARES AND CONCERNSThank you to retired Captain Roscoe McMillan for sending the sad news of the death of retired Captain Don Hull, 92.  He was one of Delta's Oldest Living pilots and was a member of Delta Golden Wings.
Don was the Captain on my very first official Delta flight as a second officer and held a special place in my history.  We flew together many times over the years in various types of aircraft and we'll miss him.  Expressions of condolence may be sent to Mrs. Betty Hull at 3801 Village View Drive, #1328, Gainesville, GA 30506-4344, phone 770-596-4989, email < don_and_betty@yahoo.com >.   Dave

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Dave,

A note to let you know that our friend Don Hull passed away on Wednesday, Jun 11. His service is to be at the First Presbyterian Church, Gainesville, on Monday, Jun 16, at 3 P.M.

The church's address is 800 S. Enota Avenue, Gainesville, GA 30501.

Roscoe McMillan

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Mr. Herbert Don Hull, 92

June 12, 2014

Herbert Don Hull, age 92 of Gainesville, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at his residence following an extended illness.

Memorial services are scheduled for Monday, June 16, 2014 at 3:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church with Senior Pastor Daniel Hagmaier officiating. A reception will follow the service at the church.

Mr. Hull was born May 14, 1922 in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Herbert Shepard Hull and Pauline McCoy Hull. He served in the U.S. Navy and was retired from Delta Airlines as a Pilot.

Mr. Hull is survived by his wife, Betty Keirn Hull of Gainesville, three children, David Donald & Margaret Hull of Texas, Christine & Larry Wood of Woodstock, Georgia and Patricia Morelli of Savannah, Georgia, 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville, GA 30504 is in charge of arrangements.

Send online condolences to

www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.

http://www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/page.php?id=2961

Mrs. Bronwen Lindskog, wife of NWA Capt. Stanley Lindskog

~ IN MEMORY ~

Bronwen ‘Brownie’ Lindskog, wife of NWA Capt. Stanley V. Lindskog

October 7, 1940 ~ June 1, 2014

 

Notification with the passing of Bronwen ‘Brownie’ neé Davis Lindskog, wife of NWA retired pilot Capt. Stan Lindskog. 

Survived by her husband Captain Lindskog, personal condolences may be sent to the family at 1605 5th Ave N Apt 401  ,  Seattle  WA 98109-2960  ... (206) 420-3048 

Arrangements are not yet known.  Should we receive further information we will be sure to update our blogspot at  http://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/

 

Thank you,~ Carol Faulkner, PCN death notice communicatordeath@pilotcommunication.net

 

 

Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 10:49 PM rnpanews@bhi.com

Subject: Wife of NWA/DAL pilot Stan Lindskog

From: Bill Day

Bronwen Lindskog, the wife of SEA based NWA/DAL pilot Stan Lindskog passed away June 01, 2014 peacefully surrounded by her loving family.  Bronwen spent her last glorious day enjoying the beautiful view from her home on Queen Anne in Seattle.

Bronwen ‘Brownie’ Davis was born on October 7, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois to Kate and Ben Davis.  She moved to Seattle in 1951 and graduated with honors from Queen Anne High School, Class of 1958.

She earned her B.S. in Physical Therapy from Stanford University (Class of 1962) and it was there that she met her best friend and husband, Stan Lindskog.  They were married on December 23, 1961 and remained married for 53 years.

During Stan’s five years in the Air Force, Bronwen practiced P.T. in Tempe, AZ and Columbus, Ohio.  Leaving the Air Force, Stan became a pilot for Northwest Airlines, allowing Bronwen to practice P.T. in Minneapolis, MN, Honolulu, HI, and Seattle, WA.  She earned her Masters of Physical Therapy at the University of Minnesota in 1976.

Bronwen loved to sail, ski, scuba dive, and travel.  She retired in 2000 so she could travel with her husband.  Travel they did.

Bronwen is survived by her husband Stan, three daughters Lori, Wendy, and Casey (all of the Seattle area), their husbands, and four grandchildren Jamie, Shelby, Sean, and Druce.  All were at bedside when she flew west.

            She is remembered by her daughters as the best mom, EVER!

            “She walked proudly and spoke truly!”

            She will be missed by all who knew her!

In lieu of flowers, please consider a small donation to The Parkinson’s Foundation.

DL Capt. William 'Bill' M. Billingsley

Roswell remembers ‘community person’ Bill Billingsley

by James Swift
jswift @neighbornewspapers.com Neighbor Newspapers

June 18, 2014 11:09 AM | 

William Morton Billingsley, husband of Bulloch Hall Historic Site Coordinator Pam Billingsley, died June 9. The U.S. Navy veteran and retired pilot was 81.

Billingsley joined Delta Air Lines in 1958 and served as a captain for the Atlanta-based airline for more than three decades.

Bruce Collopy, Friends of Bulloch treasurer, said he and Billingsley often exchanged tales of naval experiences.

“We had a lot of sea stories when we could get together,” Collopy said. “He always had a smile on his face, and if you weren’t feeling that great that day, he’d lift up your spirits.”

Friends of Bulloch President Bill W. Gray said Billingsley wasn’t the “out front” type. However, his tendency to stay in the background did not prevent Billingsley from being admired.

“He was just a super-duper fellow,” Gray said. “Everybody liked Bill. He was real genuine and kind.”

Friends of Bulloch board member Bob Hagan knew Billingsley for more than 30 years. He remembers Billingsley as “a community person” who loved the area.

“Whenever he saw you, he always had a story to tell,” Hagan said. “He knew a lot about Roswell, and he loved telling his stories.”

Billingsley had a fondness for golfing, dancing and martinis, Hagan said. Recently, he spoke with Billingsley’s wife about having a get-together in her late husband’s honor.

“I bet he had thousands of martini glasses,” Hagan said. “We’ll have a little tribute to him…everybody takes a martini glass, toasts to him and takes the glass home.”

Hagan said Billingsley’s friends will remember him for his sweetness, genuineness and zest for life.

“He certainly supported the historical aspects of the Roswell community,” said Gwen Koehler, Bulloch Hall education coordinator. She remembers Billingsley for his love of golf, storytelling and, especially, his wife.

“He loved Pam above else,” she said, “and to do what made her happy was what he wanted to do most.”

Longtime friend Ann Morat said she was close with Pam and Bill Billingsley. “He sure did love Bulloch Hall, as much as Pam did,” she said.

Morat remembers him as “a great guy, who would do anything for anybody.” His legacy, Morat said, will be his love for his friends and family.

Billingsley was buried at Arlington Cemetery in Sandy Springs June 11. His family has asked for memorial contributions to be made to Emory University’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

He is survived by daughters Lane Lackey and Leigh Roan, son Chris Billingsley and stepsons Dallas and Michael Humphries.

His surviving grandchildren are William and Claire Lackey, Harper and Ava Roan and Harper Humphries.

Read more: Neighbor Newspapers - Roswell remembers community person Bill Billingsley

    ~ IN MEMORY ~

Navy veteran, DL Capt William M. Billingsley

July 2, 1932 ~ June 6, 2014

   

Word has been received with the passing of Delta Golden Wings member retired DL pilot Captain William ‘Bill’ Morton Billingsley, age 81.  Captain Billingsley joined Delta Air Lines 11-10-1958 and retired with 30+ years of service, based ATL.

Visitation will be held the evening of June 10th in Roswell GA, graveside services will be held June 11th at Arlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs GA. 

To sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral home website at http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=William-Billingsley&lc=7127&pid=171272535&mid=6001199  Service arrangements are noted below as well as at the funeral home website. 

Thank you,
~ Carol 

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From: David L. Roberts Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 1:20 PM

Subject: DEATH OF RETIRED CAPTAIN WILLIAM M. BILLINGSLEY

CARES AND CONCERNSThank you to Ms. Janice Metzler for sending the sad news of the death of retired Delta Captain, and retired US Navy Reserve Captain, William M. Billingsley, 81.  Bill was born July 2, 1932 and was hired by Delta November 10, 1958.  Expressions of condolence may be sent to his wife, Mrs. Pam Billingsley at 9459 Coleman Road, Roswell, GA 30075-4736, phone 770-992-3231 or email:  pam.billingsley@yahoo.com  

I will send the obituary when it becomes available. 

Dave

Hello Friends, I am sad to relate that I received a telephone call from Janice Metzler that Pam’s husband Bill, William Morton Billingsley died on Friday, June 6th at home.  Visitation will be at Roswell Funeral Home on Tuesday, June 10th from 6-8 pm.  The funeral will be a graveside service at Arlington Cemetery in Sandy Springs, Wednesday, June 11 at 11 am.

Bill is survived by his wife Pam Humphries Billingsley, daughter Lane and husband Jack Lackey, son Chris Billingsley, daughter Leigh and husband Mike Roan of Indiana, stepsons Dallas and wife Angie Humphries, and Michael Humphries.  Grandchildren William and Claire Lackey, Harper and Ava Roan, and Harper Humphries.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to support the Emory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center c/o Emory University Health Sciences Development, 1440 Clifton Road, Suite 170, Atlanta, Georgia 30322.

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NEA/DL Capt. Robert Wiswell Mudge

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

NEA/DL Capt. Robert Wiswell Mudge

August 1, 1919 ~ May 28, 2014

       

Family has advised us that Delta Golden Wings and Delta Pioneer member, retired NEA/DL pilot and author Captain Bob Mudge passed away in the early morning hours of May 28th.  Born August 1, 1919 Robert Wiswell Mudge was 94 years of age at the time of his passing.  Captain Mudge first joined Northeast Airlines as a meteorologist  09-03-1941.  His pilot senority date is shown as 04-22-1943.  Captain Mudge retired with Delta Air Lines at the mandatory age 60 in 1979, based Boston. He is survived by his wife Winifred ‘Win’ and their son Gordon.  The Mudges had resided at 99 Birch Hill Road, Stow Mass. but more recently to an assisted facility in Acton MA. 

 

To date we have not seen an online obituary nor are service arrangements known.  Should we hear more we will be sure to pass along the information and update our blogspot at   http://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/

Thank you,
~ Carol Faulkner, PCN death notice communicatordeath@pilotcommunication.net

 

    

 

You may visit the Delta Museum for more Northeast Airlines history and information at http://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/family-tree/northeast-airlines 

Book: Adventures of a Yellowbird: The Biography of an Airline, by Robert W. Mudge, 1969. History of the airline, written by Northeast captain hired in 1941.

 

About the author:  Captain Mudge, after graduating from college, began his airline career as a meteorologist for Northeast Airlines.  With his eye on the cockpit he transitioned to positions of ground school instructor, and instrument flight instructor before becoming an airline co-pilot and later captain.  As a Northeast captain he served as line pilot, instructor, and check pilot, and was Project Manager-Training Development.  In addition to many technical articles in the fields of meteorology, navigation, flight technique and training, he is the author of Meteorology for Pilots (McGraw-Hill, a textbook that has been used by some of the leading airlines and in college courses. 

 

Robert Wiswell Mudge   ...........  trainer, writer, consultant

Location:   Stow, MA   USA   

Robert Wiswell Mudge is recognized in Marquis Who's Who.

 

 

 

From: GC      Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 8:56 AM     Subject: Bob Mudge

 

Win Bob Mudge’s wife called, said Bob passed away today 5/28/14 peacefully at 0500.
More information to follow.
George

 

 

From: GC      Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 12:32 PM     Subject: Bob Mudge

Winifred Mudge called today said Bob has dementia.  They have moved to a facility in Acton MA. She has her room and Bob is on another floor that cares for him. Winnie sees Bob about once a day, has his good and not so good days.   Gave Winnie my e-mail so their son can keep me updated.
Mailing address; Bob Mudge, 10 Devon Dr., Room 227. Acton MA, 01720.
Will pass along any updates.
George

WA/DL Capt. James R. Cawley

~ IN MEMORY ~

WA/DL Capt. James R. Cawley

October 7, 1951 ~ June 4, 2014

Update with notice of services.....

The Cawley family has advised us of memorial services celebrating the life of Captain James Cawley.....please see below....thank you/CF

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Please join the Cawley family to celebrate the life of James R. Cawley

Saturday June 14th, 2014

South Prairie Airport

Buckley, Washington

1-2 PM Memorial Service

2-5 PM Remembrance and Fellowship

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the

Puget Sound Antique Aircraft Club,

Jim Cawley Memorial Young Pilot Scholarship

P.O. Box 731369 Puyallup, WA 98373

If you are unable to attend,

please share stories and photos at cawleysouthprairieairport@gmail.com 

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~ IN MEMORY ~

WA/DL Capt. James R. Cawley

October 7, 1951 ~ June 4, 2014

From: Dick Deeds   Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 12:34 AM   To: pilots@wallybird.com

Subject:  Passing of retired WAL/DAL Captain Jim Cawley

local newspaper coverage of Jim Cawley's accident

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/06/05/3229388/family-says-victim-in-buckley.html 

Jim Cawley could fly a plane before he could drive a car, his family said Thursday.

Crawley, a 62-year-old retired Delta Airlines pilot, was one of two people killed Wednesday when a small plane crashed near Buckley, where both men lived. The other victim was 72-year-old Rodney Richardson.

The World War II-era Navy plane they were flying went down about 3:30 p.m. near the 9200 block of 258th Avenue East. Both men died instantly.

Cawley was friends with Richardson, and had just bought the plane from him, possibly as recently as Wednesday morning, said Kelsey Tomascheski, a Cawley family friend and spokeswoman. The men took the plane up in the morning without any trouble, she said. The craft went down shortly into their second flight of the day.

The National Transportation Security Board is investigating what caused the crash, a review that generally takes weeks or months. The agency did not return a New Tribune call Thursday regarding which man was piloting the plane, or whether they had been co-piloting the craft at the time of the crash.

Both men lived on the private airstrip in the Buckley area where they flew out from Wednesday, Tomascheski said.

The News Tribune was unable to reach anyone in Richardson’s family. KING-TV reported he was also a retired commercial pilot.

Cawley retired in October 2012, after logging more than 30,000 hours during the more than 30 years he worked for Delta, his family said in a statement. He is survived by his wife Cheri of 35 years, and sons Clint, 31, and Curt, 29. Both sons work in aviation, and have flying certifications.

Cawley’s focus in retirement was his love of the outdoors and restoring World War II-era planes, they said.

“The Cawley family is devastated by this loss, but finds comfort in the fact that Jim passed away doing what he loved,” the statement said.

He used to restore the vintage planes with his father and two brothers, said Floyd Nearhood, who was friends with Jim Cawley from the time they were growing up as teenagers near Buckley.

“Each one of the boys, when they hit 16, they flew,” he said. “For them, it was just kind of matter of fact. The whole community is just in disbelief that this could happen to Jim. He was such a good, cautious pilot.”

Nearhood said he didn’t know Richardson well, but knew he and Cawley were friends.

Cawley’s father was a decorated World War II veteran held for a time in a Japanese war camp, said Burton Haugen of Buckley, who said he knows the family and rented land from Jim Cawley for his organic dairy farm.

“He was a good guy,” Haugen said. “I knew him as really nice and sincere.”

Haugen was in a field, pulling a calf Wednesday, when he heard the plane have problems. 

“It flew over and it was sputtering and backfiring and he was pretty low,” he said. “I said to my son, ‘They’re going to crash if they don’t pull up.’ I thought they might try to land in one of my fields.

“The guys are such good pilots it’s hard to fathom them crashing.”
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Riley <bababill@gmail.com>
Sent: Mon, Jun 23, 2014 4:04 am
Subject: Retired Delta pilot killed in Pierce County plane crash | KING5.com Seattle

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Men-who-died-in-Pierce-County-plane-crash-were-retired-pilots-262026171.html 

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~ IN MEMORY ~

DL Capt. James R. Cawley

October 7, 1951 ~ June 4, 2014

News of a tragic accident has been received .... retired WA/DL pilot Captain James Robert Cawley and Boeing retiree/pilot Rodney Richardson both died yesterday afternoon when the plane they were flying unfortunately could not make it to open land and crashed into a wooded area near Bonney Lake WA.  No one was hurt on the ground.  The two men were friends and neighbors ...  the fatalities have shaken the tight-knit aviation community in Buckley WA.  Captain Cawley joined Western Airlines just before the WA/DL merger on  09-22-1986 and retired with Delta Air Lines in September 2012, based 030/PDX.  He is survived by his wife Cheri and their sons. 

Personal condolences may be sent to the family at

11911 252nd Ave E  ,  Buckley  WA 98321-9072  ...  (360) 897-9993  (253) 862-9039 

Arrangements will be posted when known. 

Thank you,
~ Carol Faulkner, PCN death notice communicatordeath@pilotcommunication.net
 http://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/

 http://www.king5.com/news/local/Men-who-died-in-Pierce-County-plane-crash-were-retired-pilots-262026171.html  

Men killed in Pierce County plane crash were retired pilots

BONNEY LAKE, Wash. -- Two men killed in Wednesday’s crash of a World War II-era plane in Pierce County were retired commercial pilots.

Jim Cawley retired from Delta Airlines two years ago, according to his son, Clint Cawley.

Rod Richardson had owned the plane for the last 12 years and flew it about 600 hours without a problem.

Cawley bought the plane from his friend Richardson this week.

The two took it out for a morning flight so Richardson could teach Cawley about the plane. They had no problems in the morning, but shortly after taking off in the afternoon, it went down about a mile from the Cawley family’s private airstrip near Bonney Lake in Buckley.

NTSB investigators used a crane to drag the plane wreckage out of the woods Thursday. The investigation could take months.

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2 dead in World War II-era plane crash near Bonney Lake

By KOMO Staff   Published: Jun 4, 2014   Last Updated: Jun 4, 2014

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/1-dead-in-small-plane-crash-near-Enumclaw-261899591.html 

BONNEY LAKE, Wash. -- Two people were killed Wednesday afternoon in a World War II-era plane crash near Bonney Lake.

Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer confirmed the fatalities in the crash that is reportedly in a wooded area near 245th Avenue and Highway 410. The FAA says the plane was a North American AT-6C.

At roughly 3:30 p.m., several people reported seeing a small aircraft sputtering and flying low before going down, according to Troyer.

ne of those witnesses was Buckley Police Chief Jim Arsanto, who saw the plane flying low over Highway 410.

"The plane appeared to be having engine trouble, made a big loop... the engine kept dying and restarting," Arsanto said. "It made a complete circle to head back to the airport where it lifted off... and it went into a patch of trees."

He dialed 911 then headed in to the scene.

First responders arrived on scene and found two people in the wreckage. The men were later identified as 62-year old James Cawley and 72-year-old Rodney Richardson.

There is no word what caused the crash and it does not appear anyone else was hurt.

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http://www.king5.com/news/local/Two-dead-in-Pierce-County-small-plane-crash-261901691.html  

by KING 5 News

Posted on June 4, 2014 at 4:23 PM   Updated yesterday at 11:51 PM

BUCKLEY, Wash. -- Two men died after their World War II-era plane crashed near Bonney Lake in Pierce County Wednesday afternoon.

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department received multiple reports around 3:30 p.m. of a plane down in the 26000 block of 96th Street E. Witnesses reported a small plane sputtering, flying low, then going down in a wooded area.

"I seen it go over. I thought it was going to land in the field, but it didn't. It crashed in the woods. Big explosion. It shook the ground I was standing on," said a witness.

Pierce County officials said the plane was a 1946 Navy trainer plane that had recently been restored and repainted. It was headed toward an air strip about a mile towards of Bonney Lake. The World War II-era plane crashed in a heavily wooded area just north of Bonney Lake, and officials say it may require a helicopter or crane to recover the aircraft.

The Pierce County Medical Examiner's office identified the victims as Rodney Richardson, 72, and James Cawley, 62, both of Buckley.

According to the FAA registry, the plane was registered to Richardson. We have not been told who was piloting the plane at the time of the crash.

FAA and National Transportation Safety Board have been notified and are at the crash scene.

From: Dick Deeds Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 10:24 AM   To: pilots@wallybird.com

Subject: Passing of retired WAL/DAL Captain Jim Cawley

Thanks to Scotty Johnson for this sad information.
It is with deep regret that I must pass along the passing of another one of our brothers.
Dick

It is with great sadness that I report my dear friend Captain Jim Cawley has gone west leaving  family and his friends .Jimmy loved what he did and did what he loved,, to fly .His aircraft had a engine failure and was unable to land in the clear.May god bless Jimmy and his family ,sincerely
Capt Scotty Johnson WAL 01-10-77  B777 DAL