~ IN MEMORY ~
NWA Capt. Billy B. Burt
January 1, 1941 ~ August 29, 2021
…..belated notice …as was recently posted online
by the Tyler Morning Telegraph (TX) ...the passing of retired Northwest pilot
Captain Billy B. Burt. Captain Burt
joined Northwest Airlines 01-06-1969. He
is survived by his wife Mary and their children.
The news article link is available at
https://tylerpaper.com/obituaries/billy-b-burt/article_26182fcb-b28e-5d2b-b617-55939f86224a.html
Please see obituary information below for
arrangements.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
TYLER TX — Retired Captain Billy B. Burt
"flew west" to his final destination on August 29, 2021. He was born
January 1, 1941, the first baby born in Tyler that year. Billy attended Tyler
public schools and was in the first graduating class at Robert E. Lee High
School in 1959. He then continued his education at Tyler Junior College and
North Texas State University (University of North Texas).
Billy met the love of his life, Mary Bruce Harper,
in the ninth grade at Hogg Junior High School when he needed an accompanist for
his trumpet solo. They were married September 14, 1961 and were just two weeks
shy of their 60th anniversary when Billy passed. Together they had two
children, Elaine Burt of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Benjamin Burt of San Diego,
California.
From an early age Billy was fascinated with
airplanes and had a deep desire to fly. He did his early flight training at
Tyler Pounds Field Airport and finished his ratings in Fort Worth, Texas. He
then flew for Air Activities and Fleetway Airlines before beginning his career
with Northwest Airlines in Minneapolis, Minnesota January 6, 1969. After
retirement he focused his time on portrait photography, continuing to play his
trumpet, and, when time and weather permitted, riding his motorcycles. Billy
loved flying, but music was his true passion. He and Mary Bruce spent countless
hours listening to their favorite music. Later he spent many more hours in
their home studio composing and recording music that he and Mary Bruce wrote.
Preceding Billy in death were his parents, William
E. (Bill) Burt and Doris A. (Lumpkin) Burt. He is survived by his wife, their
children, sister-in-law Kay Hagadone (husband, Stan) of Highland Village,
Texas, his cousin, Carolyn Morrow of Lafayette, Louisiana, and a beloved extended
family and a myriad of friends.
A "Gathering to Remember" for Billy will
be held Sunday, November 14, at 2:30 in the afternoon at the Historic Aviation
Museum in the old terminal building at the Tyler Pounds Field Airport, 150
Airport Dr., Tyler, Texas 75708.
If desired, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be
sent to Pets Fur People, 1823 CR 386, Tyler, Texas 75708 or The Dallas Winds,
P.O. Box 140398, Dallas, Texas 75214-0398 or at dallaswinds.org/give .
Tyler Morning Telegraph (TX) - Wednesday, November
10, 2021
