~ IN MEMORY ~
DL, LCDR Warren Whitesell Mowry, III
June 11, 1966 - October 6, 2021
Notification with the passing of Lieutenant Commander Warren
‘Moon’ Mowry, III, celebrated Naval Officer, Top Gun aviator and Delta pilot, age
55. LCDR Mowry joined Delta Air Lines
12-31-1997. He is survived by his wife
Kathy, his sons and many more dear family members and friends.
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A Celebration of Life event will be held November 9th, at
6pm at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary : Warren Mowry, III
Lieutenant Commander Warren ‘Moon’ Mowry, III, celebrated
Naval Officer, Top Gun aviator and Delta pilot tragically passed away
Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at the age of 55.
Warren spent his early childhood in Pensacola, Florida and,
after moving, graduated high school in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. He attended
the prestigious Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois outside of
Chicago on a Naval ROTC scholarship. He graduated in 1988 with a degree in
Chemical Engineering.
Warren started his Navy career in Pensacola on a two-year
journey to earn his “Wings of Gold.” That dream was realized in January 1991 as
he was winged a Naval Aviator at NAS Meridian, MS. Achieving top rank in his
Winging Class afforded him his first choice of Duty Assignments flying the
F/A-18 “Hornet” out of NAS Cecil Field in Jacksonville, FL That exceptionalism
continued to follow Warren throughout his Naval career as he deployed twice
with the VFA-37 “Bulls” to the Mediterranean and Red Sea in support of
Contingency Operations over Iraq and Bosnia. Always at the “Tip of the Spear”,
he was selected for the prestigious Navy TopGun Fighter Weapons School in
Miramar, California in 1994 where he honed his skills as both a supreme
tactician and more importantly as an Instructor. It was as an Instructor that
Warren found his true calling. He was selected as one of the initial cadre of
Strike Fighter Tactics Instructors and was assigned to the Strike Fighter Weapons
School, Atlantic at Cecil Field. As one of a select few responsible for
developing and shaping the Tactical training of the entire F/A-18 Community,
Warren influenced countless future combat pilots in the Art of deploying the
F/A-18 throughout its entire range of Air-Air and Air-Ground Missions. He
achieved over a thousand hours and three hundred Carrier landings flying the
F/A-18 during his highly decorated Naval Career.
After leaving the Navy, Warren began a twenty three-year
career as a pilot with Delta Airlines, based in Atlanta. In 2016, Warren was
able to return to his love of teaching as a Delta pilot instructor on the
Boeing 717- 200 airframe. In 2017, Warren became Chairman of the Delta Pilot
Assistance Committee (DPCA). This program supports pilots struggling with
alcohol and substance abuse. The program is completely confidential and acts as
the much-needed liaison between the Federal Aviation Administration, Delta
Airlines, and the medical community.
Warren was a servant leader and passionate about recovery.
On a daily basis, he selflessly volunteered his time helping others with
substance abuse. He was the leader in the identification, treatment,
recertification and aftercare for pilots. Working on the committee for over a
decade, he helped hundreds of pilots navigate their way back to the cockpit
while collaborating with ALPA, Delta management and the FAA with the utmost
professionalism and respect. With his empathy and compassion, he helped save
careers, lives and families all over the country. He was humbly dedicated to
others.
Warren is the proud father of two sons; Tyler (24) and Ryan
(18). Warren and Ryan share a passion for golf. Ryan was a standout golfer at
McIntosh High School in their hometown of Peachtree City, Georgia. He declined
the opportunity to play at the next level to follow in his father's footsteps.
Like Warren, Ryan is on a full Naval ROTC scholarship at Auburn University,
majoring in quantitative economics. Tyler attended, played baseball at, and
graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy with a commission as a
Naval Reserve Officer. He majored in Marine Transportation and currently sails
as a navigator aboard U.S. Merchant Vessels. The three men are as tight-knit as
they come.
Warren is married to his wife Kathy. The two share a love
for the outdoors and cherish memories of running together on the beach at
sunrise. The couple split their time between living the country life on a farm
outside of Atlanta and living out on Saint Simons Island where they fished on
the boat that Warren had always dreamed of owning. Kathy could often be seen
riding on the back of Warren’s Harley as they sped out for dinner. They loved
to kayak, hike, bike and paddleboard. At the end of the evening, they enjoyed
just hanging out with each other watching the sun set over the tree line on the
farm.
Warren leaves behind is wife; Kathy Mowry, his mother; Anne
Mowry, his sons; Tyler Mowry and Ryan Mowry, his sister; Jennifer Johnson, his
brother-in-law; Wendell Johnson, two nieces and a nephew, three stepdaughters,
and numerous aunts and uncles.
A Celebration of Life event will be held November 9th, 2021,
at 6pm at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be
made to MARR Addiction Treatment Centers. Donations can be sent in his name to
2815 Clearview Place, Atlanta GA 30340 or go to www.marrinc.org/donations
