Wallybird

As many of you have pointed out, features of this website are sometimes failing. It is very old and requires a complete overhaul to adhere to modern best practices and support communications to the users when new posts are added. I have been assisting with the site since a friend of my Father’s passed away Continue reading

Jan Luger Dec. 14, 1936 ~ Oct. 21, 2026  Janine Hannah Luger, 89, of Ogden, Utah, passed away on October 21, 2026, from complications of heart failure. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, educator, and tireless advocate for those in need, Jan lived a life distinguished by compassion, generosity, practical wisdom, and service to others.  Jan Continue reading

~ IN MEMORY ~ Jeanine Mae Jacobson, wife of WA/DL Capt. Carl Jacobson October 22, 1940 – October 15, 2026 Jeanine Mae Ahrens was born on Oct 22, 1940 in Yakima, Wa, to William and Erma Ahrens. Her growing-up years were mostly spent in the Gig Harbor area of Washington, where her parents owned a lumber Continue reading

~ IN MEMORY ~ WWII veteran, WAL Capt. William “Bill” Newell May 8, 1924 ~ May 13, 2025 William Edmond Newell joined Western Airlines 04-10-1950. Remembered and not forgotten….in 2015 the Prescott AZ newspaper ran an interview/article honoring Bill’s service.  Bill became a member of The Caterpillar Club (an international organization for people whose lives Continue reading

~ IN MEMORY ~ USAF veteran, WA/DL Capt. Wendell Lee Cook June 20, 1942 ~ August 19, 2026 Wendell Lee Cook, a decorated military and commercial airline pilot of Argyle, Texas, passed away on August 19, 2026. In a fitting coincidence for a man who spent so much of his life in the sky, he Continue reading