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~ 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

~ IN MEMORY ~ Carol Ann Wakefield, wife of retired WA/DL Capt. A.L.”Tony” Wakefield Feb 14, 1943 — Aug 31, 2026 Carol Ann Wakefield died peacefully on the evening of August 31, 2026, at Intermountain Health St. George Regional Hospital, with her husband and five of her seven children at her side. She was 83. Continue reading

~ IN MEMORY ~ WA/DL Capt. Alvin Eatinger October 16, 1938 ~ June 22, 2026 As noted in the September issue of the ALPA magazine’s In Memoriam column, the passing of Capt.  Alvin R. Eatinger in June of 2026. Alvin Eatinger, of Ashland, Oregon died after suffering a medical emergency while swimming in Shasta Lake on Monday afternoon, Continue reading