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~ IN MEMORY ~ Janis “Jan” Gilbert, wife of WA/DL Capt. Ron Gilbert March 21, 1936 ~ November 30, 2023 I have just learned today of the passing of Jan Gilbert, wife of retired Western/Delta pilot Captain Ron Gilbert.  Ronald Gene Gilbert and Janis Lea O’Dell were married in Illinois on August 31, 1957.  Ron Continue reading

~ IN MEMORY ~ WA/DL Capt. Wilbert Clinton “Bill” Joslyn March 25, 1935 – August 17, 2023 We have just learned that retired Western/Delta pilot Captain Bill Joslyn passed last summer.  Captain Wilbert Clinton “Bill” Joslyn joined Western Airlines 01-20-1964 and was Dallas based at the time that he retired with Delta Air Lines.  Bill Continue reading

~ IN MEMORY ~ USAF veteran, WA/DL pilot/author Lt. Col. (Ret.) Mallory “Mal” Hope Ferrell November 23, 1935 ~ December 25, 2023 Notice of passing…..retired Western/Delta Air Lines pilot and author Lt. Colonel Mal Ferrell, USAF (Ret.), age 88, of Peachtree City, Georgia.  Captain Ferrell joined Western Airlines 04-22-1968 and retired with Delta Air Lines Continue reading

~ IN MEMORY ~ USAF veteran, WA/DL Capt. Jackie Dorrence Walker June 13, 1934 – February 9, 2024 Jackie Dorrence Walker, 89, of Shirley, Arkansas passed away Friday, February 9, 2024, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was born June 13, 1934, in Texhoma, Oklahoma to James and Mattie (Riddles) Walker. Jackie served his country in Continue reading

~ IN MEMORY ~ Navy veteran, WA/DL Capt. Kenneth Dwain Ritmire March 16, 1936 ~ February 27, 2022 Belated notice of passing…..born/raised in Minnesota, Kenneth “Kenny” “Ken” Dwain Ritmire joined Western Airlines 09-03-1968 and retired with Delta Air Lines in 1996 based 030/LAX.  Ken was living in the Long Beach CA area at the time Continue reading