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Your Name : Ronald L Penland
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Todays Date? : 11/25/07
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E-mail Address : ronpen43@yahoo.com
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City : Fort Mohave
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State : AZ
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes 01/27/69-10/01/04
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Comments : Worked Line Mtc SFO-LAX-HNL-SLC-ANC-SEA-LAS
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Your Name : Brian Kron
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Todays Date? : 11/15/07
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E-mail Address : bkron4@msn.com
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City : MSP
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State : MN
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes, 1968 to 1994(both WA/DL)
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Comments : A wonderful site. Keep up the good work. I found several people Ill try to get in touth with. Thanks again. 11/15/07
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Your Name : jerry goudreau (door stop)
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Todays Date? : 11-15-07
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E-mail Address : g.goudreau@worldnet.att.net
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City : Phoenix
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State : Arizona
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : a/c mech, L.A.
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Comments : Hi all you old WADS, anyone still living that knows me, drop me a line
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Your Name : Walter Howells II
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Todays Date? : 11/12/2007
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E-mail Address : wallyhow@aol.com
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City : Redondo Beach
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State : California
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : 5/5/71 to 5/5/86 15 year early out. Just found this site, what a thrill to relive the best fifteen years of my life.
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Your Name : Paul E Tonseth
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Todays Date? : N0v 10, 2007
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E-mail Address : paul-suzann@comcast.net
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City : Seatle
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State : WA
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : 5-14-1963 4-1-1987
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Comments : Retired from Delta 8-1-2006 after
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Your Name : Mel Estioko
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Todays Date? : 11/08/2007
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E-mail Address : kmalamala@hawaii.rr.com
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City : Kaneohe
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State : Hawaii
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : 07/08/68 to 03/31/87
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Comments : Still in HNL with Delta Dept 250
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Your Name : Ronald L.Goodman
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Todays Date? : Nov 8 2007
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E-mail Address : ronaldlgoodman@netzero.net
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City : Mound
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State : Minnesota
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes Nov1966-Oct1979
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Comments : Hired into sheet metal dept in MSP later went to LAX Later recieved a AP pos. Bid back to MSP IN 78. Went to work for Republic Airlines in Oct of 79.It was later merged with Northwest Airlines from where I retired in 2005 as a Line Crew chief.
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Your Name : WM W BILL KROSSA
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Todays Date? : 01 NOV 07
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E-mail Address : wkrossa@bellsouth.net
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City : Atlanta
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State : Ga
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Country : Delta
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yeah
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Comments : PNA WAL JNU ANC SAN MIA SEA IAH ATL BIGGER AINT BETTER
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Your Name : Rick Weizenegger
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Todays Date? : 10/28/07
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E-mail Address : sabre67@gmail.com
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City : Evergreen
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State : CO
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes. 2/28/77 to Merger
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Comments : Great site.
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Your Name : Mike Bailey
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Todays Date? : 10-28-07
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E-mail Address : mike@badgehistory.com
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City : Valencia
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State : California
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes 1966-74
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Comments : Wanting to hear from former LAX Operations personnel.
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Your Name : Jack Frost
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Todays Date? : Oct 27, 2007
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E-mail Address : jfrost.1@comcast.net
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City : Salt Lake City
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State : UT
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Country :
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes, Hire date 02-19-62
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Comments :
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Your Name : Gilbert Justiss
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Todays Date? : 10/18/07
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E-mail Address : gjustiss@comcast.net
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City : Spokane
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State : WA
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : No
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Comments : My father was Capt. Jesse Justiss PNA/WAL based at SEA/DO. Retired from 720B January 5, 1980. The aircraft returned to LAX the next day and it too was retired. Flew his final trip West on Nov 23, 2003. He is greatly missed by us all.
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Your Name : Carol Moreno
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Todays Date? : 10/18/07
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E-mail Address : carolmoreno@cox.net
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City : Las Vegas
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State : Nevada
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : yes
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Comments : Hire date was 7/1/71
Retired from Delta 1/1/05
Worked in LAS/SFO/ATL and LAX.
My husband, Daniel Moreno also retired on same date.
Came across your website today.
Brings back fond memories!
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Your Name : Eric Goor
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Todays Date? : 10/17/07
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E-mail Address : goor@earthlink.net
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City : Camarillo
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State : CA
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : No
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Comments : Father Walter Goor was Forman at LAX hanger then transfered to Atlanta with Delta.
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Your Name : Leslie Fisher
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Todays Date? : 10/06/07
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E-mail Address : poncholefty@lycos.com
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City : Wichita
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State : KS
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : no
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Comments : My dad - Owen Fisher - was an employee starting 06JUN67 in LAX. Went to CPR in 1980. Stayed on w/ DAL, moved to MCI in 1994. He passed away 04DEC02. Thanks for keeping WAL alive!
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Your Name : Joe Christie
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Todays Date? : 02 Oct. 2007
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E-mail Address : joe.christie@sbcglobal.net
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City : Antelope
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State : Calif.
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes 1968-1987
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Comments : Finally retired May 2007. Delta was ok but Western was one of a kind...wonderful memories.
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Your Name : Jean Brown
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Todays Date? : oct 01 2007
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E-mail Address : trvlnnmom@yahoo.com
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City : Sterling
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State : Ak 99572`
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : YES
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Comments : all this info is fabulous. Keep up the good work
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Your Name : Laurie Ryan-Day
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Todays Date? : 09/30/07
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E-mail Address : info@ryangraphics.com
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City : Tualatin
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State : OR
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Country : US
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : Hired in Seattle Reservations 08/11/86. (Seattle for 1 year). Moved to SLC reservations after Delta merger. Transfered to Cabin Service. (SLC for 2 1/2 eyars.) Transfered to DFW Cabin Service, moved to ramp, then ticket counter. Took voluntary furlough in
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Your Name : Norbert(Bert) Bruckman
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Todays Date? : 9/29/2007
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E-mail Address : bruckmanbm@peoplepc.com
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City : Chino
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State : Calf.
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : WAL/DAL 1967-2000
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Comments : Restoring WWII War Birds as a Volunteer at Planes of Fame Air Museum now in Chino, come and say Hi and see all the great Airplanes we got.
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Your Name : fred w white
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Todays Date? : 9/26/07
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E-mail Address : fwhite1944@sbcgobal.net
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City : compton
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State : california
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Country : losangeles
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : yes
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Comments : retired
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Your Name : BILL WOLFE
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Todays Date? : 09/24/2007
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E-mail Address : billw2845@verizon.net
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City : GARDEN GROVE
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State : CA
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : YES
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Comments : GREAT SITE GOOD TO SEE ALL
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Your Name : Herb Eklund
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Todays Date? : 09/22/2007
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E-mail Address : herbeklund@gmail.cm
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City : Sunnyvale
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State : California
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Country :
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : 1965-1984 Avionics/Data Processing
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Your Name : Becky Koch
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Todays Date? : 9-22-07
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E-mail Address : scheryl21.webtv.net
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City : Rice
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State : Wa
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes - 1950-84
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Comments : There was never a group, change that to family like the WAL Family
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Your Name : James Davies
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Todays Date? : Sept 16, 2007
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E-mail Address : davies.james@gmail.com
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City : San Diego
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State : Califronia
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Country : US
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : My Father was
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Comments : Father worked from 1972 until the Delta merger in San Diego.
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Your Name : Susie
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Todays Date? : 9/11/2007
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E-mail Address : susie@gethipp.com
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City : Lakewood
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State : CA
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : my dad was
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Comments : My dad, Robert Matthews, worked in the Training department at LAX while I was growing up. Id love to hear from people who worked with him.
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Your Name : Nicole Decker Osborn
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Todays Date? : Sept 8, 2007
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E-mail Address : nicolealohaa@excite.com
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City : Lawrenceville
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State : Georgia
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : 1975-1980
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Comments : Was a great experience working LAX, SLC and then HNL :)
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Your Name : Barbara Greninger
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Todays Date? : Sept. 4, 2007
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E-mail Address : puttputt62@hotmail.com
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City : PHX
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State : AZ
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Country : USA !!!
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : YES!!! :)
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Comments : PNA ANC(5-23-66)WAL ANC-MIA-PHX :)
WAL/DAL PHX(11-01-01)
This book is great!! I spent hours looking at the pictures, reading the names and remembering the good ol times .. when the industry was alot of FUN!! The PNA/WAL days were the BEST! Western Airli
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Your Name : Maja Gitte Egholm
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Todays Date? : 31aug.2007
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E-mail Address : medanmark@aol.com
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City : Palm Springs
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State : Calif.
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : YES
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Comments : I miss the good old days working
for WAL.
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Your Name : Mike
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Todays Date? : August 31, 2007
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E-mail Address :
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City : Fort Lauderdale
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State : FL
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : NO
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Comments : Western, I miss you! Your DC10 HNL 1st class service couldnt be touched by anyone else in the sky!
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Your Name : Thomas D. Ferruggia
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Todays Date? : 8/30/07
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E-mail Address : tferruggia13@yahoo.com
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City : Concord
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State : CA 94518
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : YES
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Comments : SFO, HNL, LAX, 1966-1983
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Your Name : MUENCH/ JOHN
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Todays Date? : AUG 8 2007
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E-mail Address : muench99@msn.com
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City : SALT LAKE CITY
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State : UTAH
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Country : US
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : YES/03/09/65
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Comments :
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Your Name : James Easterling
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Todays Date? : August 27, 2007
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E-mail Address : jteasterling@uhlaw.com
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City : Hinsdale
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State : IL
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : No--son of one
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Comments : My father, Tom Eastering, worked for Western from 1946 to 1981, when he retired. He was stationed in Great Falls, Denver and Los Angeles. After retirement, he moved to Canyon Lake, CA, where his widow Helen still lives. He passed away December 14, 2005 on
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Your Name : Jim Bigbird Frazier
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Todays Date? : 8/26/07
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E-mail Address : frazier@pacifier.com
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City : Vancouver
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State : Wa.
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Country :
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes 71-87
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Comments : anc,den,lax,bna,pdx retired first day legally able 9/1/05. Loving life....hi and best to all. birdman
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Your Name : Ruth Doherty (Buck)
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Todays Date? : Aug. 25, 2007
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E-mail Address : RDOH1228@AOL.COM
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City : DOWNEY
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State : CA
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : YES 1967/1982
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Comments : LOS ANGELES RES AGENT EXCEPT FOR 1975/1976 MINNEAPOLIS RES, AGENT
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Your Name : Gary Lybarger
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Todays Date? : 22 August 2007
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E-mail Address : walkinjet@aol.com
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City : Atlanta
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State : GA
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : Started July 1968 to present with Delta inflight
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Your Name : Frank Siebold
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Todays Date? : 08/09/2007
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E-mail Address : fsiebold1@hotmail.com
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City : Hermosa Beach
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State : CA
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Country :
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : Hired 1967 LAX - HNL- SLC retired 1982. Worked People Express, United Airlines and now FAA.
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Your Name : Judy Fajardin
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Todays Date? : Aug 1, 2007
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E-mail Address : fajardin8962@msn.com
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City : SFO currently SLC
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State : CA......Ut
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes 1967 to retirement in 2005
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Comments : Western was the best. Miss all of my Sfo friends, would love to hear from all my old friends! It sure used to be fun to work for the airlines, but unfortunatly not any more. Lots of great memories!
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Your Name : Rod Bissey
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Todays Date? : 8/1/07
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E-mail Address : Vabissey@juno.com
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City : Mechanicsville
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State : Va
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : 1968-1999 MSP-PHX-IAD-RIC
Love that WAL family..._
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Your Name : Jim Rosser
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Todays Date? : 7-29-2007
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E-mail Address : keyjar@msn.com
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City : Fontana
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State : California
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : I help send off the last Western Flight from DFW to SLC as Senior Sales Representative. It was a sad day as the 737 aircraft left with no WAL on the tail!!
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Your Name : Steve Barnes
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Todays Date? : July 21, 2007
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E-mail Address : steve_n_sherry@juno.com
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City : Houston
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State : Texas
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : Flt Control / Dispatcher LAX
1968 - 1978
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Your Name : Larry Schwartzkopf
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Todays Date? : July 14, 2007
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E-mail Address : ljschwartzkopf@peoplepc.com
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City : Mesa
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State : AZ
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : CYS-DEN-ABQ-HNL-PSC 1965-2001
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Your Name : Melinda Whitney
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Todays Date? : July 13, 2007
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E-mail Address :
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City : Reno
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State : NV
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Country :
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Offspring of
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Comments : My dad, Max Whitney,(died Aug. 13,1999) was hired in LAX in 1941. He retired as WAL Reno City Manager in 1986. I was born in 1944 and have many fond memories of the places we lived and the planes we flew in.
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Your Name : Keri Jensen
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Todays Date? : 7/6/07
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E-mail Address : michaelstantonjensen@yahoo.com
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City : Blanding
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State : utah
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : my grandfather was
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Comments : I was just wondering if anyone knew my grandfather, Bert D. Lynn. He worked for several years until his retirement as VP of advertising under Art Kelly. He passed away unexpectedly yesterday and I was just searching the internet for different things on We
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Your Name : Austin Goodwin
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Todays Date? : July 3, 2007
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E-mail Address : N4351X@aol.com
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City : Phoenix
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State : Arizona
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : Cleaner, 1970 SFO
Mechanic 1971-78 LAX
Pilot 1978-80 LAX (furloughed)
Maint. Control 1983 LAX
Retired US Airways 2005 (Captian)
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Your Name : Jeannie
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Todays Date? : 06/30/2007
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E-mail Address : mjm.0101@sbcglobal.net
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City : Fair Oaks
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State : CA
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : YES!
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Comments : SAC, LAX, SAC, SMF then to DL in SHV and ATL
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Your Name : John Gheringhelli
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Todays Date? : 6/28/07
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E-mail Address : Johnnymotown@aol.com
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City : Lynn
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State : Masschusetts
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : YES
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Comments : Worked partime as baggage handler from 1973 through 1975 at Rapid City Regional Airport and baggage handler at the Old Stapleton International Aiport Denver from 1982 though 1985
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Your Name : Jim Rochette
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Todays Date? : 6/27/2007
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E-mail Address : jrochette1@cox.net
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City : Bella Vista
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State : Arkansas
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : YES
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Comments : LAX-DEN-PHX 1966-1986
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Your Name : Mike Ferrua
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Todays Date? : June 20, 2007
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E-mail Address : mferrua@gemktg.com
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City : Rancho Palos Verdes
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State : Calif
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes! 1965 - 1987
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Comments : Worked in SAN, MIA, MKE, MSP, LAS, SMF, LAX, and DL. Great years - Great people. Still miss them!
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Your Name : Michael Witt
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Todays Date? : June 20 2007
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E-mail Address : papaekim@sbcglobal.net
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City : San Diego
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State : CA
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : LAXCG 1963-1972 Expeditor
SLCCG 1972-1976 Ramp Agt
SANCG 1976-1994 Sr Agt.
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Your Name : Gary Tubesing
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Todays Date? : 6/15/07
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E-mail Address : tubesing@fidalgo.net
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City : Anacortes
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State : WA
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : SEAPS: 6/60-9/63;
LAXPS: 4/64-7/66
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