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Pictured above is the August 24, 1965 Frontier flight attendant class: L-R Sharon Swingler, Colleen Gregg,Mildred Ann Barton, Kathleen O'Connor, Jean Genar, Sandra Hurley, Judy Petrucciani, Ann Percival andRita Thomas. This past August, 50 years later, Kathie O’Connor Fahrenholz retired as a flight attendant withUnited Airlines. After Frontier Airline’s bankruptcy in 1986 she continued her career with ContinentalAirlines until it merged with United Airlines in 2010. Five years later, two months ago, she retired fromUnited with 50 years of service. An incredible feat!.

Kathie’s husband Chuck Fahrenholz was Frontier’s LAS sales representative at the bankruptcy.

A newsletter for the employees, families and friends of the Old Frontier Airlines

We are FLamily!

FALL OCTOBER 2015 #61

FLifty years for Kathie!

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The FRONTIER NEWS is published quarterly and dedicatedto ex-employees, friends, family and fans of the “old” FrontierAirlines which “died” on August 24, 1986 and was “buried” onMay 31, 1990. It is a non-profit operation. All income goes intokeeping the NEWS going. Opinions expressed in this newsletterare those of the author and not the editor or the publication.Publishing dates are October for Fall, January for Winter, Aprilfor Spring and July for Summer. Articles and photos are welcomed and subject to editing andspace requirements. We cannot pay for such items but will givecredit as appropriate. All submissions should deal withthe “old” Frontier Airlines. Especially welcomed arestories of personal experiences with a humorous slant.All airline employees have a treasure trove of suchstories. Please share them with the rest of the FLamily. We also want to publicize ALL “old” Frontier gather-ings. Be sure to notify us with details: place, date,contact and so forth. They will be published in the“Timetable”. Subscriptions are $12 per year. Some back issues areavailable & cost $3 each. Enjoy the newsletter in color and freeat the FL website. You can download and print a personal copythere too. Text ads are $5 for 20 words, $10 for 40 words, $15 for abusiness card, $20 for 1/8th page and $40 for a quarter page,$100 for a full page. Mail checks to Jake Lamkins, FL NEWS,1202 Scrimshaw Cove #4, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Thanks foryour support.

Special thanks go out to Daryle Holte and Jim Kytefor their large donations to the cause. Thanks also toJudi Fenton Plumer who sent me a set of commemmora-tive FL glasses for my birthday and she didn’t evenknow it was my birthday. It took FedEx two daysHNL-FYV and nary a broken glass either.

There are now have 6400 FLolks in my FLiles: 1600in the obituaries and 4800 alive.

Reunion season is nearly over. Attend one when you can - ournumbers are going down and it may be the last chance you get tosee FLriend and for FLriends to see you.

Best wishes for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmasholidays. Celebrate life every chance you get: Every day is agift, that’s why it’s called the present. Never take leave of aloved one without telling them you love them.

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Check the websites for FL news,notices on upcoming events,

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TABLE OF CONTENTSKathie Fahrenholz......................................Letter From The Editor..............................More On Kathie.........................................Reunions....................................................FLights West..............................................Employees...............................................Central Six................................................Mel Maynard............................................FL News - May 1970.................................Obits - Maintenance...................................Notes From FLolks....................................FL Briefs..........................................21 &CN Skywriter - Sep 1963..........................FL Daily - Oct 1985.................................Deregulation.............................................Frontier Reports........................................Quiz Game...............................................

FRONTIER ON THE INTERNEThttp://OldFrontierAirlines.com.

Visit the FL website and heck out our page onFacebook. Just search for Old Frontier Airlines. Youcan join the FL Club by emailing Jake at Ex-FAL@Yahoo.com.

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Feb1970 Frontier Days at Oaklawn Racetrack in HOT. From the left are Jeff Gilbert, HOT station manager andChuck & Kathie Fahrenholz. Chuck was the STL FL sales representative at the time.

They still live there after all these years.FLacebook Posts: Jake Lamkins - After 50 years FL flight attendant

Kathie O'Connor Fahrenholz is retiring at UA. She started in Aug1965. Congratulations, Kathie, now get started on that book. Youmust have a million stories worth hearing.

Bill Leis - Way to go Kathie, have fun now.Joe Barker - Congrats Kathie, I have missed you guys since we left

LAS, best wishes for a very happy retirement, you have earned itShirley Mitchell - Congratulations on a successful career! 50

years...awesome achievement!Kim McCaleb Austin - Living the dream! Congrats on ur retire-

ment! U look great!Jim Mustain - Congratulations, Kathie!! Enjoy your retirement!!

Say "HI" to Chuck!Kathi Goff - Congratulations Kathie!!Ramona Nelson - I don't know how Kathie did it....I remember her

from when I flew, and I have been retired from the airlines for 15years now. Amazing accomplishment!

Barbara Brown - Congratualtions Kathie. You'll love retirement(yeah, right) lol

Doug Berkey - Kathie, early out I hope? Came to UA in February1986 before the FL shutdown, based at IAD. Wonder if our pathshave ever crossed? Enjoy retirement, I am jealous!

Roger Hootman - Congratulations Kathie! Still remember you andChuck from FAT.

Bev Cummiskey - Best to You Kathy!! Goodbye to an era, hellonext chapter!! See you at the reunion!!.

Ginger Treptow - Sad that we all couldn't have stayed on with FL,didn't have a choice and as life went, I'm glad I'm not workinganymore.

Jack McLaughlin - Congrats Kathy, someday I'll retire too!Roberta Brashears - You look the same Kathie, don't you know

flying ages people? Enjoy this next chapter of your life!!Trish Swanson Hawk - Congratulations Kathie, enjoy your new

lifeShari Salsbury - Congrats, Kathie Fahrenholz!!!!Patty Benton - Congratulations Kathie Fahrenholz! I'm right be-

hind you with 45years!! Crazy!!Billy Walker - Best Wishes Kathy! You are terrific and one of the

best to fly with!Bonnie Dahl - sorry you can't come to the FAL reunion, have fun!Ruth Pitts - Congratulations Kathy O'Conner, always remember

our trips together, enjoy retirement, glad you made the 50 mark.Rosemary Wirth VanEpps - Wow you keep goin and goin.. Con-

gratulations..What an accomplishment.

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REUNIONS NEWS(Photos from the DEN and FYV-FSM Reunions are posted atFLacebook. Just put Old Frontier Airlines in the Facebooksearch and it will take you to the FL webpage. You can click onJOIN THE GROUP in the upper right and/or click on PHOTOSthen ALBUMS to see the pix.)

DEN MAINTENANCE PICNIC: We don't have people signin so a guess would be about 50 of us at the June 16 gathering.We don't do anything much that is exciting. Mostly we juststand around and visit for about an hour. Juanita and I get all thefood out, whch we buy at Albertson's. We have a nice chickenlunch with all the fixin's and then everyone leaves.

Some of us stay a little longer to finish up the visiting andcleaning up. We have a lot of fun getting to re-know each otherand find out what they have been up. There is a lot ofreminiscing about the "Old Frontier Days." The weather isalways good for us. I get a lot of hugs to store up until ourChristmas party and then I get re-hugged until our next function.

Our Christmas party is scheduled for November 17th. We arehaving it again at The Country Buffet located just south of 88thAvenue on Sheridan Blvd. Will set you a flier when Juanitasends them out some time in October.-Shirley Drnovsek

MKC/KCK/MCI REUNION: We had a great turnout July 18for our bi-monthly Gathering. The following were in attendance:Kathy and Rich Metz, John and Francine Nordman, LindaCalcote, Nancy and Rich Bock, Mike and Rose Dragen, Glennand Ruth Lee Hastert, Frank and Ione Roe, Pat and Etta Wild-berger, John Morelli, Eddie and Joann Mondt, Dan Donovan,Gary and Brenda Wise, David Jones, Phil Montgomery, BobWelch and Clay Riecker.

I hope I didn't miss anyone....I do get busy visiting andsometimes fail to record all the attendees.

We hope to see another big turnout on September19th...11AM, at the HyVee Grocery just west of I29 on 45Highway.

We meet in the Cafe area to the right in the store when youenter. Questions: 817-741-1995, or mdragen@juno.com.-Rose Dragen

DEN REUNION PICNIC: The 29th Annual FAL Picnic washeld on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the Wings Over theRockies Museum on the old Lowry AFB. We had about 280FAL people and their spouses attend.

Bennett's BBQ served a great meal as usual. Our oldest

This is the information we currently have.Coordinators of FL events; please let us know the details.

More info at http://OldFrontierAirlines.com

DEN MAINTENANCE PICNICHeld Tue, June 16, 2015 at Squires Park, 99th and LowellBlvd., Westminster at 11:30 a.m.Contact:Shirley Drnovsek, 303-427-1246, WowShirleyD@aol.comDEN MAINTENANCE CHRISTMAS PARTYNov 17, 2015 - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.The Country Buffet, 8685 Sheridan Blvd., Westminster, CO.Contact:Shirley Drnovsek, 303-427-1246, WowShirleyD@aol.comDEN PILOTSLuncheon, monthly, every second Tuesday, 11:30am atMr. Panda Chinese Restaurant, 2852 S. Havana, Aurora, COContact:Bonnie Dahl, 720-747-7610, BCDahl777@gmail.comDEN REUNION PICNICWas Sat, Aug 22, 2015, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm, $15 admissionWings Over the Rockies Air & Space MuseumContactsCarolyn Boller, 303-364-3624, ckboller@comcast.netJulie Dickman, jjdickman@gmailSue Lehotay, suelehotay@msn.comBarb Monday, bandbmonday@comcast.netDFW MECHANICS GET-TOGETHERProbably sometime in Oct 2015, 11:00 amBeacon Cafe on Hicks Field near Fort Worth.ContactBrady White, 817-913-9313, ontopavia@aol.comDFW PILOTSLuncheon, every odd month, 3rd Monday, noon @ Ernies,8206 Bedford-Euless Road, North Richland Hills, TXContact:Jim Ford, 817-268-3954, JEFord15@tx.rr.comFYV-FSM MEMORIAL PIGNICHeld Sat, Aug 29, 2015, 11am-3pm, FSM Burford PavillionContact:Phil Green, 479-783-2981, nsbhg@att.netJake Lamkins, 479-879-8358, ExFAL@Yahoo.comLNK REUNIONSat. Oct 3, 2015, Lincoln Airport Travel Lodge,5 pm - social hour and 6:30 pm - buffet.Contact:Gerald 'Cork' Guenther, 402-798-2102, saylor@inetnebr.comMike Macek, mikemacek@windstream.netMCI FLIGHT CREW LAYOVERWas Fri - Sat - Sun, Sep 18-19-20, 2015.Contact:Phil Stallings, redryder35@att.net, 816-668-6294MKC/KCK/MCI REUNIONLuncheon, third Sat of every odd month, 11:00 amHyVee Grocery, 5330 NW 64th St., Kansas City, MO 64151Contact:Rose Dragen, 816-741-1995, mdragen@juno.com

PHX PICNICNo 2015 event planned - 2016 TBAContact:Cyndy Camomile, 480-831-1660, cynhoff55@yahoo.comGinger Treptow, 480-813-4595, Peaches85233@q.comSLC PILOTSLuncheon, monthly, every third Thursday,11:30 am at Chuck Arama Buffet, 744 East 400 South, SLCContact:New contact neededSLC REUNIONNo info on a 2015 eventContacts:Suspended pending new coordination

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attendee was Marge Hushka, at 90 years young. Marge was thePBX operator in Denver. Our longest term employee was LeoSchuster and our person who came the longest distance was fromFlorida - Bob Imhoff.

It was great to see so many people - and to share the memories.We are working on the 2016 event which will be the 30th

anniversary of the closure of the 1st Frontier Airlines. We areworking to have our picnic on Saturday the 20th of August atWings Over the Rockies.

I am working with the company who has purchased the FAAtower at Stapleton. It is anticipated they will remodel 3 floorsfor a restaurant and will be done by June 2016. We are hopingwe will be able to go into the tower, but that is to yet be decided.

IF we can work it out we would love very much to have aFriday night event at the old tower which has been kept as ahistorical building on Stapleton Airport. But it is yet to beconfirmed and it will depend on what arrangements we can makefor availability and cost as well. If the "tower" facility is notavailable, the old Stanley Aviation building is being convertedand it may be an option.

Lots of plans but yet to get them all confirmed. Hope to seelots of FAL people at the next reunion.-Carolyn Boller

FYV-FSM MEMORIAL PIGNIC: We had BBQ, beans, bev-

erages, salads and desserts along with a very mild, sunny andbeautiful day. Employees attending were, Phil Green, RustyLambert, Robert Walker, Ray Duckett, Larry Roller, JackChambers, Paul Farris, Jerry Gill, Joe Keys and Jake Lamkins.Family and friends brought the total to almost 20. It was ourlowest turnout that I can recall.

Our group had three fly west this past year - Don Enos, BlaiseEngelking and Ed Jones. Sadly, that trend will continue as itwill for the entire FLamily

It was decided to have next year’s reunion on Saturday, August27th - same place and times.-Jake Lamkins

Another great PIGnic with old friends & fellow employees!Good to have some old timers from CN there too - not many ofus left that go back that far. The food was great - gets betterevery year. Pig always comes thru on th BBQ!

We enjoyed the fellowship with everyone - some missing sincelast year & I missed them.

We got some good pictures this year. Hope I didn't missanyone.

Til next time keep your face toward the sun and the shadowswill fall behind you.-Jack Chambers(Jack and wife Shirley took the photos posted at FLacebook.)

MORE REUNION NEWS

A smattering of the group that attended the 2015 FL MCI Crew Reunion this weekend (Sep 19, 2015). Todaywas "Go Home Day", and we always end the weekend with breakfast at The Waffle House. L-R: LanetteDuncan, Carol Stallings, Lisa Sachetta, Phil Stallings, JoDelle Burwell, Bardy Schollmeyer, Don Welch, Mrs.Don Welch, John Green and Clay Riecker.

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DEATHS REPORTED SINCETHE SUMMER 2015, #60, ISSUE

Arbie Dillow,DEN lead aircraft mechanic, 7/28/15, age 75, pneumoniaTom Flynn,DEN ticket counter agent and station agent, 2/11/95, age 50Bill Franklin,DEN dining services manager, 6/19/15, age 88Ernest Fuqua,GSW DAL DFW DEN aircraft mechanic, 8/1/15, age 81Bonnie Fisher Hart,DEN reservations agent, 7/12/15, age 69, corticobasaldegenerationDoug Hanna,LNK PHX station agent, 9/6/15, age 74, cancerJim Johnson,FLG JAC TUS RNO station agent, 5/27/07, age 65Ed Jones,RIW FSM DEN station agent, 8/2/15, age 75Mel Maynard,DEN flight engineer, pilot, 7/18/15, age 83Mary Maxwell,GSW CN, need info, 6/5/15, age 90Johnnie Owen,ACF GSW DAL DFW aircraft mechanic, 7/20/15, age 85, cancerBob Phiffer,CPR LBF SGF station agent, 9/12/15, age 81Kent Retchless,DEN LAS station agent, 10/1/87, age 32, auto accidentHal Salfen,GSW vp-sales & marketing, 8/24/13, age 93Wes Sarver,COS JLN MKC MEM DEN SGF station agent, 6/28/15, age 85Maury Tompkins,DEN pilot, 2/24/14, age 70Sandy Hurley Whistler,DEN flight attendant, 8/14/15, age 75Laura Wyche,DEN flight attendant, 4/21/15, age 58, cancer

GONE WESTWe salute these FLriends on their final voyage.

They are not dead until we forget them.More information at http://OldFrontierAirlines.com Some years back I was doing some research in the archivebook section of Brigham Young University. In reading aboutthe old airmail pilots who flew the transcontinental mailbetween the years of 1918 and 1927, I came across an articleexplaining the term “Gone West.”

As the old airmail route continued its expansion from theeast coast to the west, thirty-two pilots and nine mechanics losttheir lives in the line of duty. Three hundred wrecked aircraftwere strewn from the Allegheny Mountains known as “TheHell Stretch,” across the open plains to the Rockies, theWasatch, the Sierras into the west coast. When a pilot was overdue, the term “Gone West” came into being.-Tex Searle, FL pilot

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ARBIE DILLOW1964 - 1986

AIRCRAFT CLEANER, LEAD AIRCRAFT MECHANICDEN

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Arbie_Dillow.htmlOBITUARY: Arbie Dillow passed away on July 28, 2015

from complications withpneumonia. Arbie was bornin Goreville, Illinois to Pauland Ruby Dillow, who pre-ceded him in death.

Arbie served in the AirForce and held numerousmanagement and mainte-nance positions within theDenver airline industry,most recently with the newFrontier Airlines prior to hisretirement. He was an ex-traordinary giving, hard-working, husband, brother,father, grandfather, mentorand friend.

He was preceded in death by his wife Donna but is survivedby his children, Troy and Brian (Andrea) Dillow, granddaughterMadison Dillow, brothers, Lavern (Shirley) and Gene (Pauline)Dillow, and many other family and friends. Visitation onWednesday August 5th, 5-8 p.m. and services on ThursdayAugust 6th, at 12:00 noon, at the Crown Hill Chapel,Wadsworth and 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge.

BILL FRANKLIN1970 - 1971

MANAGER-DINING SERVICESDEN

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Bill_Franklin.htmlOBITUARY: Graveside services for William Ward “Bill”

Franklin, 88, of Lampasas,with Charles Brewster offi-ciating, will be held at 10:30a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2015at the Blanket Cemetery.Visitation will be held from5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday atStacy-Wilkins FuneralHome in Goldthwaite.

He died Friday, June 29,2015 at his home. He wasborn March 25, 1927 in Sid-ney to Iris William Franklinand Viola Ward Franklin.He married Wanda RuthBrewster on May 25, 1948in Brownwood. He served in

the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of theChurch of Christ-Granbury.

Survivors include his wife, Wanda Ruth Franklin of Lampasas;son, Gary Wayne Franklin and wife Beth of Lampasas; daughter,Kristi Lynn Farmer and husband Scott of Lubbock; four grandchil-dren; and one great-grandson. He was preceded in death by a son,William Ward Franklin Jr.

ED JONES1962 - 1986

STATION AGENTRIW FSM DEN

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Ed_Jones.htmlOBITUARY: Edward Paul Jones Jr., 75 of Fort Smith, Arkansas

entered into rest on Sunday, Au-gust 2, 2015. He was bornFebruary 11, 1940 in Hunting-ton, West Virginia to the lateEdward Paul Jones Sr. and Ber-nice Maxine Martin-Jones.

He was a member of CentralChristian Church for over 40years, a member of the Old FortGun Club, NRA, he was a NavyVeteran as a Deck Crewman onthe Carrier USS Oriskany and adevoted servant of God andbeloved father and grandfather.Ed worked for Frontier Airlinesfor 24 years.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years Betty Jones of the home,three daughters; Jacke Sheehan of Van Buren, AR, Jodee Flatte ofFort Smith, AR and Shelly Bedard and husband Arlin of Pheonix,AZ, two sons; Edward Love of Missouri and Dean Love ofMissouri, one sister Bobbie Berry and husband Steve of Denver,CO, six grandchildren; Joshua Barling, Jonathan Sheehan, DylanFlatte, Hailey Flatte, Logan Flatte and Noah Bedard and twogreat-grandchildren; Miles Barling and Ty Sheehan.

Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 6, 20105at Central Christian Church in Fort Smith. Memorials may be madeto the Peachtree Hospice or Central Christian Church. Intermentwill be at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

JOHNNIE OWEN1955 - 1986

AIRCRAFT MECHANICACF GSW DAL DFW

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Johnnie_Owen.htmlJohnnie Owen: Worked from 1955 to 1986...... Died

7/20/2015.... Age 85, cancer.-Lisa Owen

Birth: Oct. 14, 1929, Death: Jul. 20, 2015. Johnnie Owen wasan aircraft mechanic for Central Airlines and the old FrontierAirlines for 31 years.-FindAGrave.com (No obituary found.)

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BONNIE FISHER HART1967 - 1974

RESERVATIONS AGENTDEN

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Bonnie_Fisher.htmlBonnie Fisher was in Reservations in Denver and passed away

on July 12th in Denver orone of the west suburbs.She was a close friend ofJoAnne Lombardi who toldRae Carey and that is wholet me know. Bonnie was areal estate agent and thengot sick I think it was corti-cobasal degeneration. I amsure it will be in the DenverPost.-Trish Swanson Hawk

I don't know how longBonnie was with Frontier -from about 1967 to 1974 or75 somewhere in there. Herlast name was Hart but whenshe was with Frontier it was

Fisher and Edwards. I don't know if they would have put it in thepaper. She had her memorial in April - she wanted to seeeveryone before she died.It's very sad, but such a blessing it was awful to see her like that.She suffered for 2 long years, knowing she would never getbetter, just worse. She would have been 70 next month.-Rae Carey

HAL SALFEN1962 - 1966

VP-SALES & MARKETINGGSW

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Hal_Salfen.htmlOBITUARY: Harold J. "Hal" Salfen was 93. Born in O'Fallon,

Missouri, fought in WorldWar II, commanding a radarstation, and earning theBronze Star at the Battle ofthe Bulge. He remained inthe Air Force as a Reservist,working as a liaison officefor the Air Force Academy,and retired a full colonel.

After the War, he workedfor the airline industry, risingto Vice President of Central,Braniff, Ozark, and Alaskaairlines. He was then head ofthe Airline Passenger Associ-ation, and finally owned andoperated Airport FreewayTravel Agency in Irving.

He was President of theGeorgia Jaycees, and Vice

President of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce. He wasPresident of the Las Colinas Rotary Club, and also served on the

DFW Airport Board and on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit(DART) Board. He played baseball as a youth, once having atryout with the St. Louis Cardinals, and later played softball asan adult, including senior leagues into his 70s.

"Colonel" Salfen was married for 35 years to Marjorie McGre-gor ("Marge") Salfen, until her death in 1980. They had sixchildren, which produced 9 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at St. Monica's Catholic Church inDallas, with interment at Calvary Hill Cemetery.

MEL MAYNARD1967 - 1985

FLIGHT ENGINEER, PILOTDEN

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Mel_Maynard.htmlTo those of you who know and love my father, Melvin

Maynard, I wanted to let youknow that his health hastaken a turn for the worse,and he isn't doing very well.

I have started a CaringBridge site where we will besending updates on hishealth and condition.

We covet your prayers forDad and our family, espe-cially our sweet mom as wego through this journey to-gether.-Kim Maynard Gilmer

I learned at church thismorning that Mel passedaway yesterday. Our pastorrecognized his passing withquite a tribute. Apparently, his room number at the nursinghome was 747 or 757. Can't remember which. Then everyonesang the song "I'll Fly Away" which was quite a tribute. Therewas not a dry eye place in that building. He was liked byeveryone and was quite an active member. His whole familywere all there. Kids, grandkids, great grandkids, etc. Don'tknow anything about funeral arrangements yet, but will let youknow if I find out anything.-Shirley Drnovsek

The following is information regarding the service time for mydad's memorial service which we are calling his "Celebration ofLife" service: DATE: Sunday, August 2nd, 2015,TIME: 2:00 p.m. PLACE: LIFE Fellowship Church11500 North Sheridan Blvd, Westminster, CO 80020A small dessert reception will follow the service.-Kim Maynard GilmerSo sorry, he was a great man!-Carol BartleyAlways enjoyed flying with Mel.-Roberta KarrA superb gentleman!-George FayGosh darn it! I'm so sorry to hear this. He was a good man! Anda safe pilot! Prayers sent!-Kim McCaleb Austin

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See page 16 forMel’s autobiography

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KENT RETCHLESS1974 - 1986

STATION AGENT, SENIOR STATION AGENT,DEN LAS

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Kent_Retchless.htmlOBITUARY: Kent N Retchless, Birth: Feb. 9, 1955, Death:

Oct. 1, 1987. Burial: Davis Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nevada,One agent I noticed miss-

ing gone west was KentRetchless...right after wewent out of business..he wasin Las Vegas ..used to be asenior station agent in den-ver

Kent was an agent and justan all around good guy, hewas good friends with MarkFitzwater, another frontieragent. When Kent passed hehad two children and hiswife was expecting a third. Iwas a friend of Kent’s per-sonally and professionally.-Frank Lummie

Kent was a great guy -killed instantly when a car on the freeway in LAS ran off theroad, hit a bunch on bushes, actually launched over them andcame down on the passenger cabin of Kent's car when he was onthe way to work. His wife Vicki and the kids relocated toMexico.-Ed Huntsman(K N RETCHLESS, Emp# 11089, ORG# 3435, DOB 2/9/55,Station agent seniority date of 5/4/75 and DOH of 9/26/74, perthe Oct 1986 FL/ALEA Seniority List.)

MARY MAXWELL1950s

NEED INFOFTW ACF

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Mary_Maxwell.htmlOBITUARY: Mary Pauline Clark Maxwell passed away early

Friday morning, June 5, 2015. Mrs. Maxwell was 90 years old.Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Robertson Mueller

Harper with the Rev. Dr.William M. Longsworth ofthe First United MethodistChurch of Fort Worth offi-ciating. She will be laid torest next to her husband,James, in Mount OlivetCemetery.

Born Aug. 20, 1924, inHaynesville, La., Mary wasthe daughter of Paul D. andFlorence Rader Clark. Shewas raised in Turner Townin East Texas where shegraduated from GastonHigh School. After attend-ing Texas Woman's Col-

lege in Denton, Mary married James E. Maxwell on July 24,1943. The family lived in Fort Worth from 1943 until 1961when the family moved to Aledo.

Her professional life included working for Central Airlines andStratoflex.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, whodied in 2000. Survivors: Mary is survived by her sons, Dr. JamesP. Maxwell and his wife, Eunjoo, of Haslet, Eben L. Maxwell ofDallas and Cody C. Maxwell and his wife, Jenelle, of Aledo.

SANDY HURLEY WHISTLER1965 - 1986

FLIGHT ATTENDANTDEN

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Sandy_Hurley_Whistler.htmlOBITUARY: Sandra A. Whistler, 1940 - 2015, Age 75,

passed away August 14, 2015in Lakewood, Colorado.Sandy grew up on the EastCoast and came West in1963, she never went backbecause she loved Colorado.

She loved to travel and wasa stewardess for 22 years atFrontier Airlines, and thenstarted her own Meet andGreet business at Stapletonairport and later DIA.

She is survived by her chil-dren Karen (Michael) Eckand Mark (Kasey Scott)Whistler; grandson Ryan Eckand siblings: Frank A.(Cindy) Hurley, Sue (George) Myers and Judy (Chuck) Riemen-schneider.

She was preceded in death by her companion Edward Juhan.Donations preferred to Adobe Hospice.-Denver Post

I just got word that f/a Sandy Whistler passed away last Friday.Her maiden name was Hurley.

She hasn't been well for a few years, is being cremated &according to her son Mark, ashes being taken back East.

I will miss your cute little face Sandy! You were the best!-Bonnie DahlWe flew charters together for many years. Loved her laugh!!!!!-Gloria Croisant

Oh Sandy, and now you're gone - I flew with her often - supernice gal!!-Ramona NelsonShe was a very nice person. Husband was a terrific tennis playerwhom I knew slightly.-Ernie Van Winkle

So sorry to learn this!-Kathleen Dionne

Great gal!-Lisa Kerr Zeman(SANDRA HURLEY, DEN flight attendant, per the Apr and Jul1966 FL Stewardess Rosters.S A WHISTLER, Emp# 03834, Flight attendant seniority date of8/26/65 per the 8/1/74 and 2/1/86 FL/AFA Seniority List.)

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BILL FETTE1974 - 1986

PILOTDEN

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Bill_Fette.htmlOBITUARY: Bill Fette was called home on August 23, 2015

after his long and coura-geous battle with cancer.Bill Harlan Fette was bornMay 11, 1942 in Spring,Texas to Ervin and HelenFette. Bill moved to Kil-gore, Texas at a young ageand graduated from KilgoreJunior College.

After receiving his degree,he was commissioned in theUnited States Navy to pur-sue a career in aviation.During Bill's active dutymilitary career, he served asan aerobatic flight instruc-tor, served in the VietnamWar, and served as the per-

sonal crew for the Commander of the Pacific Fleet's DC-6aircraft. Bill eventually left active duty service to pursue acommercial aviation career, but remained in the Navy Reservesand retired as a Commander with 20 years of service to hiscountry.

Bill relocated his family to Dallas/Ft. Worth in 1973 and beganhis commercial flying career. Bill flew for several airlines over a29 year career before retiring as an captain with AmericanAirlines in 2002.

After retiring from aviation, Bill and Debbie moved to Pen-sacola where he enjoyed owning and operating a charter fishingbusiness and focusing on building their retirement home.

Bill is predeceased by his parents Ervin and Helen Fette ofKilgore, TX. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years,Debbie; daughter, Kelli Redman of Pensacola, FL; son, Kevin(Tracie) of Cameron, NC; brothers, Robert of LaVeta, CO, Joe(Pat) of Kilgore, TX; and sister, Linda (Ken) of Palestine, TX.

WES SARVER1961 - 1986

STATION AGENTCOS JLN MKC MEM DEN SGF

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Wes_Sarver.htmlOBITUARY: Wesley Lee Sarver, 85, of Sedalia passed away

June 28, 2015 in Sedalia, MO. He was born on August 24, 1929in Parisburg, VA a son of Warren Sarver and Fern HunterSarver, who preceded him in death.

On December 31, 1952 in Blacksburg, VA, he was united inmarriage to Betty Jo Ratcliffe, who passed away October 23,2002.

He joined the United States Air Force on September 30, 1950and served his country honorably. After leaving the Air ForceWesley operated a service station until 1960. In 1961 he beganworking with Central Airlines which later merged with FrontierAirlines from which he retired in 1986. In 1989 he left retire-ment to work for Walt Disney World until 2000 when he retired

to Sedalia, MO. Wesley wasa faithful member of theChurch of Jesus Christ ofLatter Day Saints.

Wesley is survived by hisdaughter Lisa Allison of In-dianapolis, IN and his sonJoseph and wife MichelleSarver of Sedalia, MO; fivegrandchildren, Angelique,Ethan, Jacob, Samuel andAiden; and one great grand-child, Chiana.

In addition to his parents,Wesley was preceded indeath by his son StevenSarver and four siblings,Douglas Sarver, Kellum Sarver, Gerlene Sarver and MargaretSarver.

Memorial service will be held at 6:00 pm, Wednesday, July 1,2015 at Rea Funeral Chapel, Sedalia, MO with Bishop AnthonyBeard, officiating.

Visitation will be one hour prior to service time.At a later date, there will be a private burial of his ashes at

Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, MO.Memorial contributions may be made to Benton County Hos-

pice.ERNEST FUQUA

1953 - 1986AIRCRAFT CLEANER, AIRCRAFT MECHANIC

GSW DAL DFW DENhttp://FAL-1.tripod.com/Ernest_Fuqua.html

OBITUARY: Ernest E. Fuqua 81 of Denton, TX passed awaySaturday morning, August1, 2015 at the Denton Re-gional Medical Center. Hewas born in Wise CountyTX to Ernest Maburn Fuquaand Mollie Marie MorrisFuqua on June 29, 1934. Heattended Justin PublicSchools.

He married Barbara AnnBrown on June 28, 1974 inDenton, she preceded him indeath on April 12, 2007.

He was a sheet metalworker and airline mechanicfor Excel Aviation inGainesville and FrontierAirlines prior to retirement.

Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 4, 2015in the Chapel of DeBerry Funeral Directors. Burial will follow atTrinity Cemetery east of Denton.

The family will be at the funeral home for visitation Mondaynight from 6 to 8:00 p.m. for visitation. Ernest is survived bynumerous family members and friends(See page 14 for an additional story about Ernest and thehistory making “Central Six” aircraft mechanics.)

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TOM FLYNN1978 - 1986

TICKET COUNTER AGENT, STATION AGENTDEN

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Tom_Flynn.htmlSSDI RECORD: Death Record of Thomas J Flynn, Date of

Birth April 09, 1944. Dateof Death, February 11,1995. Age at Death, 50. Lo-cation of Last Residence:Denver, CO 80206.-SSDI

Sadly Tom is no longerwith us. He died quite awhile ago - late 80's or early90's, not sure of the date.

Tom was one of my dear-est friends at work and awayfrom work. Being from Ok-lahoma. I didn't have verymany East Coastfriends...Tom was entertain-ing, smart, incredibly kindand had that East Coastswagger! Working with him

at a gate was always a great experience - his humor was uniqueand made work seem like fun! I miss him and can't believe 20years have passed! I am so happy that you have paid tribute tohim here. RIP, Tom!-Shirley Mitchell(T J FLYNN, Emp# 14521, PPT, TCA seniority date of 8/8/78per the 7/1/84 FL/ALEA Seniority List. T J FLYNN, Emp#14521, PPT, Station agent seniority date and DOH of 8/8/78,DOB 4/9/44 per the Oct FL/ALEA Seniority List.)

MAURY TOMPKINS1977 - 1986

PILOTDEN

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Maury_Tompkins.htmlOBITUARY: Maurice Lee "Maury" Tompkins, Jan. 26, 1944

- Feb. 24, 2014, passedaway at his home at the ageof 70. He was born in Pleas-ant Mound to Claude andHelen (Reavis) Tompkins.He married Brenda LynnPlapp on December 30,1966 and they later di-vorced. He then marriedCarol Ann Whicker on July25, 1998 in Las Vegas, NV.She died October 13, 2003.

He is survived by hismother, his daughter Clara(Kyle) Carpenter, his broth-ers Donald "Jake"(Georgianne) Tompkins,Robert (Janice) Tompkinsand Neil "Newt" (Sally)

Tompkins, his sisters Maxine (Guy) Stewart. He is also sur-vived by one grandchild. He was preceded in death by hisfather, his wife, a son Trevor Lee Tompkins.

He grew up in the Smithboro area and graduated from Mul-berry Grove High School. He attended and graduated from TheUniversity of Illinois. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and servedas a pilot during the Vietnam Conflict. After the service heworked as a freight pilot.

He started flying for Frontier Airlines in 1977 and in 1986 hestarted flying for Southwest Airlines unitil he retired in 2004.He moved from Orlando, FL to Vandalia after his wife died. Hewas disabled in an ultralight accident in May of 2005.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Paralyzed Vets ofAmerica.

LAURA WYCHE1978 - 1983

FLIGHT ATTENDANTDEN

LAURA WAS THE DAUGHTER OF PILOT JIM WYCHEhttp://FAL-1.tripod.com/Laura_Wyche.html

OBITUARY: Laura Wyche, age 58, of Golden, Colorado,passed away on Tuesday,April 21, 2015. She wasborn to the late JimmieParks Wyche & Nancy LewWyche on November 9,1956 in Deols, France.

She is survived by sonMatthew Wyche, BrotherJimmy P. Wyche Jr. and hisson Jimmy P. Wyche III,Sister Lisa Wyche Lewis,brother-in-law Philip Lewisand their daughter Jessica,Step-mother Janet Wyche,Sister Lisa, Joe, brother-in-law Jared Williams and theirchildren Julianna & Cole, Sister Lindsey, brother-in-law MikeRyan and their children Charlie and Alexandra, Sister Kristy &her daughter Leigha Sister Stephanie Wyche-Coleman, brother-in-law Scott Coleman and their daughter Josephine.

Laura was a flight attendant for Frontier Airlines in the 80s andalways enjoyed traveling. She had other jobs throughout her life.But, she was proudest of her most important job...being a motherto her wonderful son Matthew.

Laura had been diagnosed with third stage cancer on April 4,2011. She beat the cancer. But, she had many physical complica-tions caused by the treatment. She remained a very strongwoman and faced all of the medical issues with grace andhumility.

Laura was forever the scholar. She enjoyed reading and learn-ing about everything she could. She loved researching andgathering knowledge to pass along to friends and family. Shewas a kind and patient teacher. Everything Laura did, she did toperfection. Laura was taken from us very suddenly. Our worldwill never be the same without her. We will all miss her verydearly. See you in our dreams, Laura.

A small, informal memorial service will be held at EvergreenMemorial Park in Evergreen, Colorado on Friday, May 1, 2015.

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DOUG HANNA1961 - 1986

STATION AGENTLNK PHX

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Doug_Hanna.htmlOBITUARY: Douglas D. Hanna of Las Vegas flew west to be

with his family and higherpower on September 6,2015 after a brief but coura-geous fight with a brain tu-mor and stage 4 cancer.

Doug was born on April14, 1941, to parents, Mar-jorie E. and Leslie D. Hannain Lincoln, NE. His lifetimecompanion, cousin, and for-ever friend, Mark, was byhis side all the way.

He was predeceased by hisparents, grandparents, aunts,uncles, and numerous otherrelatives and friends. Dougwill be miss by Mark and hisadopted family, as well as

his many close friends and acquaintances. His quick wit, charm,and never-going-to-grow-up attitude will be sorely missed by all.

Doug's career in life was ground service for the airlines. Hestarted with Eastern Airlines in Chicago in 1960. He left Easternfor his long career with the ''original'' Frontier Airlines in 1961 inLincoln, NE and transferred to Phoenix, AZ in 1967. He stayedwith Frontier until their demise in 1986. He then worked for SaltRiver Project, an electric utility company in Tempe, AZ. In1995, he was part of the team to open Phoenix for the ''New''Frontier Airlines. He retired in 1997.

Doug loved to travel and completed an around the worldjourney with his close friend, Mike. After retirement, he lived inColorado, Hawaii, and Nevada.

He served honorably in the U.S. Army for two years. He spentone year in Seoul, South Korea. He was proud of his service andhad a lot of stories. His friend, Mike, was in Seoul at the sametime, making the stories quite interesting.

So, in Doug's words, ''to make a long story short'': SAFEJOURNEY SWEET PRINCE!

No services following the cremation are planned at this time.BOB PHIFFER

1955 - 1986STATION AGENT

CPR LBF SGFhttp://FAL-1.tripod.com/Bob_Phiffer.html

OBITUARY: Robert Oden Phiffer, 81, of Springfield, Mis-souri, passed away Sept. 12, 2015, at Maranatha Village. Hewas born on June 10, 1934, in Friend, to Willard and Maude(Oden) Phiffer Sr.

He served in the U.S. Army. Robert was united in marriage toPhyllis Fulk on Aug. 15, 1954, in Horton, Kansas.

Robert began his career with Frontier Airlines, in CasperWyoming. After two years in the service he worked at NorthPlatte, and eventually transferred to Springfield, where he re-tired. Robert and Phyllis owned and operated Broadway Laun-

dry.Robert had many loves in

his life, the Fourth of Julyand spending time at thelake, but his greatest lovewas spending time with hisfamily. Robert enjoyed fly-ing; he received his pilot’slicense in the late 1960’sand even built a plane in hisgarage. While stationed inGermany, Robert and Phyl-lis had the opportunity toattended the World’s Fair inBrussels. Robert loved towork with his hands, build-ing several clocks and a train table for his daughters. He alwaysjoked that he was a Jack of all trades, and a master of none.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Willard and MaudePhiffer Sr.; son-in-law, Derek Lanksbury; one brother, WillardPhiffer Jr.

He is survived by his loving wife, Phyllis, of Springfield; twodaughters, Victoria (Mark) Gorley, of Springfield, and LynnetteLanksbury, of Ash Grove; two grandchildren, Dylan (Nicole)Gorley and Tyler (Lindsey) Gorley; one great-granddaughter,Ellie Gorley; and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association andIntegrity Hospice.

Services will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21, at GreenlawnFuneral Home North. Burial will be at Greenlawn MemorialGardens, Springfield.

JIM JOHNSON1969 - 1986

STATION AGENTFLG JAC TUS RNO

http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Jim_Johnson2.htmlOBITUARY: James Walter Johnson: Birth: Apr. 8, 1942,

Boone, Iowa. Death: May 27, 2007, Reno, Nevada.The family of James W. Johnson, 65, grieves his passing at his

home in Reno, Nev. Jim was born April 8, 1942 to Walter andFannie Timmer Johnson in Boone.

Raised on the family farm near Stanhope, Jim graduated fromStanhope High School in 1961 and the University of NorthernIowa in 1965.

Following graduation, he was employed at Principal Financialin Des Moines, later working for Frontier Airlines, living inColo., Wyo., Ariz., and Nevada. Jim enjoyed traveling andcamping in his spare time. An avid reader, he was knowledge-able in a variety of topics and enjoyed discussing his opinionswith family and friends alike.

Jim is survived by his daughter, Lisa Christie of Alexandria,VA., a brother, John and Lynn Johnson of Boone, nephews JoeJohnson of Boone and Jeff Johnson of Seattle, Wash. He waspreceded in death by his parents Walter and Fannie Johnson. Amemorial service will be held at a later date.

Family links: Parents: Walter Leander Johnson (1893 - 1965)Fannie Mae Timmer Johnson (1905 - 1999)

Burial: South Marion Cemetery, Stratford, Iowa.-http://www.findagrave.com

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RESERVATIONSPERSONNEL

APR, 1966

William R. Monday,Manager, Reservations

Guy L. Lewis,DEN Reservation Manager

Bill Bates,Asst DEN Reservation

Manager

PAYLOADLentell, R. - Sr. ControllerMorgan, John - Sr. Con-trollerSeamster, J. - Sr. ControllerAnderson, Lyle - PayloaderHartzer, James - PayloaderSimmions, - Kasey Pay-loaderStewart, John - Payloader

AGENTSAcker, MaurineAustin, ArleenBagley, MarguriteBarnes, FrancesBastar, EllieBennett, YvonneBryan, ShirlieBucklen, PatBundy, MidgeBurton, LynneCluff, FrancesCrowdy, JoAnnDavis, LindaEdmonds, VickiEllis, A. J.Erskine, KarenFitterer, MarjorieFord, ShirleyFranck, BarbaraFulscher, DeeGatewood, PatHackathorn, BarbaraHall, AnitaHatcher, ValaireHein, GeanJackson, ShirleyJames, CherylJernegan, JanJohnston, RonJontry, Suzanne

Konishi, CharlotteKrostue, JaneLaGuardia, JeanneLane, HarrietLarson, BabetteLewis, DaynaLong, PatMarquez, JoanMason, HelenMcCarrell, LouiseMcDonough, PatMcIntosh, BettyMcMullen, FrancesMcPhee, BettyMeroney, NancyMiddlebrook, ShirleyMiller, KarenMurphy, JaniceNass, CharlesNewby, GaylePapale, BarbaraPellett, BessiePeterson, MarianProkop, BarbaraQuimby, JaneReitz, MarilynRoybal, DeloresRutt, JoAnnRyan, SusieSato, JoAnneSchuman, LindaSmidtstrup, PatSteen, DorothyStratman, JudySutton, JudithTagawa, JuneTalley, JillThaemert, DonaThompson, JudiTierney, MarjorieUtke, K.Valassis, TaffyWarder, SandraWareham, GeraldineWharton, AnnZrubek, Mary

STEWARDESSPERSONNEL

Aug 1963

Viola Lester,Chief Stewardess

BILBastar E., DCSBach, P.Carter, J.Christensen, S.Johnson, J.Pieper, J.Reynolds, J.Schafer, D.Schiemann, L.Smith, N.Sorenson, B,Spieler, D.

DENHendrickson, J., DCSBailey, P.Bogan, B.Booth, R.Boyd, B.Brent, R.Brown, M.Campbell, L.Cassidy, J.Chinnock, M.Christensen, E.Clark, D,Crane, P.Dahl, B.Davidson, J.Deedman, G,Dick, V.Fohn, J.Foster, J.Frandsen, J.Gonzalez, J.Brown, B.Gouse, M.Green, H.Henn, E.Hetzier, J.Hines, K.Howard, P.Hudak, P.Huntzinger, L.Jackson, J.Key, J.Lanick, D.Lanphier, M. P.Lavin, S.Lubway, D.McCollum, P.Nickel, D.Odegard, S.

O’Neil, P.Orr, E.Owen, C.Panczyk, S.Pauly, S.Peterson, L.Poling, C.Price, A.Quinn, E.Rickli, M.Riebling, O.Robinson, J.Romans, M.Ross, D.Ross, R.Ruhnke, R.Santangelo, D.Settles, L.Snell, J.Stetson, G.Terry, D.Tubb, D.Weiler, B.Werner, C.Wilkinson, L.Wyatt, S.

PHXBussell, M., DCSAdams, D,Bornheim, M.Caylor, D.Coyle, J.Darby, J.Donald, B.Fletcher, F.Gaskill, J.Krohmer, D.McCoy, M.Oats, J.

SLCPalkowski, M., DCSAnthony, V.Etzel, H.Gresham, L.Jones, L.Lilly, C.Padfield, C.Steadman, S.Thiede, M.Van Sise, M.White, J.

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THE CENTRAL SIXErnest Fuqua was one of the "Central 6" which established a

historic precedence in airline labor relations and interpretationof the Railway Labor Act. He is the last to fly west.

The six Central Airlines aircraft mechanics refused to attenddisciplinary hearings without a union rep and were fired byCentral. The System Board of Adjustment gave them their jobsback with back pay.

Central refused to abide by the System Board decision and thesubsequent lawsuit went to the Supreme Court which ruled in themechanics' favor.

IAM had called a strike over the mess and Central fired dozensmore mechanics. It would be six years before they all got backtheir jobs.

The case has been often cited in subsequent labor disputes inwhich airlines are required to abide by System Board decisions.

Following are some emails with aircraft mechanic Bill Guthriewho was part of the larger group involved.-Jake Lamkins

Bill, I was looking at websiteshttp://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/372/682 andh t t p : / / w w w . l e a g l e . c o m / d e c i s i o n /1961504295F2d209_1440/INTERNATIONAL%20ASS'N%20OF%20MACHINISTS%20v.%20CENTRAL%20AIRLINES,%20INC. trying to see if this was when the Pratt brothers were offwork. Seems like you told me you were one of them too.

Is this the lockout you mentioned about them? Do you recallthe names of the six that were fired?-Jake Lamkins

As I remember the strike only lasted about 8 days. When theIAM called an end, we were all called in for interviews. Mostpeople that previously held lower classifications (cleaner,stockclerk, etc.) were offered an opportunity to return to those posi-tions. About half of us were terminated and reinstated after thecourt ruling. That took six and a half years-Bill Guthrie

I found a court decision that named Robert K. Doud, ShermanV. Cornstubble, Otha L. Broom, Clinton R. Casey, Parker R.Davis and Ernest E. Fuqua, Appellants. Are these the sixmechanics that were out for six years? How long were thePratts, you and others out?-Jake Lamkins

That's the six Jake. We were all out six years. These 6 menworked in the sheet metal shop. We were in a contract disputeand things were tense. We had a DC-3 with wing damage onFriday afternoon. They asked for a couple of people from theSM shop to work O/T on the week end to repair it. Not anxiousto help the Co., they all refused. Since the A/C was scheduled fora charter flight On Monday, Dave Vaughan declared an emer-gency and sent notice in writing that anyone who went homeinstead of working O/T would be fired. Needless to say thestrike occurred because they refused to reinstate those 6 people.-Bill Guthrie

I'm still trying to get it straight. Besides the six named in thelawsuit, how many others were out six years such as you and thePratt brothers? Did you all get back pay and seniority?-Jake Lamkins

I think there was about 80 or more. We all got our seniority

back to hire in date. I think the 6 got a monetary settlement. Notsure how much.-Bill Guthrie

This is a 2007 email from Bill about what it was like duringthat six year layoff.-Jake Lamkins

Just over 50 years ago, (Feb 04,1957) I worked my first dayfor Central Airlines. I started as a stock clerk in the maintenancedept. at Meacham Field in Ft.Worth. I was soon very astute atknowing most all of the parts necessary to maintain a fleet of 9Douglas D.C.3s.

Many new words were added to my vocabulary, along withmany airline codes, to which I was a total stranger, i.e. WDG(Enid, Ok), BVO (Bartlesville, Ok) and the ever popular SWIand SWO (Sherman, Tx and Stillwater, Ok). I had lots of helpfrom people like Bob Donley, Jack Curtis, Charlie Florin, and alead mechanic named Alden (Stormy) Sellers.

I was probably the happiest guy on the planet. Making $1.24per hour - great! My wife and I soon bought a home, a new 1958Chevrolet , and for Valentines Day, 1958, a brand new baby girl.

All this joy was short lived, in April, 58, the airline was in alabor dispute with the I.A.M., of which I was a member, and it

Many thanks to Bill Guthrie for his help for this article andmany other things over the years. He is a true FLriend.

Bill worked in aircraft overhaul and line maintenance at FTW,GSW, DEN, OMA, FSM (twice), MKC, MCI, MEM and SLC.He was in SLC at FL’s shutdown. Bill then went to work forWestern Airlines in 1986 shortly before the Delta Airlinesmerger. He spent the last 12 years of his airline career as a leadaircraft mechanic in Delta’s SLC hub. Bill retired in Dec 1998and returned to Texas.-Jake Lamkins

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ended in a strike. Now bear in mind , the strike lasted only 8days. but after that there were interviews to determine if thecompany would allow us to come back to work. About 80% ofus were fired, during what was a small depression in Ft.Worth.

It just happened to coincide with General Dynamics laying offapproximately 5,000 people. Needless to say , jobs of any kindwere scarce, and I went back to Abilene, Tx, where I worked at

many jobs - oil field roughneck - painter - carpenter - truckdriver, just to mention a few.

But after 6 1/2 years of the I.A.M. fighting all the way to theU.S. Supreme Court, wisdom finally won out and we werere-called to our former positions, with full seniority. This was inthe fall of 1964, and life went back to almost normal.-Bill Guthrie

This 1964 article shows four of the Central Six aircraft mechanics getting their ten years pins shortly after coming back to work af-ter being fired for six years! Note that Dave Vaughan, the man who fired them, is present for the awards.

THE CENTRAL SIX

CONVAIR NOTESWilliam Landrum - Did all of the Frontier 580s have the galley and lavs up front? Seems like one trip I flew they were in the rear.Vicky Veldboon - All the FAL 580's I worked had galley, lav and net-covered cargo in front; cargo access, FA jumpseat and emergency exit door aft.David Ruddell - AL and NC had them aft, not sure about PI. Not even sure PI had 580'sJake Lamkins - PI didn't have CV580s - rather they flew the M404, YS11 and FH227.Melodye McKamey Wangler - I loved flying the 580's. I don't remember the lavs and galleys any place except up front. I do however remembertypewriters in the bottom of garmet bags that hit me in the shins when I took the garmet bag from passengers. Another good memory was that the guysgot a GOOD lunch when we had turn arounds at airports with no restaurant and the flight attendant got peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. My howthings have changed!!!!Jim Mustain - You mentioned earlier u rode CV -600, had galley, lav IN REAR.William Landrum - Now that I think of it it was a CV 600! Back in September of 1973 I flew from MEM-JBR on a TI CV600 N94230. On 9/27/73 thatsame aircraft, operating as Flight 655 crashed into Black Fork mountain near Mena killing all 11 onboard!Jim Mustain - Remember the TI accident. I was Mgr. in MEM W/FL @ that time. TI mgr was good friend & he & I had watched that flight leave.William Landrum - A good friend of mine in Oklahoma has been to the site of that crash near Mena, Arkansas and most of the wreckage is still up onthat mountain! Go to okwreckchasing.org for pictures and everything!Beverly Armando - Seems to me they were in the back also (62-68)Gretchen Densley - I flew when we had galleys and lavs in the front!!

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MY CAREER IN AVIATIONby Mel Maynard

(Excerpted and edited from Mel’s emails.)I have often been asked how I was able to attain a flying career

with the airlines when I didn't have any experience, to speak of,and was beyond the age limit that the airlines would evenconsider. So I decided it was time to share this with everyone.

This is my story about a career that I had only dreamed of, andfelt could never be possible. I made the licenses and ratings thatwere necessary for my future in aviation.

Following my discharge from the Air Force in 1953, I tookflying lessons in Sioux City, IA, and earned my CommercialPilots License by Christmas of 1955.

I worked for Graham Flying Service in N. Sioux City, S.D.,overhauling aircraft engines in the late 1950s. It was there that Iearned my Powerplant Mechanics License.

In 1962, I, along with my wife Charlotte and our 3 daughtersMelody, Marilyn, and Lori, moved to Broomfield, Colorado,where I worked for six months overhauling aircraft engines for acompany called Kensair. Then after a two and a half year stint asa filling station owner, I once again went to work as an aircraftmechanic, for Combs Aircraft at Stapleton Int’l Airport.

While working for Combs Aircraft I heard a small still voice inthe back of my head, that told me to get my Airframe MechanicsLicense. So, I attended the Emily Griffith School of Opportunityin the evenings to earn that license, not having a clue as to wherethat might lead, or what good it would do me.

Then, after getting that license, I discovered that a flight schoolhad a link trainer in a back room that they leased from Combs,and for $50 I could get 10 hours of instrument training, which Idid. I had no clue as to why I was doing this.

This made me still 20 hours short of being qualified for myInstrument Rating. Then I found that I could get a discountedprice (since I worked for Combs) to rent an airplane, and a flightinstructor, to get the remaining 20 hours that I needed, to earnthat rating.

Charlotte and I discussed whether or not to spend more moneyon my pursuit of a career in flying, and both of us agreed thateven though I was already 35 years old, which is 5 years over theage limit to be considered by any airline, that it was time to gofor broke and get the rating so I would be qualified, in case acorporate flying job would become available. So Charlotteborrowed the money from the Credit Union where she wasemployed, and I "went for it ".

While I was in the process of getting the remaining 20 flighthours necessary for my instrument rating, I discovered thatFrontier Airlines was looking for Career Flight Engineers, andflight time (I only had 250 hours total in J3 cub type A/C) andage, didn’t matter, as long as you had the following ratings:Commercial Pilots License, Powerplant Mechanics License,Airframe Mechanics License, Instrument Rating, and had theBasic Flight Engineers written test passed.

Wow! It now looked as though a miracle had happened andmaybe I was going to be qualified for the airlines after all.

So after getting my instrument rating, I settled in, and studiedhard, to pass the written for the Basic Flight Engineers rating.Then I was qualified for employment with Frontier Airlines. Iwas hired by Frontier in June of 1967.

About two years after I was hired, there was a new union

contract agreement signed and flight engineers were now al-lowed to bid into the pilot's seats. So, thereafter, I was privi-leged to go through training for, and was awarded, a co-pilot'sposition on the Convair 580 turbo-prop, later on the Boeing 737and eventually as Captain on the 737.

While at Frontier Airlines I accumulated my Flight EngineersLicense, Multi Engine rating, Airline Transport Rating and aType Rating in the Boeing 737.

Due to a slight medical problem I was forced to take a medicalretirement from Frontier in 1985, at the age of 55.

After about four years of retirement I had a desire to onceagain return to the work force (preferably in aviation).

I studied for, and passed, the written exam for an instructor'srating, Then after some flight instruction, and a check ride, Iearned my Single Engine Flight Instructors Rating in 1989.

In 1990 I was hired by America West Airlines, in Phoenix Az,to become a 747 flight engineer instructor, then shortly after Ihad become qualified for that position, I was informed that therewas an opening for an instructor in the 737 simulator program,which I immediately jumped at, as that was my favorite aircraftand one with which I was the most familiar.

I got caught up in the big 3,000 employee lay-off in 1995, so Iwas once again retired.

While working at America West Airlines in Arizona, as a 737Simulator Instructor, I was able to aquire my Multi EngineInstructors Rating, which came in handy in the late 1990s, whenI once again become a 737 Simulator Instructor for Jet TechInt’l, and Pan Am Flight Academy, in Phoenix. The MultiEngine Instructors Rating allowed me to make extra money byparticipating in aircraft check rides with students who weregoing for the 737 type rating.

I retired one more time, in 2001. That’s my story in a nutshell.

MEL MAYNARD

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FRONTIER AIRLINES NEWSLETTERVolume 4, No. 13 Friday, May 8, 1970

ACQUISITION/MERGER RUMORS DISPELLEDAs a result of unfounded stories circulating with regard to an

acquisition or a merger between Frontier and Trans WorldAirlines, President Burke has issued the following statement. “Iam completely unaware of any activity that would involveFrontier being acquired or becoming a part of any other organi-zation.”

SHACKLEY AND DUCKETT SHARE$140 IDEAS UNLIMITED AWARD

Ray Duckett, Mechanic, Line Maintenance - DEN, and LarryShackley, Lead Aircraft Technician, Hydraulic Shop - DEN,received a $140 combined award for the design and manufactureof an oil temperature thermostat test stand. The stand wasmanufactured from existing materials at a minimum amount ofcost. This new test stand, which is capable of testing andadjusting three oil temperature thermostats simultaneously, re-places an older unit capable of only testing one thermostat at atime. It is estimated the company saves $36 each time threethermostat units are tested and adjusted.

Other winners in Ideas Unlimited include the following whohave been awarded certificates of recognition:

Fred Elliott, Customer Service Supervisor - DEN, for thedesign and use of a ski box baggage tag.

George Thomas, Senior Station Agent - DEN, for suggestionto improve customer service by changing boarding area gatenumbers to indicate numerical order as passengers proceeddown Concourse A at Denver.

Vant Vickers, Lead Aircraft Technician - DEN, for his idea toadopt use of a “Dura-Dash Lock” self-locking washer nut to beused in the installation of component parts on jet engines.

James McElhaney, Senior Station Agent - FMN, for his sug-gestion of using double folding air bills system wide.

Clayton Housh, Training Instructor - DEN, for the idea ofinstalling rubber bumpers on the bull nose of the hat rack at theemergency exit windows of all aircraft. (In an emergency, stewsmay locate exit by feeling for bumper in darkness.)

Bona Boomer, Executive Secretary - DEN, for her idea toencourage Company vice presidents to participate in a programof passenger visitation on board aircraft while traveling onsystem. This to promote Frontier’s service/concern and image.

VICE PRESIDENT-MAINTENANCE ANDENGINEERING POST VACANT

Robert D. Callaway, Executive Vice President and SystemGeneral Manager, announced today that Warren H. Schuling hasresigned from his position as Vice President-Maintenance andEngineering.

“It is with deep regret,” stated Mr. Gallaway, “that I report Mr.Schuling’s leaving the company. As you know, Warren hasproficiently guided the Maintenance and Engineering Depart-ment since 1962, when the carrier was a small all-piston aircraftoperation, through a most difficult period of fleet changes.Frontier’s posture today as an all jet-powered ‘mini-trunk’ isgreatly attributable to the professional ability and dedication ofWarren.”

During the interim period until this position is filled, JamesArpey, Vice President-Operational Services, will also assumeduties as Acting Vice President- Maintenance and Engineering.Continued cooperation on behalf of all employees will be greatly

appreciated with respect to this situation.APRIL TRAFFIC UP

Preliminary traffic results for April show a 14% increase inrevenue passenger miles. This gain was achieved by 78,983,000RPM’s being flown during April as compared with 69,249,000RPM’s flown during the same month in 1969. Passengers trav-eled gained by 6% with 194,285 air travelers flying the systemduring April compared with 182,844 passengers for the samemonth a year ago.

Frontier’s average passenger haul has increased by 7% result-ing in a 406 mile trip per passenger. This compares with anaverage trip of 379 miles per passenger of a year ago.

High passenger boarding days during April occurred on April3 and April 24. On each of these days 8,198 passengers boardedFrontier flights.

NEGOTIATIONSALEA - Negotiations are continuing.IAM - Negotiations are continuing.

ARROW-JET CLUB TO HOLD SPRING FLINGThe Arrow-Jet Club is holding its Annual Spring Fling May 16

at the Firemen’s Hall (14th and Dallas Streets - Aurora) Denver.This is for all employees, members and nonmembers alike.Tickets are available at the reception desks located in theGeneral Office and the Maintenance Complex at Denver. Cost is$2 per member and $5 for nonmembers - This automaticallymakes you a member.

VACATION TIME CALLS FOR FIRM PLANNINGEmployees getting the wanderlust as vacation time nears can

receive detailed information regarding interline trips/vacationsby visiting the Pass Bureau in Denver. Brochures, pamphlets andinterline schedules are available for reading. The Pass Bureau atthis time does not have quantity enough to mail these to employ-ees. Anyone desiring information about a specific vacation plan,may write to the Interline Department, DEN-SI, or the PublicRelations Department, DEN-GP.

U.S. COURT AFFIRMS $7.9 MILLIONJUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF FRONTIER

The recent decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appealsaffirming a $7.9 million judgment against RKO General, Inc., infavor of Frontier is still subject to further court review if RKOGeneral, Inc., elects to appeal the decision to the U.S. SupremeCourt. E. Paul Burke, President, states in the company’s quar-terly report to stockholders that he does not know if RKOGeneral, Inc., would seek further court action. RKO General is amajority stockholder in Frontier.

Mr. Burke did point out, however, that if and when thejudgment is paid, the money will go to Frontier Airlines. As aresult, shareholders in the company will benefit by a pro-rataincrease in the value of their interest in the airline. The moneywill not be distributed among Frontier shareholders as previ-ously reported in news stories.

The suit was originally filed on behalf of Frontier by one of thecompany’s minority stockholders. It was alleged that RKOGeneral, Inc., realized benefits from the Central Airlines-Frontier Airlines merger by reason of its purchase of CentralAirlines’ securities and the subsequent exchange of those securi-ties for securities in Frontier within a six-month period.(FL was paid $8,474,044 on Dec 1, 1970 by RKO Generalwhich included $553,363 in interest to settle the stock manupu-lation lawsuit as ordered by the court.)

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ENGINEERS, INSPECTORS, STOCKROOMBill Abel, GSW DFW mechanic, 4/3/88, age 65,Don Acridge, GSW DAL DEN lead inspector, 4/15/10, age 84Robert Adcox, GSW mechanic, 11/21/88, age 66Ed Aker, DEN lead stock clerk, Oct84, age 65Ray Allgood, GSW DFW mechanic. 7/25/90, age 69Ed Allmond, GSW DFW mechanic, 12/8/97, age 83Jerry Altman, GSW DFW DEN mechanic, 5/3/99, age 65, cancerDutch Ancell, MCI mechanic, 11/21/00, age 59R. L. "Andy" Andersen, DEN mechanic, May89, age 33Bob Anderson, DEN avionics mechanic, Dec81, age 69Gerald "Andy" Anderson, DEN mechanic, 10/19/14, age 81M. "Andy" Anderson, DEN lead mechanic, 1/30/88, age 66Bill Bailey, PHX aircraft mechanic, 9/21/96, age 92Dick Bakker, DEN stock clerk, 11/12/97, age 77Howard Barber, DEN janitor, 12/10/95, age 88Dave Barnes, DEN fueler/cleaner, Dec81, age 42Luther Barnes, DEN lead mechanic, 8/23/64, age 59Arnie Barnett, DEN avionics mechanic, 8/20/99, age 69Leo Barnett, GSW DFW DEN mechanic, 2/18/84, age 59Don Beach, DEN inspector, 7/24/10, age 85, strokeErnie Beaudrie, DEN aircraft mechanic, 9/6/11, age 71Ken Benish, PHX mechanic, Oct82, age 55Art Benson, DEN aircraft mechanic, 6/4/09, age 88Teuni Bergen, DEN lead inspector, 1/25/80, age 68Don Bingham, DEN engineer, 10/5/79, age 38Floyd Bircumshaw, SLC aircraft mechanic, 8/21/97, age 76Russ Bliesner, DEN mechanic, 3/5/93, age 65Willis Boden, DEN mechanic, 7/11/88, age 70Bill Bowen, DEN cleaner - EOS, 8/29/85, age 79Ben Bower, PHX mechanic, 1/22/93, age 73Walton Bowles, GSW mechanic, 4/4/76, age 53George Bradley, DEN lead avionics mechanic, 1/6/88, age 62Harry Bradley, FTW GSW DFW mechanic, 6/23/85, age 80Gene Brady, DEN mechanic, 9/7/13, age 87John Brady, DEN aircraft mechanic, 8/11/08, age 76Wayne Brandhorst, DEN aircraft mechanic, 10/16/12, age 81Dan Breazeal, TUS mechanic, Mar89, age 40Galen Breitling, DEN instrument shop, 5/29/97, age 67John Brennan, DEN lead aircraft mechanic, 11/23/13, age 98Bill Brickman, DEN inspector, 4/20/01, age 56Harry Bright, DEN mechanic, 2/26/96, age 77Otha Broome, GSW DAL DFW mechanic, 5/15/05, age 82Jack Brown, DEN MKC MCI aircraft mechanic, 10/3/13, age 78Neal Brown, MCI lead mechanic, Sep77, age 53Jack Bruce, DEN maintenance instructor, 10/15/08, age 86Steve Bruley, DEN foreman-line maintenance, 4/7/78, age 42Q Bryan, DEN ground radio mechanic, 7/9/07, age 75Bill Buckley, DEN lead inspector, 3/8/00, age 80Dale Buehrer, MKC FSM TUS lead mechanic, 1/16/87, age 56Richard Buethe, DEN lead mechanic, 10/1/99, age 87Clyde Burnaugh, DEN aircraft mechanic, 10/11/89, age 89Pop Burnell, DEN machinist - EOS, 10/1/72, age 93Zick Burns, DEN mechanic, 1/10/07, age 89Bill Bustell, DEN inspector, 6/21/05, age 77Graham Butler, DEN aircraft mechanic, 5/11/13, age 97Sarge Butler, GSW mechanic, 1/20/01, age 82

Cabby Caballero, DEN aircraft mechanic, 9/18/07, age 86, cancerBill Caldwell, DEN aircraft mechanic, Sep81, age 53Dennis Cannon, DEN aircraft mechanic, 5/14/14, age 60Dick Cantwell, DEN lead mechanic, 10/6/06, age 91Fred Carlson, DEN cleaner, 6/15/91, age 61Mike Carmichael, foreman-aircraft overhaul, 5/14/89, age 63Tony Carpino, SLC mechanic, 2/10/89, age 74Charles Carter, DEN avionics mechanic, 3/17/95, age 84Charles Carter, DEN inspector, 12/30/04, age 66Roger Carter, DEN inspector, 12/30/04, age 66Carlos Casas, GSW mechanic, 7/29/70, age 41Clinton Casey, GSW DAL DFW mechanic, 12/27/98, age 70Carl Cash, DEN lead avionics inspector, 12/5/98, age 65Doug Cass, DEN lead aircraft mechanic, 1/16/11, age 79Bill Castleman, GSW DAL DEN mechanic, 6/13/05, age 73Roy Chamberland, GSW DAL DFW cleaner, 1/3/94, age 69Chuck Clay, DEN LNK ground mechanic, 5/10/08, age 73Henry Cleveland, GSW DAL DFW mechanic, 12/18/95, age 76Jim Clinkenbeard, DEN inspection foreman, 7/16/09, age 83Clint Coakley, DEN inspector, 1978-1986, 11/27/07, age 85Charlie Coffey, DEN aircraft mechanic, 6/23/11, age 85Clyde Colbert, DEN stockroom clerk, 5/14/89, age 63JoAnn Colbert, STL aircraft cleaner, 7/24/14, age 86Lowell Conder, GSW DAL DEN mechanic, 5/12/02, age 90Harold Cook, MCI lead mechanic, 10/12/85, age 68Ken Cook, DEN lead inspector, 11/18/82, age 75Willis Cooke, GSW DFW DEN lead mechanic, 8/7/95, age 80Joe Coopersmith, DEN lead mechanic-EOS, 9/25/02, age 88Ray Cordray, DEN mechanic, Jun69, age 61Sherman Cornstubble, DEN lead inspector, 11/13/99, age 74Pat Corrigan, DEN mechanic-EOS, 6/25/99, age 82Ted Couchman, DEN reliability analyst, Dec73, age 70Cecil Covington, GSW DAL DFW mechanic, 2/27/96, age 82George Cramton, DEN lead inspector, 3/9/82, age 83Doug Crandall, DEN mechanic, 1968-1986, 10/7/07, age 84Joe Craze, DEN inspector, 9/6/02, age 72Walter Crisp, DEN mechanic, 4/29/03, age 48Spence Crona, DEN lead mechanic, 10/6/03, age 75Kevin Crosby, DEN aircraft mechanic, 10/20/00, age 44Joe Crowder, DEN aircraft mechanic, 5/12/01, age 76Frank Crowell, DEN aircraft mechanic, 9/1/11, age 88James Crozier, FTW GSW DFW mechanic, 9/26/83, age 65Bob Cruickshank, DEN aircraft mechanic, 11/27/86, age 40Syl Cuellar, DEN flight simulator technician, 11/24/07, age 91Gordon Cumming, DEN inspector, 4/11/09, age 77Mike Dann, DEN SNA mechanic, Aug89, age 44Harley Davidson, DEN mechanic, 4/22/82, age 57Parker Davis, DFW mechanic, 10/27/10, age 85Red Davis, DEN aircraft mechanic, 4/11/67, age 49Ray Dennie, GSW DEN line foreman, 4/5/99, age 73Dick Denny, aircraft mechanic, 3/2/08, age 68Lefty Dietz, DEN lead aircraft mechanic, 11/11/13, age 84Wayne Dikeman, DEN ground radio mechanic, 11/22/92, age 67Arbie Dillow, DEN lead aircraft mechanic, 7/28/15, age 75Bob Donley, DEN mechanic, 3/9/80, age 44, auto accidentSam Dorchek, DEN mechanic, 10/5/95, age 72J.D. Dossey, FTW GSW DFW mechanic, 11/10/79, age 74Larry Doud, DEN mechanic, 1/21/95, age 74Robert Doud, FTW ACF GSW mechanic, 3/5/67, age 56Jack Drinkard, GSW DFW foreman, 1/28/00, age 68

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Bill Dryden, DEN avionics engineer, 10/6/91, age 72Harry Duff, DEN inspector, 1/27/91, age 66Frank Early, DEN engineer, Jul87, age 56Don Edde, DEN aircraft mechanic, 5/13/15, age 61Ken Edwards, OKC DEN ground mechanic, 1/12/82, age 40Roger Edwards, SLC lead mechanic, 8/14/08, age 79Sonny Ehre, DEN mechanic, 1/16/90, age 70Robert Elliott, DEN engineer, 3/25/04, age 81Linton Ellis, GSW DEN lead mechanic, 4/11/01, age 68Dale Epperson, STL MCI aircraft mechanic, 11/25/82, age 35Don Erickson, DEN lead aircraft mechanic, 9/4/99, age 77Gary Erickson, DEN mechanic, 8/15/94, age 51Bob Estey, DEN stock clerk, 4/24/07, age 71Jimmy Fanning, FSM DEN cleaner, Jun84, age 32Marty Favor, MKC mechanic, 5/6/66, age 33, heart diseaseGene Fehse, GSW DEN SLC foreman, 10/9/84, age 46Merle Ferguson, DEN mechanic, 10/5/90, age 72Ron Ferris, DEN foreman-line maintenance, 6/23/93, age 48James Finney, GSW mechanic, 9/4/91, age 68Earl Fischer, DEN inspector, 3/27/05, age 88Roy Fisher, DEN foreman-EOS/line, 4/29/92, age 74Chester Fitch, DEN lead inspector-NDT, 12/20/01, age 84Charlie Florin, DEN aircraft mechanic, 11/8/10, age 77Don Forrer, DEN maintenance planner, 1/20/94, age 77Red Fowler, DEN inspector, Apr69, age 45Lloyd Fox, PHX DEN aircraft mechanic, 10/18/82, age 44Jesse Franklin, DEN aircraft mechanic and pilot, 4/10/12, age 82Leroy Frazier, GSW DEN mechanic, 11/9/01, age 76Harold "Frenchy" French, DEN inspector, 9/26/08, age 98Oliver Frigon, DEN lead aircraft technician, 6/13/88, age 74Ernest Fuqua, DAL DFW DEN aircraft mechanic, 8/1/15, age 81Al Garcia, PHX lead mechanic, Sep69, age 55Bill Gee, DEN inspection foreman, 7/31/13, age 87Lee Gee, DEN aircraft cleaner, stock clerk, 8/21/13, age 78Tag Gensler, MCI mechanic, May80, age 48Angello George, SLC aircraft mechanic, 7/27/11, age 92Frank Gilbert, GSW DEN aircraft mechanic, 7/19/07, age 86Pete Gillespie, GSW DAL DFW mechanic, 6/1/10, age 91Bob Given, DEN lead inspector, 9/6/11, age 83Larry Goodwin, DEN aircraft mechanic, 6/28/92, age 67Wayne Gordon, STL mechanic, 9/25/78, age 37, auto accidentBill Grant, DEN welder, 10/13/83, age 63Dutch Greenmeier, DEN instrument inspector, 4/1/90, age 81Lee Gregory, DEN lead aircraft mechanic, 8/19/13, age 100Nash Guerra, MKC GSW DFW DEN mechanic, 10/4/98, age 79Vern Gulliksen, DEN mechanic & inspector, 7/30/11, age 91Gil Haddon, DEN inspector-NDT, 12/26/00, age 70Henry Hageman, FTW GSW DFW mechanic, 1/5/94, age 71Francis Hall, GSW DEN PHX mechanic, 4/6/82, age 65Dale Haney, DEN fueler, 1/20/95, age 75Curley Hansen, DEN mechanic, Jan73, age 55LeVerne Hanson, DEN cleaner, 2/2/98, age 80Cecil Hardacker, GSW DFW DEN mechanic, 7/3/86, age 66Charlie Harris, GSW DFW mechanic, 9/25/86, age 69Walt Harris, DEN foreman-line maintenance, 10/18/84, age 52Ernest Hartland, MCI mechanic, 9/4/95, age 76Charlie Hatfield, DEN TUS lead mechanic, 12/28/06, age 82Anton Hawkins, GSW mechanic, 2/1/84, age 58Dick Hebert, DEN aircraft overhaul, 1/23/07, age 74Hank Hecketsweiler, DEN engineer, 10/26/91, age 76

Johnny Heffley, FTW radio mechanic, 10/12/09, age 75Gary Herning, GEG mechanic, 11/29/80, age 37, auto accidentKing Herrington, DEN lead mechanic, 10/4/08, age 87Dale Hershberger, DEN mechanic, 6/27/97, age 69Jim Hershfeldt, DEN lead mechanic, 1/18/07, age 73Jackie Hewitt, lead stock clerk, 11/13/76, age 46Dale Hicklin, DEN lead mechanic, 5/21/92, age 61John Higgins, DEN mechanic, 8/16/76, age 62Warren Hill, BIL GTF DEN mechanic, 3/19/05, age 84Jack Hitchcock, PHX foreman-line maintenance, Apr76, age 57John Hobbs, DEN machinist-EOS, 2/28/08, age 75Jim Hoeglund, DEN stock clerk, 11/14/78, age 41Leonard Hoglund, DEN mechanic, 4/5/99, age 83Ed Holdredge, DEN maint production planner, 3/15/99, age 62Ken Holmes, DEN inspector, 8/23/14, age 95Ike Hoover, DEN engineer, 7/3/10, age 84Clarence Hopper, DEN mechanic, 3/28/84, age 55Ken Hopper, DEN mechanic, 10/17/03, age 69Tom Horsman, DEN avionics mechanic, 10/18/88, age 47Slim Horton, DEN mechanic, Oct 79, age 68Don Hotchkiss, DEN mechanic, May81, age 64Ernie House, GSW DFW DEN aircraft mechanic, 1/31/86, age 81Bill Houston, DEN lead stock clerk, 9/21/97, age 79Bill Howard, DEN inspector, 12/8/86, age 63Bob Howard, DEN aircraft mechanic, 5/23/95, age 63Floyd Hoyt, DEN aircraft mechanic, 5/25/15, age 72Sylvia Hurt, DEN aircraft cleaner, 2/16/01, age 62Ed Huss, DEN lead mechanic, 9/21/09, age 83Willard Inman, DEN avionics mechanic, 3/4/97, age 77Bill Jensen, DEN aircraft mechanic, 7/3/12, age 76Frank Jesmer, DEN lead mechanic, 5/8/81, age 63Bill Jimmerson, DEN lead mechanic-EOS, 4/5/03, age77Art Jiracek, DEN maintenance reliability analyst, 2/21/00, age 77Eliot Johnson, DEN stock clerk, 3/16/04, age 84Keith Johnson, DEN aircraft mechanic, 7/18/07, age 85Monte Johnson, DEN cleaner, aircraft mechanic, 5/14/14, age 74Howard Jones, DEN maintenance foreman, 1/15/98, age 76John Paul Jones, DEN foreman-maintenance, 9/3/95, age 77James Judge, GSW DFW mechanic, 11/25/75, age 71Jim Kalbach, DEN foreman-heavy check, 9/14/05, age 73Paul Kalcsites, DEN mechanic, 9/24/06, age 79Larry Keen, DEN lead instrument mechanic, 8/8/00, age 87Mike Kelly, DEN maintenance scheduler, 6/1/91, age 78Maurice Kempner, SLC mechanic, 7/9/07, age 77, heart failureLynn Kentch, MCI DEN STL aircraft mechanic, 4/24/15, age 80Bernie Kersen, DEN aircraft mechanic, 3/15/72, age 28Jerry Kimel, DEN ground mechanic, 4/28/78, age 62Art Krieger, DEN maintenance instructor, 11/19/98, age 85Bob Krieger, DEN inspector, 8/19/12, age 88Harley Kruger, DEN lead mechanic, 8/26/87, age 67Stan Kyed, DEN inspector, 8/2/09, age 78Al Lagger, DEN aircraft mechanic, 6/14/08, age 84Tom Lally, DEN lead-tool room tech, 11/19/96, age 74Woody Landis, DEN mechanic, Mar80, age 66Ed Lane, DEN lead inspector, 7/14/98, age 74Bernie Langfield, DEN foreman-avionics, 3/22/08, age 81Larry Larsen, DEN mechanic, 9/25/94, age 81Bob Laskoski, DEN mechanic-EOS, 1/22/01, age 72A.D. Laurence, DAL DFW DEN lead mechanic, 5/27/00, age 82Morris Leach, DEN mechanic, 6/30/58, age 32, ramp accident

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Bob Legge, DEN lead inspector, 3/1/07, age 81Ed Lehmann, DEN aircraft mechanic, 10/4/93, age 76Ben Lemme, DEN aircraft mechanic, 4/23/93, age 69Jim Lengyel, DEN aircraft mechanic, 2/14/15, age 70Doc Libby, DEN PHX lead aircraft mechanic, Nov74, age 57E.J. Lima, DEN engineer, 5/11/97, age 88James Linebarger, GSW DEN mechanic, 6/18/71, age 61Al Linder, DEN inspector, 6/5/90, age 71Ed Lintz, DEN aircraft mechanic, 1/2/04, age 81Matt Litzinger, DEN foreman-line maintenance, Jan84, age 46Bill Livingston, PHX lead mechanic, 10/20/94, age 70Arnie Loller, GSW DEN avionics technician, 1/19/12, age 77Bill Long, DEN mechanic, 8/8/67, age 53Gene Long, DEN stock clerk, aircraft mechanic, 8/28/08, age 71Howard Long, DEN aircraft mechanic, 8/12/11, age 67Joe Looft, DEN foreman-aircraft overhaul, 3/15/89, age 37Larry Lorz, DEN aircraft mechanic, 8/3/86, age 46, cancerDick Lowe, DEN mechanic, 7/1/04, age 62, motorcycle accidentHugh Lucht, DEN aircraft mechanic, 10/3/14, age 82Jerry Manlove, DEN mechanic, 6/4/02, age 75Don Marick, BIL DEN ground mechanic, 4/20/05, age 74Weldon Marr, GSW mechanic, Jun 81, age 62Roy Martin, STL SMF ground mechanic, 8/30/13, age 85Victor Martin, DEN aircraft mechanic, 4/5/15, age 79Joe Martinchick, DEN aircraft cleaner, Mar 79, age 65Daniel Martinez, GSW mechanic, 7/31/75, age 57Bud Matlock, MKC MCI aircraft mechanic, 3/30/80, age 59Shorty Maxwell, STL mechanic, 2/14/99, age 81Clarence McClean, GSW mechanic, 11/16/91, age 79Mac McCready, DEN lead aircraft mechanic, 9/15/02, age 70Mac McCrory, GSW DAL DFW lead mechanic, 11/14/89, age 77Mike McDonald, DEN aircraft mechanic, 3/27/13, age 68Earl McGuire, DEN aircraft mechanic, 10/20/09, age 69Ike McKeown, DEN cleaner, GSE mechanic, 4/3/11, age 75Richard McMahon, DEN aircraft mechanic, 8/7/04, age 84Mac McManis, DEN aircraft mechanic, 6/24/03, age 90Jack Mericle, DEN lead aircraft mechanic-EOS, 4/1/99, age 79Ernie Mickalson, DEN machinist, 5/25/08, age 88Larrie Miley, GSW STL aircraft mechanic, 10/6/02, age 58Garland Miller, FTW GSW aircraft mechanic, 7/24/09, age 88Harry Miller, DEN lead mechanic-EOS, 6/9/88, age 89Jim Miller, DEN lead inspector, 5/17/92, age 60Paul H Miller, DEN senior draftsman, 5/21/03, age 79Paul K Miller, DEN aircraft mechanic, 11/28/13, age 71Charles Millhollon, GSW mechanic, 6/28/91, age 56Bobby Moncrief, GSW DAL foreman, 6/16/11, age 78Don Moore, GSW DEN mechanic, 8/15/73, age 40Tom Morris, DEN inspector, 1/14/04, age 87Tommy Munns, DEN aircraft mechanic, 6/20/09, age 79Willard Myers, DEN instrument shop tech, Nov85, age 80Joe Nale, DEN lead aircraft mechanic, 4/1/13, age 95Ralph Newman, DEN aircraft mechanic, 8/19/09, age 90Marshall Nix, GSW ABQ mechanic, 5/22/94, age 66Tim Norman, STL cleaner, Dec78, age 37, murderedLawrence North, DEN mechanic, 5/7/00, age 44Leonard Nothaft, DEN mechanic, 7/25/08, age 87Cliff Nowlin, DEN mechanic, 5/23/87, age 70Tom Nowlin, DEN avionics mechanic, 7/30/78, age 51Russell O'Harra, GSW DAL DFW mechanic, 8/17/11, age 93Marty O'Meara, DEN foreman-stores, 3/2/90, age 75

Johnnie Owen, GSW DAL DFW mechanic, 7/20/15, age 85Charles Owens, DEN stockroom, 11/15/87, age 52James Parvin, GSW DEN mechanic, 5/19/91, age 74Ed Patterson, GSW DFW mechanic, 4/30/82, age 71Everett Patterson, DEN mechanic, 4/6/82, age 58Elvis Patton, GSW DEN lead mechanic, Feb87, age 59J.C. Payne, GSW DEN mechanic, 5/24/07, age 91Everett Peck, DEN ground mechanic, 2/13/03, age 81Ed Pejko, DEN mechanic, 3/18/80, age 66Ed Pellerin, DEN lead mechanic, 8/26/78, age 67Maxine Penner, DEN cleaner, 10/11/07, age 87, heart diseaseChuck Pennie, DEN building maintenance, 3/15/12, age 73Pete Peterson, SLC mechanic, 8/22/91, age 63C.T. Phillips, FTW GSW DEN lead inspector, 7/28/02, age 87Carl Pickering, DEN avionics mechanic, 4/8/87, age 45Jim Pike, DEN mechanic, 2/12/2001, age 60Chet Poell, DEN lead mechanic, 11/10/05, age 89Jim Poremba, DEN aircraft mechanic, 10/21/14, age 81Bill Pratt, FTW ACF mechanic, 1/23/90, age 66Hub Pratt, ACF GSW PHX DFW mechanic, 12/13/94, age 69Bill Priley, MCI stock clerk, Nov79, age 62Norm Prior, DEN lead mechanic, 8/17/88, age 71Pete Pusede, DEN mechanic, Mar81, age 65Red Ralston, DEN lead mechanic, 6/16/97, age 88John Randoll, DEN tech foreman, 8/2/03, age 78Rusty Rasmussen, DEN auto mechanic, 8/11/82, age 49, cancerRandy Ray, DEN engineer, 11/30/98, age 52, cancerDan Recknor, DEN aircraft mechanic, 7/26/11, age 84Ron Regan, DEN foreman-line maintenance, 12/19/01, age 62Bill Reynolds, DEN ground mechanic, 2/6/93, age 73Red Rickert, DEN mechanic, 3/29/00, age 80Lynn Ridgley, DEN tool room, 3/13/85, age 47Eddie Riebling, DEN lead stock clerk, 5/15/94, age 66Dwight Robinette, DEN GEG SLC mechanic, 8/9/04, age 63Glenn Robinette, DEN lead auto mechanic, 3/25/02, age 84Frank Rocheleau, DEN lead mechanic, 10/14/00, age 87Billy Rose, DEN aircraft mechanic, 5/21/12, age 73Charlie Rucker, PHX mechanic, 9/11/99, age 91Pappy Russell, GSW DAL DFW lead mechanic, 10/11/05, age 96Bob Sanders, DFW DEN stock clerk, 4/3/09, age 74Eddie Sands, DEN aircraft mechanic, 11/19/04, age 62Ted Saul, DEN foreman-line maintenance, 12/28/71, age 63Bill Schlotthauer, DEN foreman-overhaul, 10/5/02, age 64O.J. Schluter, GSW DFW DEN mechanic, 5/7/99, age 74Carl Schroeder, aircraft mechanic, 1/25/07, age 84Marvin Schuett, DEN aircraft mechanic, 1/24/10, age 84Ken Schultz, DEN manager-maintenance control, 5/2/10, age 79Marvin Schwein, GSW BIL SLC lead mechanic, 5/31/92, age 64Irene Scott, DEN cleaner, May76, age 65O.D. Scott, DEN inspector, 10/10/88, age 71Price Seaborn, GSW DFW mechanic, 10/12/87, age 77Stormy Sellers, GSW DFW mechanic, 12/8/89, age 68John Shaffer, GSW DFW mechanic, 7/27/04, age 92Jay Shah, DEN aircraft mechanic, 2/13/80, age 27, ramp accidentJack Shanks, DEN mechanic, 3/6/06, age 90Ned Shanks, DEN PHX lead inspector, 3/3/59, age 46Chester Shewmaker, GSW mechanic, 7/15/97, age 66Jack Siebert, SLC cleaner, 7/3/09, age 75Lew Simpson, DEN lead mechanic, 4/27/01, age 84William Sims, DEN mechanic, Jun90, age 66

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A.D. Smith, DEN mechanic, 11/14/00, age 64A.V. Smith, FSM LIT OKC mechanic, 6/25/07, age 82Bill Smith, GSW DAL DEN stock clerk, 6/2/12, age 80Coyt Smith, LIT STL FSM mechanic, 12/28/01, age 65Gene Smith, DEN lead mechanic, 2/19/84, age 65Ora Somers, DEN mechanic, 1/14/01, age 82Charlie Souchek, DEN mechanic, 10/18/01, age 89Gary Souther, DEN aircraft mechanic, 9/6/03, age 55, heart attackVern Sperry, DEN senior production planner, 8/28/97, age 63Brian Staude, DEN foreman-EOS, 3/1/03, age 59Charlie Steele, FTW GSW DAL DFW mechanic, 8/28/91, age 75Ray Stephens, DEN FMN ABQ lead mechanic, 4/19/95, age 75Paul Stevens, GSW DEN mechanic, Dec74, age 63Danny Steward, DEN cleaner, ground mechanic, 3/1/12, age 62Wayne Stilwell, STL aircraft mechanic, 2/6/11, age 68, MSArt Stoner, DEN foreman-radio, 5/17/67, age 61Leonard Stuart, DEN lead inspector, 4/15/00, age 92Tom Stuckenschneider, DEN aircraft mechanic, 10/2/06, age 82Bill Super, MCI DEN GRI mechanic, 7/18/93, age 49Bob Sweeney, STL OMA DEN aircraft mechanic, 4/5/78, age 51Norm Talbot, GTF lead mechanic, 7/12/96, age 70Ella Tanko, DEN janitor, May83, age 89Jim Taylor, DEN OMA STL aircraft mechanic, 4/23/14, age 69Lee Theimer, DEN maintenance control center, 2/25/99, age 76Gary Theobald, DEN mechanic, 2/18/04, age 63Everett Thomas, DEN foreman-grd equipment, 4/30/10, age 78Max Thompson, DEN mechanic, 9/8/13, age 64Dan Thrasher, GSW mechanic, 9/2/82, age 63Earl Thrush, BIL aircraft mechanic, 9/5/12, age 94Claude Tidwell, DEN lead mechanic, 7/27/96, age 75David Totman, DEN mechanic, 5/13/87, age 43Orval Trent, GSW mechanic, 10/11/02, age 87Norm Trimmer, AMA mechanic, 9/2/00, age 77Larry True, DEN MCI aircraft mechanic, 7/10/10, age 72Joe Umerski, DEN inspector, 3/21/06, age 89Woody Underwood, DEN instrument shop tech, 11/13/99, age 78Travis Underwood, GDW DFW mechanic, 12/20/85, age 68Paul Van Buskirk, DEN lead janitor, 4/19/11, age 89Fred Van Weerd, SLC cleaner, 10/8/72, age 34, heart attackLarry Vannoy, DEN SLC mechanic, 11/18/00, age 66, murderedBill Varley, DEN mechanic, 11/13/97, age 69Renier Vroomen, DEN cleaner-EOS, 7/6/03, age 77Harold Wagner, DEN mechanic, 9/11/94, age 82Robert Wagstaff, DEN mechanic, 2/20/95, age 62Bill Waldrip, DEN inspector, 2/27/99, age 73, pancreatic cancerBilly Joe Walker, GSW? aircraft mechanic, 4/29/09, age 85Sid Walker, DEN foreman-sheet metal shop, 9/17/89, age 79Fred Walsh, DFW DEN mechanic, 9/6/06, age 80, heart failureFrank Walters, DEN mechanic, 6/22/99, age 91William Waltiere, DEN lead inspector, 6/14/94, age 43Jerry Waples, DEN foreman-line maintenance, 12/23/97, age 79Matt Ward, DEN mechanic, Jun84, age 76Clyde Ward, DEN mechanic, 11/18/06, age 77, heart failureDon Wardman, DEN inspector, 1/11/97, age 81, alzheimer'sSam Warriner, GSW DAL DFW DEN PHX STL ground me-chanic, 3/8/15, age 66, brain aneurysmFrank Wasco, GSW foreman, 4/19/83, age 62Al Washburn, GSW DEN aircraft mechanic, 1/5/02, age 72Dick Wentzel, DEN aircraft mechanic, 11/16/11, age 88Jim Whelan, DEN aircraft mechanic, 6/28/12, age 79

Doug White, DEN mechanic, 4/9/77, age 35, drowningBob White, DEN foreman-Inspector / NDT, 3/20/00, age 66Ed Willard, DEN ground radio mechanic, 12/25/97, age 78Robert Willette, GSW mechanic, May79, age 36George Wilson, DEN inspector, 10/18/01, age 78John Wilton, DEN lead aircraft mechanic, 4/24 /14, age 90Beulah Wire, DEN cleaner, Jan79, age 86Andy Wiscamb, DEN lead fueler, 11/3/77, age 63Harold Worrell, DEN mechanic, 4/1/84, age 32Carl Zentz, DEN mechanic, 5/16/67, age 55Jack Zweck, DEN inspector, 12/16/04, age 69

FL BRIEFSFrom the Apr/May 1976 FL News

Former Denver District Sales Manager John Ahlquist has movedup to director, field marketing - Denver Division. Members of histeam are Royal Burt, transportation services manager at Stapleton(left), and Mike Leonard, former Phoenix district sales managerwho’s made the move to that post in Denver.

Recognized for her outstanding efforts on the flight attendantpaycard project Joyce Andrews, a clerk in flight services adminis-tration recently received a check for $200 and congratulationsfrom Chuck Demoney, vice president and ass’t general manager— sales & service. On hand for the presentation were BirddellaStout, manager — flight services administration, and Bill Monday,director — consumer services.

Assistant Secretary Art Voss has been named to the newlycreated position of assistant general counsel. A native of LakeForest, Ill., he joined Frontier as an attorney in 1971 after havingbeen in private practice in Denver.

Hoadley Dean of Rapid City has been chosen Small BusinessAdvocate of the Year by the Small Business Administration. Itwas noted that “throughout his long and varied business career,and through his civic and community involvement, he has been astrong and persuasive voice in staunch support of small businessand the free enterprise system.”

Frontier started offering two types of Beringer wine on oursystem wide jet service May 10. The wine, Chenin Blanc andGrenache Rose, is sold in a standard 6.4 ounce split for $1. Itseems the fun, however, was in the choosing — Dining Servicesselected Beringer and introduced it by holding various winetasting parties for GO staffers and flight attendants in Denver,Kansas City and Salt Lake.

The following employees recently received appointments: KenBurgess, staff assistant to vice president — schedules and tariffs;Ken Dedrick, director — telecommunications; Guy S. Hammer-land, area manager — local service marketing (BIL); Irma Spell,manager—flight service (DFW); J. J. Shallcross, manager —production control; Jim Dawson, sales/service manager (FMN);Roger Greenlee, sales/service manager (RKS); Clarence Cannon,sales/service manager (GCK), and Clarence Fuller, director —production control and ground support maintenance. Welcomenew employees: Orval E. Bowen, who rejoins Frontier as director— schedule planning; Charles Butler, manager — flight service(DEN); and Claudette Herrick, supervisor of personnel.

When you see Director of Tariffs Claire Almquist look for hergold putter. She received it from Western’s President Art Kelly atthe April meeting of industry tariff people in L.A. Almquist retiresin October after almost 30 years with the company.

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I was hired in 1966 (3/28/66) in reservations until bankruptcy.Started in the old hangar on cement floors. Then in our newbuilding. A lot of memories.

After Frontier went down in 1986 I was hired in reservationswith UAL & after 5 years decided that was enough. My husbandand I both retired in 1991. I will be 88 years old in Septemberand I am doing good health wise.-Betty Rotenbery

I started work at Frontier Airlines on April 15th 1968. I was inDenver, Co for 4 years. I then went to St. Louis, MO. I did getlaid off and went to Chadron, NE for 1 month and then back toSt. Louis, MO. I was there for 2 years. I then went to Denver,CO for 6 months on the DART program. I then went to KanasCity, MO for 1 month then went back to St. Louis, MO for 10years. I then went to Lexington, KY for 2 years then I went toKansas City, MO for about 2 years until Frontier closed.

On August 24, 1986 I got a call a 4 am to kick the airplane outat 7 am and then it was done. After that I moved my family toKentucky. I bought my family farm. I went to work for acompany that worked on UPS airplanes for 2 years. UPS tookover their own maintenance. I went work for UPS in Novemberof 1988. I retired from UPS in 2013. Now I work on my farm. Iraise corn and soybeans and a little hell when things don’t goright.

I am going to go till I can’t go and then I’m gonna go. I neverworked for any company that I didn’t try to save them money. Ireally loved working for Frontier Airlines.-Curtis Perkins

Thanks for including my note in George Terryberry’s obit. Atour MCI FL get-together in May I took a list of those who had“gone west” that I had worked with in MCI, FOE and TUS. It isreally sad to think of all those friends. Thanks for your work.-Glenn Hastert

My service: FSM CTO 1960 - 1965, FSM FTO 1965 - 1968,FTW (GSW) Res 1968 - ?, DAL Res ? - 1970, LAW Res 1971 -?, MKC Res ?, DEN Res 1974 - 1986 (Aug 24 - MY BIRTH-DAY!!!)

Afterwards: Fitzsimmons Hospital 1986 -1987, Sprint Telecommunications 1987 - 1998(Retired), F9 - 1999 - 2006 (Retired), Univer-sity of Colorado Hospital 2008 - 2013(Retired)-Mildred Jackson

My my my!!! Looking at, no printing out thelist of the dearly Departed was unnerving. I hadto Stop several times as I recognized this nameand that one.

When my time comes, Remember I workedin MKC, LAS, DEN, and JAC. My careerreally took Off (no pun intended) after Frontierwas done with me. I sure did love that littleairline and took a lot of my knowledge with meworking for other carriers over the world.

You’d be surprised how little some of thefolks out there know about the FAR 121 rules.As an agent, I was very familiar with goingover the Rockies and the term for the weightrestrictions with the engine out en route, etc.You’d be surprised on some of the thoughtssome instructors had figuring the take-off gross

weight and what it was all about. I’d pull out my old manualsand high light a paragraph or two... “Here read this,” I’d say.

It was tough going from a ramper to being a FAR 121 pilot andeventually becoming a captain. There was a lot of resistance insome cases. My three sons became airline mechanics and so bythe time I did become a captain, there wasn’t much I didn’t knowabout Boeing systems...LOL! I could hold an intelligent conver-sation with them.-John Skibinski

It's been 10 years, but I'd like to thank you again for thewonderful obituary webpage you did for Rich Owens (STLstation agent), my late husband. Thank you so much. Rich waswell loved, and always always will be.-Sue Owens Evans

I flew a Frontier 737 out of Sacramento back in the 70s. We hittwo ducks on takeoff. One hit the post between the two frontwindscreens. The other went thru the right engine. STINK!Pewter! The duck mess on the front windows made seeing out achallenge and it cooked on the heated windows! Landing was achallenge! ...it took over an hour to clean those windows!-Billy Walker

Enclosed is a check for a 2 year subscription. My last checkup was favorable and the doctor opined that I should last foreight issues. On the other hand, what does she know? Betweenher, the accountant and the lawyer I hire to watch both of them,none was born when Frontier closed the doors.

Good grief. Where did the time go? When did I change from ayoung whipper- snapper to an old geezer? I don’t rememberlosing my edge. I still have it.

A couple of weeks ago I spent over two hours in the back yardplaying with the grandkids. Not an easy thing to do at my age.Then my dear wife came outside and reminded me that we haveno grandkids. Good grief. How could I dis-remember that?

I found this eatery (photo below) on the out skirts of town lastweek. I wonder if this is where we get our last crew meal.-Jack Martin, ex-FAL DenDZ

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FRONTIER'S DEATH 29 YEARS AGOAUGUST 24, 2015

Steven Ensrud - So sad and so uncalled for, Its seems like onlyyesterday,,I was in OAK and got a call I didn't need to come intowork. they say we should forget the past,,,no way!,, FL was veryspecial

Bill Guthrie - One of the bad days in my life.Marcia Glasrud Crump - This was a very bad day for we FL

employees! It was supposedly the richest bankruptcy in CO everfiled! FL had many assests that CAL acquired i.e. airplanes andairplane parts.

Kim McCaleb Austin - I was I STL when we got thecall....sad!

David Rice - I was on my way back to BFF when they shutdown 1 week before my 50 th Birthday 29 years ago. Heard it onthe radio so called in and was told to come pick up my stuff onMonday as we were done! Just like that!

Jan Modisette Brictson - I was on a layover in New York. Mysupervisor called me to tell me that our FAL planes weregrounded and I had to find my own way back to Denver. I put onmy uniform, got a ride to the airport and spent 3 hours going todifferent airlines, asking to go stand by to Denver. Continentalfinally let me take the last seat and flew me home. I arrived toFAL's concourse and it was like a ghost town. Planes parked atthe gates with caps on the engines and all the window shadesdown. No one around. I walked up to the second floor to myoffice and a sheriff's deputy escorted me to my office and said Ihad 10 minutes to clear out my desk while he watched. Saddestday of my life.

THE LIFE OF FL 727 SN 7273FSent by station agent Ken Edmondson

who worked for both BN and FL.Braniff International Boeing 727-191 registered as N300BN

was purchased previously owned from Frontier Airlines of Den-ver, Colorado.

Ship N300BN was purchased new by Frontier Airlines andfirst flew at Boeing's Renton, Washington Plant on May 26,1967 and was delivered to the carrier'sDenver Stapleton Field Base on June 2,1967. The aircraft was painted in theclassic crescent moon and arrow colorscheme and was registered as N7273F.

Frontier ordered a total of five Series-100 Trijets that included N7270Fthrough N7274F and later purchasedfive 727-291 Stretch Jets with registra-tion numbers N7275F throughN7278F. Besides the new aircraft, twoused Series -23 aircraft were alsoleased briefly from American Airlines.

However, Frontier also flew Boeing737 Twinjets and Jet Powered Convair580 Mountain Masters and ultimatelydecided that these two workhorse air-craft would best serve the company'sRocky Mountain West route system.Therefore, all of the Boeing 727 Series191 aircraft were sold to Braniff Air-

ways and later three of the Series 291s were also sold to theDallas based carrier. Braniff took delivery of Ship N7270Fwhich was registered as N297BN in December 1969, precededby N298BN in the same month. Ship N299BN was deliveredearlier in April 1969, and N301BN in November 1969.

Ship N300BN was delivered to Braniff Airways on November5, 1969. The aircraft was painted in the 1967 Light Lime GreenSolid Color Scheme and remained in that color until after 1972when it was painted in the 1971 727 Braniff Place Red. Theaircraft flew for Braniff for the next thirteen years and was soldin late 1981.

In 1971, Braniff had implemented a Fleet Utilization Plan thatcalled for Boeing 727 aircraft operating over its domestic andMexico route systems. A short time later, the plan was updatedto call for the gradual retirement of Series -100 Trijets in favorof the longer and more efficient Series -200 aircraft. At the timethat Ship N300BN was sold Braniff had less than six 727-100Trijets in its fleet.

On December 29, 1981, Ship N300BN was sold to BurlingtonNorthern Railroad Corporation and was reregistered as N3496Ain April 1982. Burlington repainted the aircraft and outfitted itas an executive transport. In March 1989, the Boeing Trijet wastransferred to Burlington Resources, a BNRR subsidiary basedat Seattle, Washington.

The aircraft operated here for the next three years and was thenreregistered to Burlington Resources on February 24, 1992. Theaircraft then continued to operate for Resources until January 23,1995, when it was transferred to another BNRR subsidiary,Meridian Oil.

Meridian flew the Boeing jet for only two months until it wassold to Dart Container of Waxahachie, Texas, on March 21,1995. Dart reregistered the aircraft as N727X in August 1995and flew for twelve months before selling it to DSTS, Inc., inAugust 1996. DSTS operated the aircraft until March 2001when it was sold to the Republic of Djibouti in Africa. TheRepublic bought the aircraft for use a government VIP Transportand subsequently reregistered it as J2-KBA. The aircraft is stillin service with government of Djibouti.

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CN died four years later and Francene became thefirst reservations agent to officially retire in Aug 1975.

She flew west Sep 22, 2001, age 86.

CN SKYWRITER

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We all know it’s hard to watch a loved one die. Bylate 1985, many of us knew that our beloved com-pany was reaching the terminal stage and no matterwhat happened, things would never be the sameagain. How little we knew how optimistic that was.

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DE-REGULATIONIS NOT THE ANSWER

Editorial in ALEA’s The Air Line Employee, April, 1977On December 22, 1976, a month before he took office,

President-elect Jimmy Carter asked his aides to summarizeCongress’ current position on de-regulation of the air line indus-try—the 11 trunk carriers, nine local service companies, andthree all-cargo lines certificated by the Civil Aeronautics Board,and which provide scheduled service to 58,000 pairs of cities.

The idea of reducing federal control of this industry is not new;as a matter of fact, it has probably been floating around eversince 1938 when the Civil Aeronautics Act was passed for thespecific purpose of bringing stability and orderly development toair transportation. And the Act has done exactly that, producingthe world’s finest system, so that no sweeping changes were everproposed . . . until the Ford administration, 1975.

It was this legislation, coupled with a number of other fuzzysuggestions by various senators and representatives and theCAB, itself, that Carter asked to be briefed on. In their summary,his researchers said Congress sought to provide better service atlower fares and lower freight charges, and that it hoped toaccomplish this without harming existing carriers, labor, in-vestors, airport development, or service to small towns. A nicetrick if they can do it!

And just how did Congress expect to achieve this happy stateof affairs? First (said Carter’s aides) they would make it easierfor new companies to enter the industry. Second, routes wouldbe opened up to allow more competition. Third, air lines wouldbe permitted to drop (or raise) ticket prices within a wide rangeand with much less approval from the CAB. And fourth, thecarriers would be released to a great extent from anti-trustcharges in cases of mergers and other cozy arrangements that aresure to be made.

Well, Jimmy Carter is now in the White House, and the 95thCongress is now debating this very subject . . . to the very deepconsternation of every scheduled air line and every labor unionin the industry. But if the goals are so laudable, why all theuproar? Simply because there is no real assurance the desiredend product will ever be reached, and there is a very real chancethe entire industry may be wrecked in the attempt.

It is feared, for example, that putting more companies withmore aircraft and more flights into the system will mean moreempty seats, even if fares are lower. And when fares and freightcharges drop below cost, or even approach it—as would surelyoccur with cut-throat competition—look out! That’s when smalland financially weak companies cannot survive and are swal-lowed up by the few remaining giants. That’s when investors,seeing once valuable routes cheapened by being thrown open toall comers, pull in their horns and make it impossible for an airline even to order new equipment, much less pay for it.

The experience of Southwest Airways (Texas), and PacificSouthwest (California), has been held up to Congress as a primeexample of what can be done under “free enterprise,” but it isextremely doubtful their success could be duplicated nationwide.The truth is that SW enjoys a monopoly between close-inairports, that it operates under the protection of the state, andthat its labor costs are low because most of its employees arenon-union. As for Pacific Southwest, it is the sole survivoramong 15 carriers which for years competed under chaotic

conditions—a clear warning as to what could happen on a grandscale!

Now what about service to small towns? Despite promises tothe contrary, it is almost certain they will suffer, along withmedium size cities which today may be served by two trunks, orone trunk and one local service carrier. And with fewer flights,what need is there for improved airports or more modern termi-nals?

Safety, too, is an extremely important factor that has beenalmost entirely overlooked in the rush to de-regulate. The AirLine Pilots Association stresses that safety must never lose itsNo. 1 position in priority, and ALPA reminds us that safeprocedures don’t come cheap. The pilots also point out thatsafety precautions on certificated air lines are much more strin-gent than the standards set for commuters.

But among the risks asociated with de-regulation, none isfeared more than the spectre of widespread unemployment, notby the hundreds, but by the thousands. It is this grim outlook thathas labor unions—backed by the AFL-CIO—standing side byside with management. As explained so well in the Februaryissue of National Airlines’ employee magazine NOW, deregula-tion coupled with expansion of charters and the prospect ofmergers, would be a three-headed monster. It would causewholesale cutbacks in the work force, and endless bumping ofemployees from one station to another.

So it all boils down to something ALEA President Victor J.Herbert said in this space last summer and has elaborated onseveral times since in his President’s Newsletter: “Any attemptat radical de-regulation amounts to a Congressional overkill. Weagree reform is needed to speed up route awards and to updatecertain other procedures, but we cannot stand by and do nothingwhen the entire system is threatened with collapse.”

The least we can do, certainly, is to contact our Senators whoeven now may be trying to decide how to vote on this vital issue.The legislation is entitled Senate Bill S689, and it’s sponsoredby Howard Cannon of Nevada and Edward Kennedy of Mas-sachusetts. Their address is Senate Office Building, Washington,D.C. 20510. A similar “companion bill” has been proposed inthe House of Representatives. Their ZIP is 20515 (same city!).(And we all know what happened after that was written.)

HOW MANY FLOLKS?Awhile back someone asked how many people worked for FL

over the years. I realized recently we should be able to tell fromthe employee numbers. I think they were first assigned shortlyafter the CN/FL merger in 1967. Thus I ended up with number5124 and others accordingly with lowest in the AAs and thehighest in the ZZs. After that initial changeover the numberswere assigned numerically as FLolks were hired. Thus I find inmy FLile a C F Rutherford hired in HOU as a part-time stationagent who started on Aug 11, 1986. Rutherford with an em-ployee number is 20329 is probably the last person hired by FL.

If my reasoning is correct, that is about how many peopleworked for FL during it's 1967 - 1986 years, However, thatwould not count the people who hired on and then left 1946 -1967 before the new numbering system went into effect. I havethe last FL roster which was issued in Aug 1990 and it has 7200names. It does not reflect how many were working on Aug 24,1986. So I would estimate 25,000 FLolks have been on thepayroll from the start to finish.-Jake Lamkins

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(Costs are 20¢ per page to cover expenses for envelopes, postage & copying.)Air Mail Route Info, excerpt from 1978 book, 20 pagesAZ Brief To CAB 1946, 42 pagesAZ-Monarch Merger Application 1949, 52 pagesAZ-Monarch Merger Application 1950, 32 pagesAZ Stock Offer 1948, 23 pagesChallenger Airlines Employees Directory, 7/15/48, 25 pagesChallenger Airlines Prospectus, 9/3/47, 37 pagesChallenger Airlines Prospectus, 8/4/48, 40 pagesChallenger Airlines Stockholders Report, 9/30/49, 8 pagesCN ALEA Seniority List, 1/1/62, 9 pagesCN Corporate History, Boards of Directors 1944-67, 66 pagesCN Files on a CD, $5CN Inauguration Brochure, Dec 1954, 5 pagesCN Open House Brochure, Sep 1959, 5 pagesCN Packet, Articles & seniority list, 75 pagesConvair Aircraft Packet, Articles & charts, 73 pagesDC-3 A/C Roster (inc. predecessors) & Check List, 11 pagesDEN Accident (12/21/67) Report & news clippings, 11 pagesDEN station roster, 6/1/70, 5 pagesDEN station roster, 8/9/86, 12 pagesFLamily files on a CD, $5FL 1955 Timetable/Srty-Personnel Lists, 43 pagesFL AFA Seniority List, 2/1/81, 17 pagesFL AFA Seniority List, 2/1/86, 15 pagesFL ALEA Seniority List, 2/1/65, 7 pagesFL ALEA Seniority List, 1/1/66, 8 pagesFL ALEA Seniority List, 8/1/66, 10 pagesFL ALEA Seniority List, 1/1/74, 30 pagesFL ALEA Seniority List, 7/1/84, 55 pagesFL ALEA Seniority List, 1/1/86, 48 pagesFL ALPA Seniority Lists, 1955-72-81-85 37 pagesFL ALPA Seniority List, 10/28/67, CN/FL merger, 6 pages

FL ALPA Seniority List, 9/1/86, 11 pagesFL-CO Job Preservation & Litigation packet, 10/2/86, 66 pagesFL Files on a CD, $5 eachFL History & Stuff on a CD, $5FL History, articles, photos, etc. , 49 pagesFL IAM Personnel Roster, 7/1/67, 6 pagesFL IAM Seniority List, 11/1/74, 22 pagesFL IAM Seniority List, 11/1/76, 26 pagesFL NEWS printed back issues, $3 eachFL NEWS back issues copied on a CD, $5 eachFL NEWS, May & Aug, '69 introducing 737s, 20 pagesFL Obituaries on a CD, $5FL TWU Seniority Lists, dispatchers 1966-68 , 7 pagesFL’s Death, articles & essays, 63 pagesGRI Accident (12/21/62) Report & news clippings, 19 pagesGXY Incident (11/24/71) Beech 99 engine lost, 16 pagesKen Schultz’ Obituary List (Rev. 3/22/08), 11 pagesMLS Accident (3/12/64) Reports, news clippings, 41 pagesMLS Accident (3/12/64) Reports on a CD, $5 eachPersonnel Roster, Stations-Sales-FAs, 8/15/63, 6 pagesPersonnel Roster, Stations-Sales-FAs, 9/15/63, 6 pagesPersonnel Roster, Stations-Sales-FAs, 10/15/63, 6 pagesPersonnel Roster, Stations-Sales-FAs, 12/15/63, 6 pagesPersonnel Roster, Stations-Sales-FAs, 1/15/64, 6 pagesPersonnel Roster, Stations-Sales-FAs, 2/15/64, 6 pagesPersonnel Roster, Stations-Sales-FAs, 3/15/64, 6 pagesPersonnel Roster, Stations-Sales-FAs, 4/15/66, 6 pagesPersonnel Roster, Stations-Sales-FAs, 7/15/66, 7 pagesPHX Accident (4/21/57) Report & news clippings, 30 pagesPHX Accident (4/21/57) Reports on a CD, $5 eachQuick Reference Directory, Nov 77, 13 pagesQuick Reference Directory, Jan 83, 18 pagesTelephone List, 6/12/67, 5 pagesTelephone List, 11/25/85, 6 pages

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Quiz answers from page 28:Joenne Quimby - For ski boots?Mark Dooley - Boxes offered when either an inadequate bag

was checked in or when a bag was torn open. 2nd guess ... a wetcell wheelchair battery box.

Jean Smith Thompson - Umbrella stand holders for wet days?Crossing the ramp when no jet way?

Carolyn Deeming - I wish I knew the size?Carl Pat Kern - If I remember right they are boot boxes, for ski

or cowboy boots. Saw a lot of them at the Frontier booth at theretail/wholesale event in January (Denver merchandise mart at58th and I-25)

Fred Watson - ski boot boxesRon Abfalter - gringo samsonite ? :)Jake Lamkins - They are 14"X14" and 16" high when closed.

Dennis Casadoro, who sent the pic, called them hat boxes. Irecall we used them for all sorts of things that folks couldn't ordidn't want to carry on board. I still have a few in which I store

FL stuff.Robert Wear - We used them for lots of things in DEN Lost

and Found. They were great for spill over from overstuffed bagsthat broke open.

Ann Mills - Boxes to put things in. All the answers were ontarget!

Gary Wingert - Unaccompanied minors?Robert Ostrom - SKI BOOT BOXESAl Beardsley - All I know is... they are too small for fishin'

poles. <G> Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!Joanne Griffin - I love the "unaccompanied minors" answer!

LOL!!Lana Kelley - He he Joanne.....Duane Phelps - We lost a $100,000 check in an envelope

airfreight DEN to SLC, SO AT MY suggestion we made boxesfor all future airfreight and baggage that was small and easilylost. We found the envelope in a snow bank 3 months later butfellow lost his bid on the land.

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