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| DEAN MARTIN CELEBRATES HIS 95TH YEAR | ||
 Pat Faux, Dean Martin, Mickey Burns, Jake Garland, Norm Winkel, Dennis Mayer (in back) | ||
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How lucky are those of us who manage to reach our 95th birthday? A
recent celebration brought together some long-time friends in Santa
Monica, CA to celebrate the 95th birthday of Dean Martin. Dean, a
former Army Air Force pilot, was the first Air Traffic Manager at
Edwards Approach Control (now Desert TRACON) and rose through the
ranks to become an Assistant Manager at Los Angeles Center before
retiring in the late 1970’s. Dean remained active throughout his
retirement with travel and playing golf with his buddies at the
Antelope Valley Country Club. In the past year Dean moved from his
home in Palmdale to a new home in Santa Monica. His son, Jim, who
lives and Hawaii and co-owns a home on the Big Island with Dean,
planned the event. It was a wonderful time to renew old acquaintances
and meet some new friends while recalling some of Dean’s early days.
Those ex-FAAers who traveled to the party were Pat Faux, Mickey Jones,
Jake Garland, Norm Winkel and Dennis Mayer, all of whom are pictured
with Dean in the photo above. Submitted by Pat Faux #3483 | ||
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Happy 80th Birthday! |
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Yesterday (July 17, 2017) at the monthly Thursday morning retiree
breakfast, Dave Harper's daughter; Stephanie Benz, gave him a
surprise 80th birthday party. |
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| Submitted by Ron Fandrick #3877 | ||
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