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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Ted #3558 and Virginia Beckloff  Virginia and I wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We had a good 2016 and look forward to 2017 being even better. Perhaps a trip to Colorado, Utah and New Mexico if everything works out for us. Still in the planning stage, but considering it. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Celebrating 75 Years of Marriage Don Muncy #3304 View the original PDF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Freemont Area Luncheon Oct. 20, 2016 Forney Lundy #2683 We had a small group this month, but we loved chatting and telling sea stories. This is of the Bay Area Retiree Luncheon held in Fremont, CA on Oct. 20th, 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tribute to Linda Murray Photos by Ruby Ross #3541 and Eileen Partridge #3431 See detailed article to be published in the 2016 Annual. Remembering Linda Murray Submitted by Ruby Ross and Eileen Partridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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When we lost Linda Lou back in October 2014
we found it hard to put something down on paper to share with
the Airway Pioneer readers. We were experiencing a tremendous
loss and it was hard to deal with the reality of letting go
and actually trying to write something up about Linda. But,
now that time has passed and we have come to peace with our
loss, we wanted to honor her with this remembrance. Linda Lou came to the FAA Western Regional Office back in the very early 1970’s and worked in Logistics. She immediately endeared herself to her fellow workers and then took on the task of being secretary of the bowling league where she could meet everyone. She had such a sparkling personality and had a way of persuading people to sign up to bowl on the league and to come out and have “fun” and meet other FAA people. Linda was always about people and fun! When I (Ruby) came to work for the FAA back in 1971, Linda found out I was a bowler and next thing I knew I was signed up on a team and Linda became one of my forever friends. Over the years we worked together, shared coffee breaks together, laughed together, cried together, vacationed together and raised our children together and we “always” had fun together. Linda was even instrumental in me meeting Dave Ross, the man I have been married to for the past 41 years. She also got him to join that FAA bowling league! Actually, quite a few people ended up meeting and eventually marrying as a result of Linda’s parties and events including Eileen and Jim Partridge. Eileen was a bowler on the league and knew Linda before I did. They also became forever friends. It was like Linda had magic powers with her smiles and maneuvers and knew how to bring people together and all of them ended up loving Linda and each other. Some of the bowlers back so many years ago (besides myself and Dave, Eileen and Jim Partridge and Linda and Bill Murray) were: Bev and Jim Panter, Doris and Don Roberts, Frank and Jackie Jones, Bob Smith, Bob and Cathy Kivitt, Nina Nance, Mickey Martinez, Joan Fletcher, Mary Andrews, Frank Cardone, Marie George, Larry Suppan, Max Hackett, Bonny Taylor, Jack Frazier, Al Reidel, Lynn Davis, Erwin Buschauer, Jim Turner, Ken Krohn, Barbara Norris (now Lewis). Cheri Tucker who married Jack Meade, Marlene Wolgat, Paul Collander, Betty Marshal (now Nolan), Shirley and Bill Henshaw (or Shirley T as she used to be called), Nick Boyiazis, Terry Ralph, and so many more that probably should be mentioned. Linda Lou (Bowman) even met her husband Bill Murray thru bowling. He was an over 40 confirmed bachelor who always said he would get married when the Pope got married. I will never forget when he pulled me aside one evening at our house when they came over for dinner and he said “Ruby, I heard some great news today that the Pope is getting married!” He became a great father to her boys and the rest is history! Those that did not bowl would sometimes come for one of our gatherings after work (one of the fun hangouts was Chappy’s) and our circle of friends just kept expanding. Eileen and I both often talk about how lucky we are to have so many wonderful, close friendships that have lasted all these years. It was probably Linda’s magic spell that she seemed to cast upon people that made them want to join her and meet others and develop all those lasting friendships. After Linda and Bill retired from the FAA, Linda came back and worked the Civilair desk and continued her party planning. We called her Ms. Civilair or the Social Director for the FAA Western Region. In her many years associated with the FAA, she put together Las Vegas bus trips, evenings out to live plays in LA and Orange County, events at the race tracks (Linda sure love the horses!) and even put some cruises together at great prices. Linda put together a very memorable train trip to Las Vegas. I was amazed at how many people signed up for that very crazy, wonderful trip that seemed to take forever to go from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. I never knew there were so many stops between those two places! Even though that was a “long” trip, I cannot even begin to describe how much fun we had. Linda kept us all entertained by her kazoo playing, her singing and making us sing, her jokes and that great laugh of hers! Any of you out there reading this that went on that trip, I know you are smiling and thinking “Linda sure knew how to put a party together and make us laugh and have fun!” Linda and Bill left the Western Region once for a few years (sad ones for us) and went to work in Washington, DC. Linda worked at Washington National Airport and Bill in Headquarters. Of course she signed up for bowling there, met everyone and signed up for all the Redskin games and bus trips to the out of town games. To Linda life was a party – life was to be lived to the fullest and she did not want to miss a thing! When Linda found out she had cancer, she did not like what the doctor had to say because he was too negative. She told him she wanted treatments because she had to get better and make it to her 80th birthday. He gave her the wrong answer so she found another doctor with a better attitude that gave her hope. She ultimately lost the battle with cancer and died on October 15, 2014 at the age of 78. We were all devastated but she lives on in our memories and in our hearts and some of us are gathering in Carlsbad, CA in October this year to party for Linda and toast to her 80th birthday that she will be celebrating in heaven. Our plan is to gather at the Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort on Wednesday, October 26th. It will be an informal gathering in the afternoon around the area close to the pool and the restaurant on the premises (It’s a plan in progress). We will look forward to seeing some of you there! And, by the way, she made sure she had her friends together in the hospital for her last birthday. The hospital folks had never seen such a personality and she brought life and a party atmosphere to a very bleak situation. She even had her son bring her little brown mouse (inside joke) and many of her red hats to the hospital so she could give the hats away to the great nurses that took such good care of her. The little brown mouse now lives with me and makes me smile and think of Linda every time I glance up and see him sitting on my shelf. I will make sure I bring him along to celebrate in Carlsbad. Linda would like that! Here are some fun pictures to share of our dear friend Linda Lou. We had hundreds to choose from and have shared some in the past with the Airway Pioneers readers.
|  State Bowling Tournament in Sacramento 1980 (left to right – Ruby Ross, Irene Smith, Linda Murray and Eileen Partridge)  Train Trip to Las Vegas 1985 (left to right – Doris Roberts, Train Conductor, Cathy Beam Kivitt and Linda Murray)  Linda’s Retirement Party left to right – Eileen Partridge, Linda Murray, Doris Roberts, Cheri Meade and Elly Brekke)  ATCA Convention in Anaheim, CA 1987 (Linda Murray on left and Ruby Ross on right)  Linda Surfing Photo on Hawaiian Cruise with FAA Friends and Relatives  Linda on Motorcycle in Myrtle Beach with FAA Friends  Linda always having fun!  Trip to Branson in 2003 (Seated front is Jim Partridge and front row (left to right is Bev Panter, Linda Murray, Ruby Ross, Doris Roberts and Don Roberts and back row (left to right) is Jim Panter, Dave Ross and Eileen Partridge  Linda just floating thru life – always with a smile!  Linda on Merry-Go-Round having fun during a trip with FAA friends
| Bob & Nora Goldman #2264 on their 65th Wedding Anniversary 
| FAA Retirees Luncheon 1/30/2016 Provided by John Clancy #3727 John asked to us to provide a link to the Retirees Luncheon. You can view the pics here: Click here
| Jim Burgan's FAA Retirement Party 1/30/2016 in Las Vegas Nevada
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| Remembering Sabin (Bino) Barainca Credits to Pat Faux #3483
An old friend and co-worker from Los Angeles Center, Sabin
(Bino) Barainca, died recently after a long illness. He and his
family wanted no services so a few of his friends and co-workers
gathered at Gino’s Italian Restaurant in Palmdale to celebrate his
life with stories and memories of one of the good guys. We met in
the Godfather Room and after a great lunch shared our remembrances
of Bino. He was one of the original controllers who moved to
Palmdale when the Center was moved from Manchester and Osage Avenues
in Los Angeles. His career covered staff, supervisory and management
positions, and he was one of the founding members of F.A.A.R.T. That
is the Federal Aviation Racing Team that sponsored motorcycle
rallies in the Antelope Valley and fondly remembered by any employee
who took part. |  Left to right: Brent Shively, Norm Winkle, Sue Shively, Dennis Mayer, Jim Hampton, Mac Havens, Pat Faux, Dean Martin and Jake Garland. Chris Mayer, Denny’s wife, was the official photographer of this illustrious gathering.
| DTW/SOAP Annual Reunion 2016 Held at the Marriott Hotel, Brighton, MI, June 21 - 23, 2016
|  Ron Tuck  Connie Anderson nn  Bob Ervin, Dave Brown, Russ Bracken  Roy Dal Lago, Debbie Ervin, Rick Dawson, Bob Ervin  Hank Anderson  Rick Dawson  Don Moore, Walter Wasieliwski  Russ, Dottie Bracken, Rick Dawson  Mel and Barb White, Don Moore  Jim Holtsclaw, Dick Wallerstedt  Bob Ervin, Brian Newsom (Music for the Evening)  Mary Jane Dawson
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| I'm finally going to take the trip back to Minnesota this fall. Roger Osgood #3555
I've been staying busy with family, wood turning, target
shooting , and flying. It's an empty life without Kirsten, but I'm
plugging along. Attached are a couple of photos of the Citabria I'm
presently flying. It's "real" flying: stick & rudder ;-) Doing some
glider flying too. |
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| Class Picture of the 1st Executive School in October 1959 Irv Mark #2662
Participants were from all Regions. I was Budget Officer
before Executive Officer of the Eastern Region. It was a very
interesting session. The first week was at the University of
Oklahoma at Norman. The second week was at the Aero Center. I am 95
and perhaps there may be some that are still around, or our members
may have worked with them. |
|  1st Executive School – October 1959 First Week Aeronautical Center Second Week Universityof Oklahoma @ Norman Row 1 Bubeck, Mark, Denning, Long, Werner Row 2 Goudie, Wolfe, Anderson, Ireland Row 3 Aldridge, Pulling, Farley, Luikart Row 4 Horning, Williams, Newman Row 5 Wall, Slaughter, Mathews Row 6 Lewis, Buchanan Row 7 Dean Olsen, Boatman, McKay, Weber Row 8 Regan, Benzan, Smith, Alexander Row 9 Roberts, Mitchell, Peterson, Fraser
| In Memory of Dan Hamilton Frank Frisbe #2871
I just received word of the passing last night of Dan
Hamilton. Dan was an Eastern Region F&E guy who settled at NAFEC [ aka
WJHTC] after a stay at 800 Independence Ave in R&D. One of my oldest
friends – a college classmate – he will be sorely missed by many of
the FAA fraternity. Pictured are four Manhattan College classmates who
started at FAA in 1958 and all retired from FAA – Dan Hamilton , Joe
Del Balzo, Jerry Markey & me. A sad day….
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