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FRONTIER NEWSA newsletter for the employees, families and friends of the "old" Frontier Airlines.

Frontier's VP-Operations, Harvey Barnard, presents a $500 check to Zick Burns for designing the paint job introducedon the CV-340s which were added to the fleet beginning in June, 1959. The new logo was often called the crescent or theboomerang. It was added to the DC-3 aircraft and was also included on company stationery, promotional material, ticket countersand elsewhere. The logo itself was modified a few times until the final version appeared on the CV580 aircraft in 1964. Itremained Frontier's trademark until 1978 when the red F logo was introduced. (See 1959 on page 17)

FALL 2011 #45

1959 was a landmark year for Frontier Airlines!

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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,April for Spring and July for Summer.

Articles and photos are welcomed and subject to edit-ing and space requirements. We cannot pay for suchitems but will give credit as appropriate. All submissionsshould deal with the “old” Frontier Airlines. Especiallywelcomed are stories of personal experiences with ahumorous slant. All airline employees have a treasuretrove of such stories. Please share them with the rest ofthe FLamily. We also want to publicize ALL “old” Frontiergatherings. Be sure to notify us with details: place, date, contactand so forth. They will be published in the “Timetable”.

Subscriptions are $10 per year. All back issues are available& cost $2.50 each. First 24 isues on a CD $5. Text ads are $5 for20 words, $10 for 40 words, $15 for a business card, $20 for1/8th page and $40 for a quarter page, $100 for a full page. Tellothers in the FLamily about the newsletter. Give a gift subscrip-tion. Mail checks to Jake Lamkins, FL NEWS, 1202 ScrimshawCove #4, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Thanks for your support.

Reunion season will be over by the time you get this.I just got a report on the MCI Crews event. There havebeen some great gatherings this year, the 25th anniver-sary of FL’s death. I hope you attended some - it’s great

seeing old FLriends from the good old days. 1959 was a big year for Frontier and it is the theme for thisissue. I hope you enjoy it. Add two more FLolks to the FL Niners Club mentioned onpage 15 last time. Dispatcher Joe Claffy, GSW DEN dispatcher,was 94 on May 31st and Dick Adair, DEN pilot, is 91. I have anarticle by Dick that I hope to run in the newsletter soon. On hisretirement flight, Aug 22, 1980, his son Danny was his co-pilot. FL flight attendants Bobbie Dahl and Patty O’Neil have puttogether a great FL photo book. It’s 160 pages of mostly colorphotos on glossy paper with excellent reproduction. The book issoftbound and sized 8.5” X 11. The photos are primarily flightcrews. Contact Bonnie at 303-521-5611 to order your copy. Another good book is AIRLINE DEREGULATION ANDLAISSEZ-FAIRE MYTHOLOGY by Paul Stephen Dempseyand Andrew R. Goetz, printed 1992 by Quorum Books. Itcovers much of the turmoil in the aviation industry during theperiod FL struggled for survival and has quite a bit to say aboutour fight to survive. You can buy used copies at Amazon.comstarting at $3.00 plus S&H.

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TABLE OF CONTENTSThe Year 1959...................................1Lamkins Letter...................................2Reunions............................................3Gone West.........................................4Reunion News.................................15Notes From FLolks..........................151959 Newsletters.............................17Frontier Reports...............................28

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REUNIONS NEWSFYV-FSM REUNION

Good turnout and great visiting with everybody. LarryThomas and I counted 32 FLolks there. Employees attendingincluded Ralph Beecham, Bob Erdmann, Paul Farris, PhilGreen, Bill Guthrie, Darwin Haudrich, Jim Hicks, Richard Horn,Ed Jones, John Kelly, Joe Keys, Rusty Lambert, Jake Lamkins,Harold Maxwell, Bill McKee, Bill Mertens, Jim Mustain, KeithSturgeon, Larry Thomas, Dick Wells, and Tony Worden. We feasted on BBQ, baked beans, potato salad and potluckgoodies. The highlight of "show and tell" was Jim Mustain's CNDC-3 hot water carrier which included a place in top to warmbaby bottles. It was in excellent condition and quite a hit. Nextyear’s event will be Sep 15 when it’s not so hot.-Jake Lamkins, ExFAL@yahoo.com (More Reunion News on page 15)

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

More info http://FAL-1.tripod.comBIL REUNIONNo info on a 2011 event.Contacts:Dee Martenson, adsanta@bresnan.netBob Voight, voightr@aol.comDEN GOLF TOURNAMENT2011 event cancelled - may resume in 2012 per Bob.Contact: Bob Reisig, 303-920-2060, bojos2@gmail.comDEN FLIGHT CREWS PARTYWas Fri, Jun 17, 2011, 7 pmThree Fountains Clubhouse, 3280 S. Oneida Way, DEN 80224Contact:Keith Sleater, sleater2@msn.com, 303-756-3823DEN MAINTENANCE SUMMER PICNICWas Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at Squires Park99th and Lowell in WestminsterContact:Shirley Drnovsek, 303-427-1246, WowShirleyD@aol.comDEN MAINTENANCE CHRISTMAS PARTY2011 event TBAContact:Shirley Drnovsek, 303-427-1246, WowShirleyD@aol.comDEN REUNION PICNICTook place August 27 - 28, 2011.Contacts:Carolyn Boller, 303-364-3624, CKBoller@comcast.netJulie Dickman, 303-654-1116, DickmanRanch@aol.comSee ad page 27!!!DFW CN/FL REUNIONRe 2011 event: Nothing planned at this time per Jim Ford email4/4/11Contact: Jim Ford, 817-268-3954, JEFord15@tx.rr.comDFW FRONTIER BASHContact Rusty if interested in a 2012 event in May.Contact: Rusty Lambert, 903-852-3970, RustyLGolf@cs.comFTW CN/FL MECHANICS REUNIONNo info on a 2011 event.Contact: Brady White, ontopavia@aol.com, 817-913-9313FYV-FSM MEMORIAL PIGNICWas Sat, August 20, 2011., 11am-5pm, FSM Burford Pavillion.Contacts:Phil Green, 479-783-2981, SusiGreen0609@aol.comJake Lamkins, 479-879-8358, ExFAL@Yahoo.comGJT REUNIONNo info on a 2011 event.Contact: Jim Wilds, JimWilds@netzero.net, 970-858-7577LNK REUNIONNo info on a 2011 event.Contact: Cork Guenther, 402-798-2102, saylor@inetnebr.comMCI FLIGHT CREWS LAYOVERHappened Friday - Sunday, Sep 23-24-25, 2011.Contacts:Phil Stallings, RedRyder@tx.rr.comJoDelle (Davidson) Burwell, jodelleburwell@comcast.netLisa Sachetta, lsachetta@yahoo.com

REUNIONS TIMETABLE MCI REUNIONNo info on a 2011 event.Contact: Rose Dragen, 816-741-1995, mdragen@juno.comPHX PICNICSun, November 4, 2012, 11:00 AM, Desert Breeze Park inChandler, AZ.Contacts:Cyndy Camomile, 480-831-1660, cynhoff55@yahoo.comGinger Treptow, 480-813-4595, Peaches85233@q.comSLC REUNIONWas Sat, June 18, 2011, 10 am to 6 pm at Walden Park, 1070W. 5450 S., Murray, UTContacts:Don Anderton: 801-968-3225, DAnderton@qwest.netStan Covington: 801-808-4264, stanorpris@cs.comPaul Farris: 479-770-6655, paulamos43@yahoo.comSLC GOLF SCRAMBLEPlayed Fri, June 17, 2011Contact:Bob Noble, 801-512-9142, Bobseclectronics@gmail.comSTL REUNIONNo info on a 2011 event.Contacts:Ceil Ponder, 314-428-9759Kathy Benoist, 314-729-1810TUS REUNION & GOLF OUTINGNo info on a 2011 event.Contacts:Gary Mackie, 713-419-2559, garmac007@yahoo.comRusty Lambert, 903-852-3970, rustylgolf@cs.com

FL RETIRED PILOTSDFWLuncheon, every odd month, 3rd Monday, noon at Ernies,8206 Bedford-Euless Road, North Richland Hills, TXContact: Jim Ford, 817-268-3954, JEFord15@tx.rr.comDENLuncheon, monthly, every second Tuesday, 11:30am at Mr.Panda Chinese Restaurant, 2852 S. Havana, Aurora, COContact: Jim Hanson 303-750-6478, BlackCatVP54@msn.comSLCLuncheon, monthly, every third Thursday, 11:30 am at ChuckArama Buffet, 744 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UTContact: Jack Schade, 801-277-5479,CaptainJack20@msn.com

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GONE WESTWe salute these FLriends on their final voyage.

They are not dead until we forget them.More information at http://FAL-1.tripod.com

Some years back I was doing some research in the archive booksection of Brigham Young University. In reading about the oldairmail pilots who flew the transcontinental mail between the years of1918 and 1927, I came across an article explaining the term “GoneWest.” As the old airmail route continued its expansion from the eastcoast to the west, thirty-two pilots and nine mechanics lost their livesin the line of duty. Three hundred wrecked aircraft were strewn fromthe Allegheny Mountains known as “The Hell Stretch,” across theopen plains to the Rockies, the Wasatch, the Sierras into the westcoast. When a pilot was over due, the term “Gone West” came intobeing. -Tex Searle, FL pilot

DEATHS REPORTED OR UPDATEDSINCE THE SUMMER 2011 ISSUE

Liz Freeman Adams, SLC? flight attendant, 4/19/11, age 80,Joe Baker, DEN pilot, 9/2/11, age 75, strokeChuck Buckingham, DEN operations manager, 9/9/11, age 85Spence Crona, DEN lead aircraft mechanic, 11/6/03, age 75Frank Crowell, DEN aircraft mechanic, 9/1/11, age 88Bruce Dietrick, DEN personnel manager, 3/10/10, age 78Paul Floyd, GSW pilot, 2/21/07, age 84Angello George, SLC aircraft mechanic, 7/27/11, age 92Bob Given, DEN lead inspector, 9/6/11, age 83Gordon Getz, ABQ GUP station agent/manager, 8/6/09, age 81Vern Gulliksen, DEN aircraft mechanic - inspector, 7/30/11, age 91Lee Henneberg, MCI DEN station agent, 8/2/11, age 64, liver diseaseArt Lewis, MKC MCI station agent, 7/20/11, age 81Dennis McCright, DEN pilot, 8/13/11, age 69, aircraft crashIke McKeown, DEN cleaner, GSE mechanic, 4/3/11, age 75Warren McLellan, AMA MKC DEN pilot, 8/24/11, age 90, strokeGeorge Myers, DEN ticket counter agent, 12/7/92, age 46Larry Nenstiel, LAS station manager, 7/1/11, age 73, heart failureRussell O'Harra, DAL DFW aircraft mechanic, 8/17/11, age 93Jerry O'Neil, DEN board of directors, 8/18/09, age 87Paul Schreiber, 7/23/77, DEN director-futures schedule, age 49Carl Schroeder, aircraft mechanic, 1/25/07, age 84Carolyn Pittman Selinger, GSW flight attendant, 6/6/11, age 72Chuck Sullivan, BIL OMA pilot, 8/22/86, age 62Walter Swan, DEN vice president, Jul78, age 71Joyce Olson Vesledahl, need info, 8/14/06, age 77Bob Ullrich, DEN pilot, 8/2/11, age 81, hydrocephalusBilly Joe Walker, GSW? aircraft mechanic, 4/29/09, age 85

ART LEWIS1967 - 1986

STATION AGENT, PRESIDENT'S ASSISTANTMKC DEN MCI

I wanted to let you knowthat Arthur Lewis Jr,passed away on July 20,2011. Ella Mae Canadycalled us with the bad news- they came to the reunionas long as Arthur was ableto drive down from KansasCity. We kept in touch,Christmas cards, etc andElla May wanted you toknow about his passing.You can find his obit atwww.Elitefuneralchapelservice.com. Ella sent a copyto me from the paper- weshould have several pic-tures of Arthur from pastreunions. I am not sure ofthe dates, but I think Arthurworked for FL several years. The obit says he was a pilot but Idon’t know if that part is true - I thought he was a grunt like therest of us.-Jack Chambers, ShirleyandJack@yahoo.com OBITUARY: Arthur M. Lewis was born August 6, 1929 inTopeka, KS. He passed away on July 20, 2011 at the age of 81years. Arthur served in the U.S. Air Force and there subse-quently retired. Arthur as well worked for Frontier Airlines as a commercialpilot, then going to U.S. Air, afterward retiring from TWA.From there he paved his path through the ministry. Arthur wasactive in the community and the 3rd district in Kansas City,Missouri. He was also involved with the Kansas City, MissouriSchool District until he progressed in age. He leaves to cherish his memories; Son: Gabriel Lewis,Daughters: Aleta McGary, Kim Dailey, and Teresa McGray.Son-in-law Leslie Dailey, two brothers: James and WalterLewis, two sisters: Geraldine Williams and Geneva Lewis.Grandchildren: Mario McGary, Kendrick Shaw, Essence Lewis,Xavior Lewis, Jabriel Lewis, Rashad Lewis, Gabrielle Lewis,Morgan Miller and an abundant host of both friends and rela-tives. Graveside Service will be held on Friday, July 29, 2011.Service at 2:00 PM at Forest Hill Cemetery 6901 Troost Ave.Kansas City MO 64131-1510 816-523-2114-Elite Funeral Home website Art was a gate agent at MKC when I started in early 1970. Notsure how long he was there before me. What a great guy!Always smiling and always willing to help, especially a new guylike me. We had many enjoyable dinners together and it wasalways a pleasure working with Art.-Tom Schmidt, FalHerb@yahoo.com(Art was a MKC/MCI station agent 1967-86 but was a Presi-dent's Assistant around 1969 for a year or so until the programwas discontinued. His family who put the obtuary together musthave confused flying as a PA with being a pilot.)

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BOB ULLRICH1962 - 1986

PILOT DEN I am sorry to inform you that Bob passed away this pastTuesday. He had been in a nursing home for four years andsuffered from hydrocephalus. If you would like to view hisobituary you can do so by logging onto www.allnutt.com-Harriette Ullrich, harbo@q.com

OBITUARY: Robert C.Ullrich was born April 11,1930 in Trenton, New Jersey.He lived part time with twovery dear aunts and an uncle inMorrisville, PA just across theDelaware River. His motherowned and operated UllrichFuneral Home in Trenton. Bobgraduated from Trenton Highin 1948 then graduated in1951 from Parks College atEast St. Louis University, StLouis, MO with a degree inMaintenance Engineering. Bob served in the UnitedStates Air Force from 1952until 1956 where he flew theB-26 aircraft. He flew postwar photo reconnaissance in

Korea and Indo-China with the 12th Tactical ReconnaissanceSquadron, and upon returning to the United States, was stationedat Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina. Bob met hiswife to be, Harriette Johns, on Armed Forces Day and there soonafter became engaged. They married in 1956 in Sumter and wenton a week honeymoon to Florida. Bob’s dream was to live “out west” and that is where theyheaded. Some of the places they lived were Tucson, AZ whereBob began working on his flight instructor rating. He wasemployed at the municipal airport in Winslow, AZ and later flewcharter flights out of Grants, NM. Later they moved to Riverton,WY where he worked in the gas fields. In 1960 they moved toDenver where Bob worked in a propane business for a friend. In 1962, Bob began employment with Frontier Airlines, whichwas the beginning of his professional career. He was type ratedin many aircraft and soon became a captain. In 1972, Bob andHarriette moved to Longmont, Colorado where they raised sixbeautiful children. Bob volunteered in many organizations in-cluding 4-H as a woodworking instructor, Cub Scout leader andraised bees for honey. He loved being in the outdoors camping,fishing, hiking, and enjoyed classical music. Bob retired as a pilot in 1990 and later moved to Loma, CO toenjoy retirement. He was preceded in death by his mother andfather; brother, William Ullrich; sister, Helene Hertzog. He issurvived by his wife, Harriette Ullrich of Loveland, CO; hischildren, Eugenia Nix (Robert), Carol Wild (Boyd), Robert C.Ullrich, Jr., Thomas Ullrich (Dawn), Jack Ullrich (Tracy), JillUllrich; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; sister,Joanne Emmons of Albuquerque, NM; brother, John K. Ullrichand wife Elizabeth of Newark, DE.-Allnutt Funeral Home website

CARL SCHROEDER1965 - 1986

AIRCRAFT MECHANICDEN

OBITUARY: Carl Ambrose Schroeder Jr., 84, retired Fron-tier Airlines mechanic, passed away Jan 25, 2007. Memorialservice at Medicalodge of Goddard, Wed at 1:30. Born to Carl& Barbara Schroeder, Jan 24, 1923. Survivors: spouse, Louise of the home; sons, Dana (Alair)Schroeder, Idaho Falls, ID; Kirk (Randa) Schroeder, Laurel,MT; daughters, Ricki (Sheldon) Ralston, Meeteetse, WY; Patti(Ed) Mora, Susan George (David Warr), Cynthia Atchison (JodyDavis) all of Wichita; brothers, Richard (Ellen) Schroeder,sister, Mary Gibson, both of Pueblo, CO, many grand & great-grandchildren. Memorial: Veterans of Foreign War in care ofDunsford-Zeiner Funeral Home in Augusta.-The Wichita Eagle on January 28, 2007 Posted at the FL Club: Subject: New memorial webpageCARL SCHROEDER, 1965 - 19??, AIRCRAFT MECHANIChttp://FAL-1.tripod.com/Carl_Schroeder.htmlStill need to know where Carl was based, a photo and when heleft FL. Post your remembrances.-Jake Lamkins, ExFAL@yahoo.com I hired on with FAL about 1 mo after Carl Schroeder did inDEN overhaul dock and worked under Oliver Frigon and LesBerkstrom. I moved around to different departments some butCarl stayed in the hanger working in the overhaul dock [BOP]until shutdown in 1986. To the best of my knowlege he neverworked any where else and I know he was always in DEN.-Morris Caldwell, callmo@juno.com I faintly remember Carl in a/c overhaul in Denver. I workedwith him from 68 to 70. Acording to the 1976 IAM senioritylist, his hire date was 11/19/65 in dept 6651 which is baseoverhaul. Not much help,but that's all I remember.-Bill Guthrie, bill_guth3@yahoo.comCARL A. SCHROEDERBorn 24 Jan 1923, Died 25 Jan 2007, Age 84At 67212 (Wichita, Sedgwick, KS), SSN issued in Colorado-SSDI(C.A. Schroeder, Per the 5/1/10 FL ESOP Lost ListNot on the Feb 1960 RosterC SCHROEDERAircraft mechanic seniority date of 11/19/65Per the 11/1/76 FL/IAM Seniority List.)

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D. WALTER SWAN1961 - 1962?

VICE PRESIDENT-ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENTDEN

D SWAN, Born 08 Feb1907, Died Jul 1978, Age 71,At 80301 Boulder, CO, SSNissued in Pennsylvania-SSDI(Nothing in the FL newslettersabout Swan after a Jun 1961article. I assume he left FLwhen Bud Maytag sold it inMarch, 1962. Have not beenable to determine if he went toNA with him. There is aninteresting May, 1976 inter-view with him posted at http://eisenhower.archives.gov/Re-s e a r c h / O r a l _ H i s t o r i e s /oral_history_transcripts/

Swan_Walter_343.pdf)LIZ FREEMAN ADAMS

195? - 195?FLIGHT ATTENDANT

SLC? OBITUARY; ElizabethFreeman Adams 1930 ~ 2011Passed away April 19, 2011 InDenver, Colorado. BornSeptember 11, 1930 in Inde-pendence MO. Liz lived mostof her life in Salt Lake City,Utah. She leaves a brother and sis-ter in-law Ralph and BarbaraFreeman, sister-in-law MathaFreeman, sons David of SLC,and Steven, daughter in-lawJoan Slaughter and grandchil-dren Andrew and Sara Gracein Denver.

Elizabeth enjoyed working with the original Frontier Airlinesas a stewardess, raising her two children and put over 15K hoursof volunteer work in at St Marks Hospital. She enjoyed playingtennis and participating in bowling leagues. After her long boutwith Parkinson's she is now in a much happier place.-Deseret News on June 10, 2011 ELIZABETH F ADAMS, Born 11 Sep 1930, Died 19 Apr2011, Age 80, At 80247, SSN issued in Missouri-SSDI

CHUCK SULLIVAN1951 - 196?

PILOTBIL OMA

CHUCK SULLIVAN, on the pilots' Gone West list, need info-FARPA Newsletter dated Jan 2011 I did some investigating and found the following info onChuck:

C. E. SULLIVAN, pilot se-niority date of 7/5/51, per the9/1/55 FL Pilot Seniority List. C. E. SULLIVAN, BIL copilot,per the 11/4/55 FL Roster. C. E. SULLIVAN, OMA captain,DOB 2/2/24, DOH 8/27/51, per the Feb 1960 FL Roster. He is not on the 10/28/67 FL/ALPA Seniority List. I do notknow why the 1955 seniority date and the 1960 date of hire datedo not match. Using his DOB off the 1960 roster I was able tofind his SSDI record and his gravestone at the Find-A-Gravewebsite. His gravestone says he died 8/22/86.-Jake Lamkins, ExFAL@yahoo.com CHARLES SULLIVAN, Born 02 Feb 1924, Died Aug 1986,Age 62, At 97330 Corvallis, OR, SSN issued in California-SSDI

GEORGE MYERS1978 - 1986

TICKET COUNTER AGENTDEN

Here is a TCA that workedin Denver and maybe rampand I know he Flew Westsome time ago. His namewas George Myers, employeenumber 13778. It probablyhas been 20 years ago that hepassed. I am sure others willbe able to add info.. I willlook for a photo.. Man, the Flown West Listjust is going crazy.. seemsthat is all you get to do!!.. Gotyour newsletter today.. lots ofmemories..I choose to tothink about growing up withFL and not the bitter end.. Weare FL.. so in our hearts, wehave survived..-Eric Mason, ejm1147@hotmail.com George M Myers, Birth: Jun. 29, 1946, Death: Dec. 7, 1992Burial: Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, USA-Find-A-Grave.com(GEORGE MYERS, DEN FT TCA Emp# 13778, per the 8/9/86DEN Station Roster. G M MYERS, ticket counter agent senior-ity date of 1/23/78, emp # 13778, per the 1/1/86 FL/ALEASeniority List.)

GORDON GETZ1949 - 1956

STATION AGENT, STATION MANAGERABQ PVU NOG ALS GUP

OBITUARY: Gordon T. Getz, Sr. Age 81, passed away onAugust 6, 2009. He was born on May 29, 1928 in SpringfieldMA to Gordon T. Prescott and Ethel Potts Getz. Gordon issurvived by his seven children: Rosemary Sutton, husbandDavid, of Albuquerque NM, Gordon T. Getz, Jr., wife Toni, ofAlbuquerque NM, Barbara Getz, partner Bob Goldstein, ofSanta Fe NM, Martha Gallagher, husband Mark, of LittletonCO, Paula Getz, partner Wendy Foxworth, of Albuquerque NM,Paul Getz, wife Audrey Martinez, of Albuquerque NM, andCarolyn Perkins of Colorado Springs, CO; his five grandchil-

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dren and two great grandchildren; his brother, Robert Getz, wifeMarcella, of Farmington, CT; his half-brother, Richard Prescott,wife Carole, of Higganum, CT. Gordon served in the United States Marine Corps at the end ofWWII, honorably discharged in 1946. He worked as a stationagent and manager for Frontier Airlines starting in Albuquerque,NM in 1948, transferring to Provo, UT, returning to Albu-querque in 1951, on to Nogales, AZ, Alamosa, CO and Gallup,NM. In 1956, while living in Gallup, he achieved his life-longdream, he received his commercial pilot's license. He left Frontier Airlines, flew for a private company whocontracted with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Gallup until1958, when he moved to Santa Fe NM and was employed as apilot for the NM State Highway Department until 1971. Heloved flying and his passengers loved flying with him. Heworked in the general office until his retirement in 1985. Gordon spent his retirement years in Mountainair, NM and hislast couple of years in Albuquerque. He was a member of theKnights of Columbus and Toastmasters. A Prayer Service willbe held at 10 a.m. on August 29, 2009 at Daniel's Family FuneralServices with a reception to follow the service. A private, familyburial will follow the reception. In lieu of flowers, send adonation to your favorite charity in Gordon's name.-Legacy.com/obituaries GORDON T GETZ, born 29 May 1928, died 06 Aug 2009 atage 81, at 87036 Mountainair, NM, SSN issued in Connecticut.-SSDI(G. T. GETZ, station agent seniority date of 1/21/49, per the11/1/55 FL Station Seniority List. G. T. GETZ, GUP stationagent, per the 11/4/55 FL Roster.)CAROLYN ANN PITTMAN SELINGER

195? - 195?FLIGHT ATTENDANT

GSW? OBITUARY: Carolyn Ann Selinger, 72 of Odessa, Texas,passed away on the 6th of June, 2011, at Hospice House inOdessa. Carolyn was born Carolyn Ann Pittman in Sweetwater, Texas,on February 2nd, 1939, to Roy and Eugenia Pittman She gradu-ated from the school system in Sweetwater and attended SMU inDallas. She was later employed as a stewardess with CentralAirlines. She had accepted a similar position with American Airlineswhen on the 21st of December, 1959, on a blind date, with herfuture husband, Carl (Chuck) Selinger of Fort Worth. They weremarried six weeks later, and four days after her 21st birthday, onthe 6th of February, 1960. Carolyn is survived by her husband of 51 years and fourchildren; Tanner Selinger and wife Darlene, their childrenAubree and Maddie of Grapevine, Texas, Eric Selinger and hisdaughter Elyssa Bo of Midland, Texas; Suzanne Hargis andhusband Brian and their children Brandon and Lauren Ann ofErlanger, Kentucky and Richard Selinger and Lisa Webster anddaughter Ava Grace of Houston. A memorial will be held forCarolyn June 18th at 10:00 AM at St Andrew CumberlandPresbyterian Church in Odessa. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers that donations be madeto Hospice House of Odessa.-Odessa American on June 12, 2011(Need more info on when she worked at CN and when she left.)

DENNIS MCCRIGHT1967 - 1986

PILOTDEN

We were just informedthis afternoon by Gene Mc-Caleb that Dennis McCrightwas killed in a plane crashthis morning. He was flyingin a formation of sevenplanes when his plane col-lided with another over LakeConroe, TX.-John Winter,Winterjosh@aol.com The following came fromSally Able and Bob Folken:Dennis McCright GoneWest today from a mid-airaround 2 PM. Apparently,he was flying his RV-6 information. Hopefully, Joe, Sally,Dick Stevens or DickKardell will let us know the arrangements. The reports are still coming out but the crash was just south ofHuntsville in the forest not in the north end of the lake; the otherpilot was able to land in a field and only suffered burns on hisarms. Dick Kardell was also flying with the group of 7; all homebuiltRVs. They had done an honor flyover the lake this morning.Dick Stevens stayed home today and wasn't with the group.Dennis had taken Lori to the airport this morning for a flight toPhiladelphia; she is on her way back now. Will let you knowmore when I have info. Dennis, Butch Carr, Dick Kardell, and Dick Stevens alongwith others were/are in a great group called The LonestarFreedom Flight aviators.-Billy Walker, BillyWalker@cox.net OBITUARY: Dennis William McCright was born in Winner,S.D., on February 12, 1942, and left this Earth on August 13,2011. He is survived by his wife, Lori; daughter Melissa Brechtand husband John; son Justin McCright and wife Jonie; grand-children Ian and Melanie Brecht, and Daphne and Brody Mc-Cright; sister Carol Brown and husband Gary, brother KeithMcCright and wife Pam, sister Jane Stober and husband Dale,and sister Mardell Olson and husband Jerry; plus nieces andnephews Jean, Susan, Ed, Becky, Chris, Misty, Shawn, Tracy,Chad, and Leslie. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 20,2011, at 6:00 p.m. at the Lone Star Airport hanger of GregSmith, located at 10070 Airport Road, Conroe, Texas. Stories ofremembrance will be celebrated, followed by a barbecue dinner. In lieu of flowers, it is requested by the family that donationsbe made to Operation Military Embrace, Inc., P O Box 149,Hockley, TX 77447-0149, the Montgomery County Food Bank,111 South 2nd St, Conroe, TX 77301 or a children's charity ofyour choice. Memorial condolences may be made to the familyonline at www.shmfh.com-Houston News website

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JERRY O'NEIL1984 - 1985

BOARD OF DIRECTORSDEN

Jerry O'Neil died in August2009 at age 87 and is likelyin Hell waiting for Lorenzoto show up...Most of us wereunable to feel much sadnesswith Jerry O'Neil's passing...He was the CEO of GeneralTire and dealt Frontier it'sdeath sentence. "...all roadslead to liquidation!" BuzLarkin coined the phrase, butit was O'Neil who imple-mented it.-Billy Walker,BillyWalker@cox.net OBITUARY: M. G. 'Jerry'O'Neil, who succeeded hisfather as president of Gen-eral Tire & Rubber Co.

(GenCorp) in 1960, died August 18, 2009. W. O'Neil, founder of the company, had convinced three of hissons to come to work for him after their discharges from themilitary at the end of World War II. The three brothers contin-ued building the business after their father's death in 1960. Theywere fond of saying: 'It's fortunate we live in different cities.' Tom was chairman and worked in New York City. John waschairman of the finance committee and worked in Washington,D.C., while Jerry lived in Akron, birthplace of the company.Jerry worked for General Tire for forty years, the last twenty-five as president. He participated in the company's growth to $3billion and 44,000 employees. He is survived by his loving wife, Jean; his sister, Grace andher husband Bill Regan. In addition, he is survived by hischildren: Karen (Fred McRae), Kell (Kathy), Deborah Cook,Greg, Jeff, Jan Cook, Dan (Alice) Cook, Shawn (Lucy), Julie(Rod Adkins), Nancy (Sean) O'Connor, Kevin (Katarina) Cook,Susan (Tom) Adgate, Beth Cook and Jean's daughter, Patricia . Mass of Christian Burial at St. Sebastian Catholic Church onSaturday, August 22 at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the familysuggests contributions to the charity of your choice.-Akron Beacon Journal on August 20, 2009 (The 1982 Annual Report shows just Thomas F. O'Neil on theFL Board of Directors. He had been on FL’s board since 1964when RKO General bought controlling interest. The 1983 An-nual Report shows two O'Neils on the FL Board of Directors:Shane O'Neil and Thomas F. O'Neil. An asterisk notes Shanewas elected Feb 7, 1984 The 1984 Annual Report shows threeO'Neils on the FL Board of Directors: M. G. O'Neil, ShaneO'Neil and Thomas F. O'Neil. A Nov 1, 1985 FL Holdings letterto shareholders re the PX purchase lists all three as members ofthe Board. Shane was the son of Thomas F. O'Neil andpresident of RKO General at the time. The O’Neil family controlled Frontier from 1964 til 1985when they sold it. Then the People Express purchase was a totalfailure. There is plenty of blame to go around for Frontier’sdeath but the major part lies with the O’Neils. )

LEE HENNEBERG1969 - 1986

STATION AGENTMCI DEN ATL

Just received e-mail from Rich Vlach MCI (retired from IAH)that Lee Henneberg passed away today in Cleveland whileawaiting a liver transplant. Lee worked in MCI from the early70s.-Bob Welch, rfwelch@yahoo.com OBITUARY: LeAllan Henneberg, 64, Parker, Colo., diedTuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.He was waiting for a liver transplant. He was cremated. A memorial service was at 2 p.m. Tuesday,Aug. 9, at the Evangelical United Church of Christ, Marysville,with the Rev. Judith Scott officiating. Burial will be in FortLogan Cemetery, Denver, on Aug. 15. LeAllan Henneberg was born May 15, 1947, at Marysville, theson of Frank and Elsie Henneberg. During high school, heworked at the Marysville Advocate. After graduating in 1965, hewent to accounting school in Lincoln. He then was drafted intothe Army and served in Vietnam. Upon finishing his tour, he attended Weaver Airline School inKansas City, Mo. While in Kansas City, he met and marriedConnie Wolf.He then went to work for Frontier Airlines andworked there from 1969 to 1985. He worked for ContinentalAirlines from 1985 to 2010 in Denver. (Error - he was on the8/9/86 DEN Station Roster.) Survivors include his wife; his sons, Tracy Henneberg, Parker,Michael Henneberg, Highlands Ranch, Colo., Brian Henneberg,Castle Rock, Colo.; his sister, Karen Spiwak, Kansas City, Mo.;and one grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents.-Marysville Advocate, Marysville KS on Aug. 11, 2011 I got a call from Larry Porsche last night and he said Leewasn't doing very well. Liz just called to tell he passed away thismorning. He was in Cleveland waiting for a liver. I guess hewas all set up to have the transplant and they said the liver wasn'thealthy enough to transplant. Don't know of any plans forservices..-Connie McAlister, cjmcalister69@yahoo.com Sorry to hear about Lee. I believe Lee went to ATL maybewhen it opened for FL...possibly about 1983....or maybe at thetime FL began the RIF....I am pretty sure he was there in 1984.Lee sold some great models of FL aircraft.-Rose Dragen, mdragen@juno.com Sorry to hear about Lee Henneberg passing away. I workedwith him in MKC in the early 70s. A true gentleman and a greatphotographer. Many of the postcards used by Frontier werephotos taken by Lee. The credit on the cards is LeAllan Hen-neberg. Rest in peace!-Tom Schmidt, dschmidt9@msn.com Lee was cremated. The family scheduled a memorial servicefor him in his home town of Marysville, KS.-Rich Vlach, rvlach2000@yahoo.com(L HENNEBERG, station agent seniority date of 12/1/69, emp#10161, per the 1/1/86 FL/ALEA Seniority List. LEE HEN-NEBERG, FT SA Emp# 10161, per the 8/9/86 DEN StationRoster. Lee published a series of Frontier aircraft postcards in1987 through the International Airline World Publishing Com-pany in Springfield, Ohio. Some show up for sale at Ebay.com.)

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IKE MCKEOWN1969 - 1986

CLEANER, AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, GSE MECHANICDEN

Isom McKeown - I got acall from his wife who saidhe died on April 3, 2011 ofkidney failure. I have notlooked up any informationand the name is not familiarto me - he lived in Denver.-Carolyn Boller, ck-boller@comcast.net OBITUARY: Isom McK-eown, Age 75, passed away4/3/11, Denver, CO. He issurvived by wife (Carolyn),son Kyle, daughters KimChipman (Dave), Dionne,Camille Oliver (Tim), and 2grandchildren, Kaleia and

Lauryn Chipman. He worked as Aircraft Mechanic for Frontier & Continentalfor 30 years. He served as Elder in Monaco Parkway for severalyears. Services handled by Jehovah's Witnesses, 10081 E 25thAve., Aurora, CO, 4/8/11, at 3:00pm.-Denver Post on April 7, 2011 He was my best friend, a loving husband and a wonderfulprovider. We had 43 years together. I will cherish the memories.-Carolyn M. McKeown, wife What I remember most about my Dad was his laugh, and howmuch he loved to make others laugh; and when he would alwayssay 'Catch You Later' when hanging up the phone or just beforehe would leave the house.-Camille (McKeown) Oliver, daughter He loved to fish and camp, anything outdoors. He loved todance with his girls, especially if it was to 'It's Alright' by CurtisMayfield and the Impressions.-Dionne McKeown, daughter One of my fondest memories is when we would put our handsthrough the mailbox to tell him goodbye when he would go towork at night. He would then shake each of our hands individu-ally to let us know we were loved. He did this night after night.-Kim (McKeown) Chipman, daughter Being without a Dad made our relationship more special thanever. He was the perfect Father figure and every moment we hadwas a memorable one. The best memories were of us goingfishing, bringing back a tadpole. Most of the time I would be inhis lap eating onions and cake and laughing! That was the best.Papa is always in my heart! He was the best man alive to me!-Zsuria Phare, honorary granddaughter Ike worked as a cleaner then as a mechanic in the DENGSEdepartment of Frontier. When the doors closed Ike went tofacility maintenance at Continental in Denver. I had the privi-lege to work with Ike as a cleaner then as a GSE mechanic. Hewill be missed.-Pat Kern, Colokern@aol.com(I MCKEOWN: Cleaner seniority date of 8/7/69 on the 11/1/74FL/IAM Seniority List. Aircraft mechanic seniority date of6/16/75 on the 11/1/76 FL/IAM Seniority List)

LARRY NENSTIEL1958 - 1986

STATION AGENT, STATION MANAGERTOP LBL PUB LAS

According to contacts inLAS, Larry Ninsted, ex Sta-tion Manager in LAS forFrontier passed away onJuly 2, 2011. It was re-ported to be heart failure, hewas in the hospital. Hisservices will be this Satur-day the 9th of July. Re-cently he was working forTSA.-Bonnie Dahl,bcdahl777@gmail.com OBITUARY: Larry W.Nenstiel was born 73 yearsago at his home in RileyCounty, Kan., Jan 21, 1938, to Waldo and Ethel (Wohler)Nenstiel. Larry went home to be with his Heavenly Father;daughter, Dawn Kurth; and son, Troy Nenstiel, July 1, 2011. Heis survived by his loving wife, Sandra; daughters, Lori Hewittand her husband, Curtis, and Aleina Richardson and her hus-band, Christopher; sister, Dorene Foster and her husband, Don;brother, Jared Nenstiel and his wife, Carolyn; 12 grandchildren;and four great-grandchildren, with one more on the way. After graduating from high school and completing airlineagent training, Larry went to work for North Central Airlines inChicago. Then he continued to work for other airlines whichbrought him to Las Vegas, Larry retired from working forHomeland Security as a Transportation Security Administrationinspector Oct. 9, 2010. Larry's hobbies included travel,prospecting for gold and enjoying time with family and friends. Viewing will be 2-3 p.m. Saturday, July 9, with memorialservice following, both at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.- Las Vegas Review-Journal on July 6, 2011 In January of 1960, Larry & I attended a week long trainingschool in FTW and roomed together. I seem to remember hetold me he started with NC but left when employment becameavailable with CN in TOP.-Jim Mustain, fcaviator@peoplepc.com Larry was the station manager at LBL and then LAS. He wasat LAS for years and was there at the end.-Al Collar, almesa1@yahoo.com I am extremely sad to hear of Larry’s Death. Larry was a goodfriend, loyal employee and excellent manager. We worked sideby side for years and developed a great relationship. Even afterFrontier's shutdown we kept in touch. He will surely be missed.-Marv Pester, Denver, Colorado I was fortunate to be working in Topeka, Kansas in the 1970swhen Larry would come to town. He always made sure to stopby the counter or peek his head in ops to say hi.-Tom Schmidt, dschmidt9@msn.com(Larry L Nenstiel, station agent seniority date of 9/7/58, basedin TOP, on the 1/1/62 CN/ALEA seniority list. L Nenstiel,retained station agent seniority of 13 years 9 mos 26 days, emp#06033, on the 1/1/86 FL/ALEA seniority list. Which meansLarry went into management in the summer of 1972.)

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WARREN MCLELLAN1954 - 1981

PILOTAMA MKC DEN

Just want you to know thelittle girl in the photo of FAsSonje, Sue and Joy is my grand-daughter. She is Mindy McLel-lan,and lives in Dallas. The daythe Frontier News arrived Ialso received her wedding an-nouncement, for June 19, 2004.She is in her second year atSMU Law School. The picturewas made at the DEN airport onmy retiring flight. This flightarrived from Mexico. My selectcrew for the last flight wasSonje, Sue and Joy. Wanda, mywife, was also on the entireflight to Mexico and return. Ithink the whole crew enjoyedthat trip. Vic David was F/O.

That flight was a most memorable flight. As you know Vic washit by a car here in FSM several years ago I have the originalphoto in my retirement book. Thank you for printing the picture.-Warren Mc Lellan, wandw62@earthlink.net (4/21/04) Warren McLellan’s son, Dee, died last night (4/24/11). Helived in Midland TX. Warren is still in the hospital too.-Diane Wing, Fianna Hills Baptist Church Warren died 2:15 August 24, 2011. We are so sad forourselves and so glad for him. He has suffered too much theselast 6 months. He is now healthy and with our son Dee!!!! Hisservice schedule will be on August 27th (Sat) 1:00-2:00 familyvisitation at Fianna Hills Baptist Church, 2:00 service and burialLiberty cemetery near Greenwood.-Wanda McLellan, wandw62@att.net OBITUARY: Warren Ernest McLellan died Aug. 24, 2011,after a long illness at age 90. He was born Aug. 13, 1921, nearCharleston to Ernest Herbert McLellan and Winnie WilliamsMcLellan. He had three sisters, Paula Curnutt, Mildred McLel-lan and Eva Chambers and one brother, Bryan McLellan. Hegrew up in Fort Smith attending Trusty Elementary School, FortSmith Junior High, Fort Smith Senior High and Fort SmithJunior College, graduating May 1941 from Fort Smith JuniorCollege. Warren took a flying course at junior college and joined theNaval Air Reserve in October 1941. He became a pilot attachedto Air Group 16 on the aircraft carrier USS Lexington fromwhich he fought in World War II in the Pacific Theatre. He wasshot down twice during those battles and always felt so blessedto have been rescued after each battle. Warren continued in theNaval Reserve, retiring with 23 Years of service and the rank ofCommander. Warren married Wanda Stewart in Fort Smith onNov. 23, 1944, and they lived with their three sons in manylocations over the years. After the war, Warren returned to college and earned a Mas-ters Degree in Industrial Education at Pittsburgh State TeachersCollege in Pittsburgh, Kan. He taught school at Fort Smith HighSchool and Woodrow Wilson Junior High in Tulsa, before

deciding to fly commerciallywith first, American Airlines,then Central Airlines and Frontier Airlines. He retired fromFrontier with some 40,000 hours of flight time in 1981. Warren is survived by his wife of 67 years, Wanda; two sons,the Rev. Terry Lynn McLellan and wife Kay from Carrollton,Texas, and James Scott McLellan and wife Cyndi from Tyler,Texas; one sister, Paula Curnutt of Cherokee Village; six grand-children; and seven great-grandchildren. Warren was prede-ceased by his parents; one son, Stewart Dee McLellan; and hissiblings, Mildred, Eva and Bryan.-Edwards Funeral Home website

RUSSELL O'HARRA1953 - 19??

AIRCRAFT MECHANICGSW DAL DFW

Russell H Oharra died yes-terday, 8/17/11. He was aCN aircraft mechanic whostayed in Texas and neverwent to DEN after themerger. Russell started be-fore I did. Funeral will be Monday, 10am, graveside at Mt. OlivetCemetery in Fort Worth at28th and Sylvania. He livedin Blue Mountain and obitu-ary should be in the FTWStar-Telegram in a day or so.He was 93 or 94 years old.-Brady White,ontopavia@aol.com OBITUARY: Russell H. O'Harra (1918 - 2011), 93, passedaway Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. Graveside service: 10 a.m.Monday in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m.Sunday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Russell was born Feb. 13, 1918, in Findlay, Ohio, to H. Verneand Mellie M. O'Harra. He served in World War II in Panama.Afterwards, he relocated to the North Texas area where he had alifelong love of flying and airplanes. Russell was a Mason and aMethodist. Survivors: Numerous family and friends whom hegrew to know and love.-Fort Worth Star-Telegram on August 20, 2011 Russell was at the 2008 FTW MX Reunion. In his last yearshe was wheel-chair bound and nearly blind. I remember he oftenwore a red leather cap at work.-Bill Guthrie, Bill_Guth3@yahoo.com Mr. O'Harra was a dear friend to my whole family growing upin Blue Mound. I remember my brother Pete Higgins used tomow his lawn every summer. May God be with his family in thistime of sorrow.-Rita Higgins-Armstrong, Bedford, Texas I remember Mr. O'Harra as a quiet gentle man, he was verysweet and nice everytime I saw him around town. So sad to hearof his passing.-Karen Bobo, Blue Mound, Texas(R H OHARRA: Aircraft mechanic seniority date of 11/13/53,per the 11/1/1976 FL/IAM Seniority List. Do not know if heretired before the bankruptcy - he would have been 65 in 1983.)

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BRUCE DIETRICK196? - 196?

PERSONNEL MANAGERDEN

OBITUARY: Bruce Dietrick(1932-2010) was born in 1932 inLansing, Michigan. He com-pleted airborne school in 1951and served in Korea in the 7thInfantry Division. While in Ju-nior college in San Diego, CA,he met his wife of 55 years, Mar-ilyn. As a young couple, theymanaged a ski lodge in Mam-moth, then moved to Sacramentowhere they both worked forAero-Jet General. In the early1960's, Bruce transferred tosouthern NV, to a large under-ground testing facility that wasbuilding nuclear rocket engines. While there, he became head ofsecurity, and after a brief stint inDenver as head of personnel for

Frontier Airlines, returned to Aero-Jet in public relations. Whenthe aerospace industry came to an end, he was a campaignmanager in a major national political race. Next, he was assistantmanager of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. He moved to Clearlake in 1974 and become the owner/opera-tor of a tiny gas station/beer bar/bait shop. He was a pastpresident of the Clearlake Chamber of Commerce, and a mem-ber of the Elks and Rotary. In 1978 he opened Dietrick's Tire &Auto in Lower Lake, and 32 years later it is still run by family. Bruce lived his life with humor and kindness. He leaves hiswife, Marilyn; his daughter, Denise; grandchildren, Jennifer andMichael. He was predeceased by son, Scott.-Lake County Record-Bee on March 16, 2010 BRUCE EUGENE DIETRICK, born 12 Mar 1932, died 10Mar 2010, at age 77-78, at 95457 Lower Lake, CA-SSDI(Not on the Feb 1960 FL Roster. Looked through the 1961-64Sunliner news. Could not find in anything. Need more info onBruce.)

JOYCE OLSON VESLEDAHLNEED INFO ON DATES,

POSITIONS AND LOCATIONS OBITUARY: Joyce M. Vesledahl, Oct 01 1928 - Aug 142006, died: Monday, August 14, 2006 at Sioux Falls, SD age: 77years, 10 months, 13 days. Joyce Marilyn Olson, daughter of Ole and Ida (Skaalrud)Olson, was born October 1, 1928 in New London, MN. Shegrew up in the New London/Brooten, MN area. She graduatedfrom Brooten High School. She then attended the MinnesotaSchool of Business and McConnell Airline School. She worked for Frontier Airlines for 1 year and NorthwestAirlines for 10 years where she had traveled to Cuba, Alaska,Hawaii, Tokyo, Japan, Aruba, Far East, Norway, Sweden, Den-mark, and South America. Joyce was united in marriage with Dr. Kenneth O. Vesledahl

on May 20, 1960 in New London,MN, and they made their home inSioux Falls. Grateful for having shared herlife are two children, Kenneth M.(Gail) Vesledahl, Dallas, TX,Cynthia (Robert) Olson, BrooklynPark, MN; five grandchildren,Jennifer Olson, Travis Fournier,Meredith Vesledahl, KyleVesledahl and Clay Vesledahl;two sisters, Elaine Anderson, Bel-grade, MN and Katherine Smith-son, New London, MN. She was preceded in death byher husband Kenneth; a daughter,Cheri Fournier; her parents; a brother, Obert Olson; and twosisters, Irma Ketterling and Phyllis Olson.-George Boom Funeral Home website(Need more info on Joyce.)

VERN GULLIKSEN1946 - 1982

AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, INSPECTORDEN

I had breakfast this morning with Gary Gulliksen and heassured me that as of 8:00 PM last evening that dad VernGulliksen were very much alive. Vern started with the firstairline back in the late 40s but I am not sure when. He retired inthe early 80s as an Inspector. His son Gary that I mentionedearlier worked at Frontier and at the melt down went to UPS.-Don Cecil, dhmececil@aol.com Vern (Gil) Gulliksen 91, passed away Saturday evening July30th. He is survived by his wife and two sons. This informationwas given to me by Gary and Barb Gulliksen. Obituary willappear in the Denver Post newspaper Thursday Aug. 4th andFriday Aug. 5th. Our sympathy and prayers are with the family,-Juanita Barajos, falclub@hotmail.com OBITUARY: Vern "Gill" Gulliksen, 91, of Arvada. Husbandof Cecilia Gulliksen. Father of Vern (Nancy) Gulliksen and Gary(Barbara) Gulliksen. Also survived by four grandchildren andseven great grandchildren. Visitation, Saturday, 10:00 AM., to11:00 AM., followed by Mass of Christian Burial Saturday,11:00 AM., both at the Archdiocese of Denver Mortuary. En-tombment, Mount Olivet Cemetery.-Denver Post on August 4, 2011 Vern "Gill" Gulliksen, Another "Gone West". We went to theservice on Saturday. He retired in 1982 as a mechanic. His son,Gary, also worked for Frontier. His granddaughter talked aboutthe airlines at the service - he started with Monarch. Butch gotto see quite a few people he hadn't seen in awhile.-Sandy Schara, ScharaRopers2@aol.com My condolences to the Gulliksen family. I worked with Gilthe ten years I was in Denver. He was a gentleman and apleasure to work with and will be sorely missed.-Bob Baxter, aa7eqham@sbcglobal.net(H. V. GULLIKSEN, DEN Mechanic, Per the 11/4/55 FL Ros-ter. H. V. GULLIKSEN, DEN Inspector, DOB 5/31/20, DOH11/8/46, Per Feb 1960 FL Roster. H GULLIKSEN, Inspectorseniority date of 11/22/56, Aircraft mechanic seniority date of11/8/46, Per the 11/1/76 FL/IAM Seniority List.)

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JOE BAKER1961 - 1986

PILOTBIL DEN

I just received a call from avery distraught Carol Baker.Joe had a very bad stroke thismorning. At the present, he isunconscious, however they didget him to the hospital fairlyquickly.-Howard Colling,Beercan22@tds.net Joe is a great fellow. Alwayssmilin', affable and well liked.We were too close in seniorityfor me to have flown with him,but socially he is tops. Denise Hurd just called to tell

me that they are waiting for Joe & Carol's son to arrive beforeturning off life-support. Sadly, there is apparently no hope forrecovery. Joe and Carol have a nice place at the Ferndale Airpark nearBigfork, MT. They wintered in Casa Grande, AZ. Joe was anavid radio-control aircraft buff.-Billy Walker, BillyWalker@cox.net Joe passed away yesterday at 4:00, peacefully, surrounded byhis loving family.-Denise Hurd, Homesnaz@aol.com Joe Baker passed away yesterday, Sept, 2, at 1600. His threesons are with Carol. There will be a memorial for Joe in DEN inSeptember. I am so shocked and saddened by the loss of thisgreat guy.-Bonnie Dahl, BCDahl777@gmail.com OBITUARY: Joseph E. Baker was born March 1, 1936 inDenver, Colorado, and passed away September 2, 2011 inKalispell, Montana. He is survived by his beloved wife, Carol of Bigfork, Montanaand Casa Grande Arizona; and three sons: Michael (Susan) ofRoswell, New Mexico; Shawn of Giltner, Nebraska; and Brian(Leslie) of Littleton, Colorado. He has four grandchildren,Kristen and Stephanie Baker of Roswell; and Rois and CallieBaker of Littleton. His two sisters, Shirley Baker and KathleenHeadrick of Centennial, Colorado also survive him. Joe was the son of Herbert R. Baker and Catherine N. Bakerand was raised in Denver, Billings, Montana, and Minneapolis,Minnesota where his Father's work took the family. Bob Henry,company pilot for Clark Drilling Company in Billings (for whichhis sister, Shirley worked), taught him to fly small airplaneswhile he was still in high school. He attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota forthree years and during that time Joe flew in college air showsand obtained his commercial pilot's license. In 1957 he enlisted in the Navy and flew airplanes for theNavy through 1961, including a year flying a submarine detectoraircraft off of an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific. He met his wife, Carol, in Long Beach, California when hewas in the Navy and elected to leave the Navy in 1961. Caroland Joe were married in Humboldt, Iowa February 19, 1962. In 1962, Joe became a pilot for Frontier Airlines in Billings,

Montana, and was later pro-moted to Captain where heflew for Frontier out of Denver until 1986 when he retired after24 years of service. At the time of his death, Carol and Joe were residing in theirsummer home in Bigfork, Montana, a few miles from FlatheadLake where he had a boat. This summer home was located righton the edge of a small flying strip in Bigfork.-Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary & Cemetery website(J E BAKER, Pilot seniority date of 9/11/61, per the 9/1/81FL/ALPA Seniority List)

BILLY JOE WALKER19?? - 19??

AIRCRAFT MECHANICGSW?

OBITUARY: Billy Joe Walker(1924-2009), Graveside servicesfor Billy Joe Walker, 85, ofRavenna, TX will be held at 2p.m. Friday, May 1, 2009 at OldInglish Cemetery in Bonham. Funeral arrangements are underthe direction of Cooper-SorrellsFuneral Home in Bonham. BillyJoe Walker passed away onWednesday, April 29, 2009 atRed River Regional Hospital inBonham. Billy Walker was born onMarch 4, 1924 in Bonham to par-ents Roy E. Walker and EthelVictoria Hughes. Mr. Walker was a life long Bonham resident, aPurple Warrior and graduated from Bonham High School. Mr. Walker was a commercial pilot with 16,000 hours of flighttime, and a crop dusters. He was a mechanic for Central Airlineswhile being co-owner of Walker Bros. Flying Service in RioGrand Valley. Mr. Walker was also the manager at the BonhamAirport and an employee of VPG. He was of the MethodistFaith. Survivors are nieces Carol Anne Johnson of McKinney, LauraLou Hayden of Forney, Martha Sue Ivy of Oklahoma City,Okla., Norma Jo Nix of Bridgeport; nephews, Ray Alan Walkerof Sanger, Roy Tom Wix of Sulphur Springs; close friend, EvaNell Pierce of Ravenna. He was preceded in death by brother EdWalker, and sisters Martha Vineyard and Mary Wix. Honorary pallbearers are Dennis Whitlock and Ray Walker.Visitation will be held prior to the service at 12:30 p.m. onFriday May 1 at Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home in Bonham .To convey condolences or sign an online registry, please visitwww.coopersorrells.com.- The Herald Democrat on May 1, 2009 I'm very sorry about Billy---and that I didn't know about thefuneral till it was over. I am a friend of the whole family--Billywas my old love. I will always remember him fondly.-Helen Jones Marchant, Carrollton, TX BILLY JOE WALKER, born 04 Mar 1924, died 29 Apr 2009,age 85, at 75476 Ravenna, TX, SSN issued in Texas-SSDI(Need more info on Billy. The only info I have been able to findis what’s in the obituary.)

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SPENCE CRONA1959 - 1986

LEAD AIRCRAFT MECHANICDEN

Spencer "Spence" J. Cronadied October 6, 2003. He was aHeavy Check Lead Mechanic inDenver. Born October 12, 1928.Date of hire with Frontier Air-lines, February 3, 1959. FuneralService Tuesday October 14,2003. Burial at Ft. Logan Na-tional Cemetery, Denver, Col-orado.-Ken Schultz OBITUARY: Spencer JohnCrona passed away October 6,2003 after a brief illness. Sur-vived by wife Gertrude; sonSpencer Jay Crona (DanaMumey); brother Edward Carl(Betty) Crona; and numerous

nephews and nieces. Visitation, Monday 4 -7 p.m.; FuneralService, Tuesday 12 noon; both at Horan & McConaty FamilyChapel, 3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd. Interment, Ft. Logan NationalCemetery.-Denver Newspaper Agency SPENCER J CRONA, born 11 Oct 1928, died 06 Oct 2003,age 74, at 80015 Aurora, CO, SSN issued in Colorado-SSDI(SPENCE JOHN CRONA, DEN aircraft mechanic, DOB10/12/28, DOH 2/3/59, Per Feb 1960 FL Roster, birthdatedoesn’t match SSDI.)

PAUL FLOYD1965 - 196?

PILOTGSW

OBITUARY: PAUL W.FLOYD, 84, passed awayWednesday, Feb. 21, 2007.Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Saturday inArlington Funeral HomeChapel. Burial: Mount OlivetCemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8Friday at Arlington FuneralHome. Paul was born Jan. 28, 1923,in New Boston, Ohio. Heproudly served during WWII,Korea, Vietnam, and with theFlying Tigers. He retired fromthe U.S. Air Force and laterfrom American Airlines. Survivors: Wife of 26 years,Wilma Floyd; sons, Blake

Floyd and wife, Carol, Darell Floyd and wife, Joyce, andCharles Mayes and wife, Betty; daughters, Brenda Day andhusband, Jim, Donna Cain and husband, Monty, and VickieKasten and husband, Bill; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-

grandchildren; sisters, Mary Schweinsburg and husband, Bill,Sylvia Carter, and Bessie Schweinsburg and husband, Elmer. Paul Floyd Guest Book: "I will miss Paul and his friendlysmile. Paul and I went back to 1965 when we hired in the sameday at Central Airlines and later with American Airlines at LoveField. See you later buddy." George Sanchez-Dallas Morning News on February 23, 2007 PAUL WINFIELD FLOYD, Born 28 Jan 1923, Died 21 Feb2007, Age 84, At 76148 Fort Worth, TX, SSN issued in Ohio-SSDI(Paul is not on the 10/28/67 CN-FL/ALPA Seniority List so heleft CN before the merger.)

BOB GIVEN1958 - 1986

AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, LEAD INSPECTORDEN

I started at Frontier July 1958as a mechanic in the DC-3 andConvair overhauls. Then I wentto line maintenance. Later Istarted line crew working on theConvair Allison engines and theother aircraft. In 1966 I went to school withthe line crews for the B-727 air-craft in SFO - 4 weeks in August- when we had the first B727-100 and worked line and heavymaintenance when we got theB727-200s. In the Spring of 1968 I got intothe inspection crew - still nightson heavy maintenance. That FallI went to the line crew - stillnights. Later, I worked anyplace we were needed inside or outside. I think it was 1974 when I went to be a lead inspector inoverhaul then back to the line ramp crew. This started sevenyears of two grave, 2 swing and one day shifts. Then we all wentinto the overhaul in the hangar until the close down in 1986.-Bob Given (4/6/08) The obit for Bob Given, a Lead Inspector was in the DenverPost this AM. Thought I would let you know.-Leo Schuster, leoschuster@comcast.net OBITUARY: Robert Jay Given, Seaman First Class, USN ofDenver passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Born inAlliance, NE on Jun. 9, 1928, and resided in Denver, CO., He is survived by his wife Lois Ellen; children: Marlyne Ochs,Donna Adolphson and Richard Given; Step-children: DianaSmith and Dennis Branson; Sister, Madeline Swanson; Grand-children: Jeff (Bridgette) Ochs, Beckie (Ryan) Bauman, Austin(Leslie) Adolphson, Vanessa (Mike) Ludwig, Josh Given, TanyaGiven, James Given; Great- Grandchildren: Melissa Ochs, JustinOchs, Christopher Bauman, Jacob Bauman, Kole Bauman,Trevor Adolphson and Tesla Given. Memorial Service will be 11 AM Tuesday, September 13,2011 at Horan and McConaty Family Chapel, 1091 SouthColorado Boulevard Denver and Interment at Fort Logan Na-tional Cemetery Logan National Cemetery.-Horancares.com

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PAUL SCHREIBER1971 - 1977

DIRECTOR-FUTURES SCHEDULE PLANNINGDEN

PAUL SCHREIBER,Born 15 Nov 1927, Died Jul1977, Age 49, SSN issued inNew York-SSDI

(Paul died per item in theSep/Oct 1977 FL Newswhich states he died July 23.Just now adding him to ourmemorial as I found the ar-ticle recently. Unable tofind an obituary. Send anyinformation you have onPaul.)

CHUCK BUCKINGHAM1949 - 1986

DISPATCHER, OPERATIONS MANAGERRKS BIL LSB DEN

OBITUARY: Charles H. Buckingham, 85 passed peacefullySeptember 9, 2011. He was born October 6, 1925 in PlattevilleColorado to Charles Henry and Bina Beath Buckingham ofVerona Wisconsin. He was raised and attended school in Gree-ley Colorado. Charles enlisted in the Army in August of 1943 atthe age of 17, after turning 18 he was sent oversees into thePacific Theater of Operations where he saw combat action atManila. Charles received a Purple Heart and Oakleaf Cluster forinjuries suffered. He was honorably discharged from the Armyin October 1945. After his military service Charles worked at the Greeley BusCompany as a driver and in 1949 moved to Rock Springs,Wyoming where he began his aviation career as an airlinedispatcher/operations supervisor with Challenger Airlines,which later merged with Monarch and Arizona Airways to formFrontier Airlines. In May of 1950 he married Treva R. Pocock ofEaton, Colorado. Charles and his young bride moved to Lords-burg, New Mexico, Billings, Montana and finally in 1954 backto Denver, Colorado. He finished his aviation career in Dallas,Texas with American Airlines. Charles and wife Treva retired to Las Vegas, Nevada, andmoved back to Denver in 1998. He is survived by his daughterDawn S. Goldsmith (Tom) of Denver, CO; daughter Dana LynBuckingham of Englewood, CO son Andrew Dennis Bucking-ham of Niwot, CO. He was preceded in death by wife Treva and

infant son Larry Charles. Ser-vice to be held at Fort LoganNational Cemetery Monday,September 19, 11:15 a.m.-Aspen Mortuary website I was Challenger Airlines,1/15/49 to 5/30/50, station agentat RKS & BIL. Frontier Air-lines, 6/1/50 to 8/24/86, stationmanager LSB, senior stationagent BIL, then assistant dis-patcher, dispatcher, assistantdirector-system control, opera-tions manager, manager of spe-cial projects. American Airlines,10/1/86 to 10/1/91, dispatcher-Charles Buckingham (6/28/05)

ANGELLO GEORGE1947 - 1982

AIRCRAFT MECHANICIDA SLC

OBITUARY: Angello Gust George - March 10, 1919 – July27, 2011, passed away July 27, 2011, in Sonoma, Calif., after avery brief illness. Angello, born March 10, 1919, in Philadel-phia Pa., moved to Pocatello, Idaho, as a young child, where hewas raised. Angello was an avid fisherman and loved airplanesfrom an early age. As an early aviator, he soloed at the age of 16in a bi-plane. He was a veteran of World We II, serving in theU.S. Naval Air. Angello went on to have a long career with theairlines, retiring as a master mechanic from Frontier Airlines inSalt Lake City, Utah. Angello was preceded in death by his loving wife, VondellMaxwell George in 1988. He is survived by his daughter, MaryLuana George Baskin, her husband, Sidney Baskin, his grand-son, Michael Baskin and his wife, Kathy, his granddaughter,Sara Baskin. He is also survived by his two sisters, Kathy Korbisand husband, John, Micki Poulus and husband, Chris; and hisbrother, Tom George, and wife, Dorothy. He also had a brotherTony George, who was a casualty of World War II, and twosisters, Alice Walker and Despo (Tes) Katsilometes, who pre-ceded him in death. Memorial services will be private.- Idaho State Journal on September 13, 2011

FRANK CROWELL1965 - 1985

AIRCRAFT MECHANICDEN

OBITUARY: Frank A. Crowell, 88, of Lakewood. He is aretiree of the Air Force serving in WWII and Korea. Frank retired from aviation maintenance at Frontier Airlines in1985. Husband of Jane. Father of Jim (Linda) Crowell & David(Catherine) Crowell. Grandfather of Jennifer, Andria, Elizabeth,Valerie, Stephanie and Tracy. Visitation Monday, 1pm-4pm, Horan & McConaty FamilyChapel, 3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd. Funeral Mass Tuesday, 10am,St. Jude Catholic Church, 9405 W. Florida Ave. Interment FortLogan National Cemetery. Donations suggested to SamaritanHouse, 2301 Lawrence Street, Denver 80205. Please sharecondolences at HoranCares.com-Denver Post on September 4, 2011

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REUNION NEWS (Continued from page 3.)DEN REUNION

The 25th Annual Picnic in Denver was a huge success---wehad about 225 at the Reception on Saturday night and about 300plus at the picnic. Bob Schulman and I had put together a videoof FL and folks really enjoyed it. We have some copies left ifanyone wants to by the DVD for $10 and we can order more ifneeded. Hank Lund came to the Reception on Saturday night fromMinnesota, and lots of former FL who I have not seen in years.Dick Rohrmann (Manager of Reservations) and his family flewin from California, and others from Nevada, Texas, Florida,Utah, Washington State, and I'm sure others which I can providelater. Eric Mason organized a tribute to those who have "GoneWest" with a bagpiper playing Amazing Grace and TAPS andwhite balloons released into the sky--and they all few "west". Our auction items of Rick Broome paintings/RC Gormanprints (signed) went very well and a 737 model in the blue/goldhad been donated by Dave Brictson---went for $400!!!!! ABroome print went for $300!!! Overall a wonderful time to seelong time friends and renew acquaintances. There will be another reunion next year in 2012....not sure ofthe date/location/or exactly what events we will do but I will getthe info out as soon as we have plans confirmed.-Carolyn Boller, CKBoller@comcast.net

SLC GOLF SCRAMBLE Our event was played Fri, June 17, 2011: It is always theFriday before the SLC Reunion. Names of those attending arePaul Farris, Bob Noble, Andy Henderson, Gary Bollschweiler,Bill Roberts, Sandi Roberts, Bob Killian, Kevin Barney, RonBlosch, Rich (Fast Eddie) Edwards and Kim Bradshaw Phelps.-Bob Noble, emp# #11538, Bobseclectronics@gmail.com, 801-512-9142

MCI CREW REUNION We had the best KC reunion since the first one in 2004 ... over30 folks showed up ... as always Laura Jones Colvin had aspread o...f food to die for .... Jose Pepper's treated us extra wellon Friday evening ... This morning (Sunday (25th), the "walkingwounded" gathered at the Waffle House for breakfast and a cupof coffee for the road, hugs and good-byes .... then it was off inall directions as we headed back to our individual homes ... backto looking forward to the next time our FLamily will get together... a GREAT!!! "Layover" ... same time - same place - next year... Sept 21. 22 and 23rd, 2012 ...-Phil Stallings, RedRyder35@att.net

I've enclosed $50and hope you cankeep the newslettergoing! It is obvious all the former FAL folks really appreciatewhat you do. Best of luck and health!

Re Dave Burr’s memorial webpage: Dave left Frontier due toa severe case of Diabetic Retinopathy which damaged his visionand would no longer permit him to read blueprints. It was hischoice to take early retirement, I believe, about 1983-84. Mymemory is rather specific as my wife Corky has had the samedisease for many years and lost most of her vision.)-Glen Ryland, Carmel CA Hi!! This is Bill and Carol Neff (ex FAL pilot & ex FALF/A) again saying hello to all the Frontier Family. Just a quick note to tell you that our oldest son, Michael Neff,(who is a F/O for USAirways and builds "Original Frontier" andother airlines radio controlled model airplanes as a hobby) hasa new and improved "RC Around the World" website that youmay want to check out just for fun to see some more FAL planesflying again!! www.neffwaffe.com-Carol and Bill Neff, carolsneff@gmail.com Went to work for FL, DEN on Oct.17, 1978 (graveyard shift ,line maintenance). Was recruited by Glen Shouldice in Miami,FL. Had been previously employed by Pan Am and National(MIA) as a Mechanic. Air Force Veteran (June ‘51 - July ‘55).A&P School George T. Baker Aviation School for A&P licencetraining . On my first Saturday at work it was raining. Had been assigneda partner. We had just finished an "A"Check on a CV-580 andwere walking back to the line shack in the drizzle and my partnersaid, "Jim, it smells like snow!" My response was "Oh! Comeon, I know that I'm a rookie here, but snow! It's October forPete's sake". Finished my shift, it had gotten a little colder andsaw a few snowflakes while driving to the motel. Didn't thinkmuch of it, hit the sack. Woke up around 4 PM and looked out.There was at least 10 inches of snow on my car and the ground.Told my co-workers about my surprise, they just laughed andsaid Welcome Aboard and welcome to Denver. That started outto be the happiest times of my life. FL was the best companyand the finest people I've ever experienced in my life.-Jim Whelan, JWHELAN263@aol.com I am a former FAL customer service agent who didn't knowabout this group, and I would love to know more. I heard aboutit from Dick Shriver at a retirement party for Bob Connolly.Dick said you have newsletters and you were the go-to-guy toget on the list, and sent me your email. I worked starting in MCI as a Res Agent, then transferred toStapleton, first in Res, then as a ticket agent/customer serviceagent. Worked for FAL from 1977 to the end. I went by DianneHays-Shomo. Worked in the medical field after FAL, and I amretired now.-Dianne Hays-Shomo, jdshomo@hotmail.com I'm (FL pilot) Al Mooney's son John. I was a pilot for 30 yearswith Rocky Mtn. Airways and Northwest, Republic, and NorthCentral where I flew my favorite airplane of my career, the 580!I would love to be in the loop with any newsletters or infobecause I overheard my dad talk about all you characters overthe years. I was good friends with Jay Curtis and Scow. I'm gladmy sister got to see Jack Schade recently, he entertained me withmany stories also.-John Mooney, jkmooney@gorge.net

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I have fond memories of station agentBob Pier. After completing my agenttraining in DEN in early 1953 I was as-signed to FMN. Looking for a place to live it was recommendedthat I talk to Bob who as well as being an agent managed an oldhome that had rooms to rent. It was a sad looking place but onecouldn't be very picky in 1953 FMN. I believe nine of us lived in the house and while people cameand went almost all worked for Frontier. Frankly, the place wasa three ring circus and Bob was the ringmaster who tried tomaintain order in the midst of chaos. Among those who livedthere were Charlie Southerland, Gerry Bacon and my friend androommate Fletcher Huskey, when he was a humble agent. In his soft spoken way Bob made sure we kept the placereasonably clean, oversaw our group dinner, made sure weworked in our very sad vegetable garden out back and generallyrefereed when we were close to killing each other. Bob becamea good friend, and to my recollection without exception every-one truly respected him.-Ira Kemp, ilkemp@comcast.net Thank you for your gracious letter and copy of the FrontierNews! I am truly amazed at the work you put in to producing thispublication. It is easy to see and understand that it is work doneout of love and respect for the "old" Frontier and the many greatpeople who worked there. I was especially sad to read of thepassing of Chuck Demoney. I got to know Chuck after Frontier,when I was working as a VP with Continental in Los Angelesand Chuck was President of MGM Grand Air. I am honored and humbled by your request for an essay on mythoughts and recollections from 1986 and the short time I waswith Frontier. If you can be patient with me, I will be pleased torespond to your request. I would like to spend some time readingsome of the other essays that have been written before I take astab at putting onto paper what I remember from the few butmostly wonderful days I spent in Denver with Frontier. I left the airline industry (or it left me with CO eliminated byjob in 1991), moved to Spokane, WA and was fortunate enoughto be a part of a couple different start up companies that werelater sold allowing me to retire here a couple of years ago. Thanks for thinking of me and including me as part of the"old" Frontier. I will put a check in the mail to you today for myyearly subscription to the Frontier News and set about writing anessay over the next few weeks.-Larry Martin, Spokane WA I had my 20 year pin made into a necklace for my wife. Icelebrate 70 this year. I'm driving a school bus part-time andloving it.-Larry Middleton, Thornton CO This is Joe Barker, a name from the past in MAF - I saw yourgreat page on Facebook and thought I would send you a coupleof items. But first, the sad news, not sure if you had heard, butLarry Nenstiel passed away on July 1st and I am attaching hisobit and the clipping from the paper. You may remember Larrywas the City Manager in LAS for many years after starting withCentral Airlines. Beccy and I went to his funeral and we saw alot of old FL folks that had not seen in quite a while and all areplanning on attending the reunion in DEN. I also ran across an old flyer announcing our service to MAFin 1983, I remember going to every travel agency in MAF andOdessa handing these damned things out, but our ski businesswas tremendous.

I will be retiring this coming Friday(7/15/11) from LAS CO. They offered methe job of running the combined CO/UA

operation but they weren’t willing to pay me what I felt was anappropriate salary for going from 20 flights a day to 55 and from100 employees to 350 so I decided to hang up the spurs. Hope to see you in DEN for the reunion.-Joe Barker, 2DUFFERS@COX.NET I worked for FL in the 80s (1979-86). I would like to beincluded in the members only group. I worked in Kansas Cityres, then when we closed that office in 84, FL moved me toDEN. I enjoy all the posts even though I’m not familiar witheveryone.-Patty McClure Grenhart Please re-new me for another year.-Laura Longhart, Arvada CO(Laura is the widow of deceased FL director-ground radioClyde Lockhart and is now 95 years old! Clyde pioneered FL’searly communications and guidance systems - see his memorialwebpage at the FL website.) The photos taken at the Denver 25th Reunion are now postedon snapfish.com. To access you need this e-mail addressmwillm2001@yahoo.com and the password is frontier11 You can view both days and if there is an interest you canorder prints via snapfish.-Eric Mason, ejm1147@hotmail.com I am Jocille Quick, Secretary and Reservations Agent, 1970 -1986. 1986 - Stayed home one year with my 2 young children.1987 - 1995 Worked at a variety of school year and full timesecretarial positions. 1995 - 2005 Worked at United AirlinesFlight Training Center as Secretary, Executive Assistant, andCoordinator in the Technical Writing Department. 2005 - Re-tired from United Airlines. 2005 to Present. Spend the summer/fall at our mountain home near Winter Park, CO and thewinter/spring in Lakewood, CO.-Jocille Quick, Lakewood CO Time flies when you are having fun being retired. Keep up thegood work of keep the FLamily informed and together. Thingsare going well here in SW MO. Thanks and take care.-Jud Cannon, Monett MO(Jud was station manager at GLD VEL JAN FOE SGF duringhis 21 years at FL.) I got a copy of your newsletter from Roger Sorensen a whileback - he's still the new Frontier mgr in SFO. I started as anagent in Steamboat for Roger in 77 and 78. Relief agent forSteamboat, Vernal, Cody, and Worland in 79 and 80. Seasonalmanager West Yellowstone in 80 and 81. Manager in Redding82 - 84, Asst Mgr in Orange County in 85, Mgr in SFO 85-86,and Sales Mgr in Orange County - 86.-Chuck DeLoach, ChuckDeLoach@msn.com I started in MKC 12/69, MEM 12/71 - 8/84, DEN 84 till theend. Worked for AA in DEN 89-01. Didn't know about ourwebsite, think it's great. I left the airlines, went home to Kansas and ran a bar for 2years until I went broke, and have been a radio DJ for about 10years. Did Richard Draddy pass away - talked to Shirley yearsago and he was bad then, think they lived in Alabama.-Jeff Nichols, pdranch2003@yahoo.com(Yes, Richard passed away March 8, 2007, aged 71. His memo-rial webpage is at the FL website. Richard was a station agent,1968 - 1986, at MKC FSM MEM DEN.)

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1959 (Cont’d from page 1) The new logo symbolized the major achievements by Frontier in 1959. On the following pages are headlines from the companynewsletter, Sunliner Times, in 1959. Thanks to Herb Schmidt and Ivan Newell for sending me copies. Included is The Frontiersmanwhich was an insert in the newsletter. The year was started with a new owner, Bud Maytag, heir to a fortune, who became the youngest airline president in the nation whenhe bought controlling shares in the company. He brought in many new faces in upper management. New routes were awarded Frontier and new aircraft were bought. The CV340s started arriving and caused a large hiring increase increw, reservation, maintenance and station personnel. The company leased United’s CV340 flight simulator which was later boughtand subsequently converted to the world’s only CV580 flight simulator. Construction was started on a new and larger HQs building on East 39th Avenue, a mile west of Stapleton. When completed thefollowing September, it became Frontier’s headquarters until the hangar complex on Smith Road was completed in 1971.

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