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Your Name : Robert D. Walters
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Todays Date? : May 22, 2009
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E-mail Address : Robert.d.walters@usairways.com
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City : San Antonio
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State : Texas
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : No
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Comments : Currently USAirways station manager out of SAT who began my career with Allegheny Airlines & the Convair 580 in 1968 in LEX. Thank you for the trip down memory lane. Regards, bw
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Your Name : James Adams
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Todays Date? : 5/19/2009
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E-mail Address : jadams@exclusive-ent.com
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City : Hayward
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State : CA
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Country :
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : 1973-1987
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Comments : Worked at SFO and OAK
Ramp, Ticket Counter, Air Freight, Baggage Service, Reservations, and Operations
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Your Name : Anita Mckinney
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Todays Date? : 5/13/2009
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E-mail Address : NeetinSoCal@aol.com
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City : Palm Springs
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State : CA
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Country : Riverside
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : CSR in PSP
Hired: 2/16/1965
Resigned: 8/31/1975
Great memories of people & places!
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Your Name : Glen Pickersgill
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Todays Date? : May 13 2009
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E-mail Address : gppick@telus.net
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City : High River
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State : Alberta
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Country : Canada
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : Hi all. Started with Western in YYC in 1986. Wonderful times and great airline
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Your Name : Frank Russo
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Todays Date? : 5/8/2009
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E-mail Address : frusso@bellsouth.net
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City : Sharpsburg
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State : Georgia
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Country : United States
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : yes
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Comments : Engine shop mechanic
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Your Name : PAUL BASINGER
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Todays Date? : 4-26-2009
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E-mail Address : PAUL@ALSLIMO.COM
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City : LOS ANGELES
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State : CA
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Country :
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : 1977--1990
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Comments : DATA ENTRY--PILOT SCHED. AND RESERVATIONS. TOO WILD FOR DELTA...THEY CUT ME LOOSE (NO BIG DEAL) THE PEARLS THEY WORE WERE FAKE ANYWAY. LOOK FOR ME AT HOLLYWOOD PARK OR SANTA ANITA.
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Your Name : Tony
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Todays Date? : Roberts
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E-mail Address : rerack2go@gmail.com
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City : Aguanga
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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 : radio/avionics LAX Retired DAL 1999. Started WA 1964. Hey we did good work, had fun & WA was a great airline.
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Your Name : Merrill OKarma (stickman)
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Todays Date? : 7 April 2009
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E-mail Address : mokarma3028@msn.com
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City : Salt Lake City
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State : Utah
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Passenger Service Supervisor
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Comments :
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Your Name : RB
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Todays Date? : 04-03-09
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E-mail Address : heevycheevy@aol.com
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City : NLV
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State : NV
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Country : USofA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Nope
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Comments : I flew Western a time or two as a kid. Felt like a King on your Airline
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Your Name : John Higgins
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Todays Date? : 04/02/09
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E-mail Address : sadiqi@juno.com
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City : Pembroke Pines
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State : FL
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes Feb 2005
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Comments : Joined WAL SLC/CG. Now Station Manager FLL for Delta.
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Your Name : Evelyn Bloom
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Todays Date? : April 1, 2009
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E-mail Address : ebrafiki@earthlink.net
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City : Gresham
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State : OR
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Country : United States
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : Started 1966 in PDX. Also worked SFO, PHX, SEA, LAX and ANC.
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Your Name : Phil Gibbs
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Todays Date? : 3/27/09
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E-mail Address : philjg57@aol.com
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City : Upland
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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 : 1968 thru 2000 LAX/LGB/ONT punched tickets and threw some bags among other things. As all the others have stated before, this was the best of the best in any business in this nation. It was my joy to have been a part of WAL
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Your Name : Don Tippin
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Todays Date? : 03/24/2009
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E-mail Address : don_tippin@yahoo.com
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City : Northridge
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State : Calif
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes 1964-1984
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Comments : Started at LAX Ramp, LAX Cargo and was Regional Supervisor of Training, S.W. Region 1972. Left prior to Delta merger and went into contract service. Retired 2002
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Your Name : Anne Clarke
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Todays Date? : 03/16/2009
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E-mail Address : anne8675309@aol.com
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City : Torrance
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State : California
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Daughter of
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Comments : My father, Bob Twamley, was Director of Cash and Credit at WAL for years and left in approx. 1981-1982. I remember those days of a family being with Western as some of the best! So glad to know the alumni association is here to carry on what was a fantast
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Your Name : JACK DAVIS
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Todays Date? : 03-15-09
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E-mail Address : djackdavis@yahoo.com
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City : Naples
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State : Fl.
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Country : U.S.A.
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : YES
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Comments : I started with Western right out of the Navy in 1968. I worked the ramp, first in L.A., then in Denver. When all was said and done with Western I stayed with Delta, transferring home to the Naples, Fl. area (RSW) where I remained until I took early retire
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Your Name : Richard (Dick) Cross
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Todays Date? : 14 Mar.09
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E-mail Address : hotel39@ieway.com
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City : Chattaroy
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State : Wa.
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Country :
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : A&P mechanic-SFO hanger & terminal 68-76
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Your Name : Randall Young
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Todays Date? : Feb 28, 2009
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E-mail Address : naka47@juno.com
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City : San Bruno
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State : Ca
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : 1972 - 1985
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Comments : 72 - 77 CSR Ramp
77 - 87 SFOMM Svc Chk, C Chk, Line
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Your Name : Carlos Soto
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Todays Date? : 23 feb 09
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E-mail Address : carlos@carlossoto.net
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City : Santa barbara
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State :
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Country : usa
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : no
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Comments : Looking for an old friend-
Patricia Claire Callahan.
She started as a Flight Attendant
in 78-80 Based in (DEN) & (SFO).
Resided in Hayward CA.
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Your Name : Jane (Cooley) Giinther
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Todays Date? : 2/22/09
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E-mail Address : giinja@msn.com
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City : Colorado Springs
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State : Colorado
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : Stewardess from 1959-1966.
PHX ticket office from 1966-1971.
Looking especially for Ginnie Hirst (Virginia June Hirst. Lost contact after 1980.
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Your Name : Gregory Reschke
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Todays Date? : 2/17/2009
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E-mail Address : grereschke@aol.com
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City : Daly City
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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 : My father, Egon Otto Reschke, worked at LAX abd SFO from 1956 to his death in 1985. Remember growing up with the Western parties.
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Your Name : Deborah Sinclair
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Todays Date? : 2/15/2009
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E-mail Address : Debandsons@netzero.net
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City : San Jose
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State : Ca.
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : contract cleaner
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Comments : Started my airline career cleaning Wally Birds in SJC. Was proud to work for WAL.Still in SJC as a ramp sup. for SWA.Miss the SJC WAL crew.Great folks,saw the pride of a great airline.Yep,The only way to fly
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Your Name : Frank Eger
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Todays Date? : 02/11/2009
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E-mail Address : fae111@yahoo.com
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City : Kearns
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State : Ut.
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Country :
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : yes 1976-
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Comments : Still working-HNL-LAS-LAX-SLC-but its not the same. Was The Only Way To Fly.
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Your Name : Michael Jauregui
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Todays Date? : 2/8/09
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E-mail Address : mjauregui9@msn.com
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City : Scottsdale
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State : Arizona
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Country : usa
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : yets
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Comments : 3/7/67 -10/84 ticket counter and sales dept (SAN).I am now working for Norwegian Cruise Line. Thank you for the great time and experience.
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Your Name : Lisa (Nutzmann) Roberts
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Todays Date? : Feb 5, 2009
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E-mail Address : lisa21410@aol.com
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City : huntngton beach
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State : ca
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Country : usa
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : yes 1979-1987
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Comments : Great memories!revenue accounting, reservations, LAX airport and inflight. flying lessons from Capt. Fred Pitcher!
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Your Name : Ben W Gruhn
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Todays Date? : 02/02/2009
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E-mail Address : bigbenpacbell!yahoo.com
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City : San Leandro
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State : Ca.
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes 1957-1987
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Comments : worked LAX / SFO / SJC / SLC / OAK
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Your Name : JERALD GELNER
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Todays Date? : 1-31-2009
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E-mail Address : gandwlubetools@earthlink.net
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City : LAVEEN
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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 : KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK GLEN
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Your Name : Peter S. Jolly
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Todays Date? : 1/31/2009
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E-mail Address : old_plane_man@yahoo.com
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City : Melbourne
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State : Florida
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Country :
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : yes
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Comments : Acft Maint and Engineering -- LAX and MIA. Currently Retired in Florida. Doing volunteer acft restoration at Valiant Air Command Museum in Titusville.
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Your Name : Jeff V. Johnson
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Todays Date? : 1/28/09
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E-mail Address : jeffjohn@yahoo.com
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City : Seattle
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State : WA
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Son of Employee
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Comments : Happy to see my favorite airline still has fans! My Dad, FO Linn V. Johnson (SEA/SLC) died July 12, 2006 but my father-in-law Wes Anderson, is living in Des Moines, WA. Cheers to Western Airlines!
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Your Name : Dave Kellner
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Todays Date? : 01-28-2009
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E-mail Address : dlkcad@aol.com
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City : Beaumont
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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 : Started as an A&P Mechanic in 1966 & moved to Data Processing in 1969. Left Western in 1974 before all the merger mania and the great airline benefits disappearing.
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Your Name : bruce Crocker
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Todays Date? : jan 23 2009
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E-mail Address : texzonarado@mac.com
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City :
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State :
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Country : usa
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : no
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Comments : I am a cousin of Terry Drinkwater
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Your Name : Larry Brockmeier
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Todays Date? : 1-19-09
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E-mail Address : bro7787@peoplepc.com
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City : Santa Maria
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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 : This site is very very nice.
Thank you for all the hard work.
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Your Name : Mel Fumar
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Todays Date? : 01/18/2009
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E-mail Address : mefumar@sbcglobal.net
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City : San Jose
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State : Ca
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Country :
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes, 79-81
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Comments : Work: Ramp, Cargo Air Frt and Res.
Best experienced ever working with a bunch of hard working people..still have my red ramp jacket, and baseball caps..
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Your Name : Vasco Rodrigues
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Todays Date? : 01/14/09
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E-mail Address : vasco767@aol.com
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City : Signal Hill
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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 : Great website! Keep up the good work for the sake of aviation history.
Thank you!
VR
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Your Name : Chuck Gray
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Todays Date? : 1-14-09
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E-mail Address : grayseas@eoni.com
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City : Imbler
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State : Oregon
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Country : Union
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : SEA and GTF Started in SEA 1967 and made it until 1981 didnt like what I saw at Delta.I miss Western and the people
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Your Name : Jim Meek
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Todays Date? : 1/13/2009
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E-mail Address : immeek@verizon.net
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City : Diamond Bar
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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 : Western was the best place to work. Miss all of the people. Retired in Nov 1993
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Your Name : Capt J.Jess Huerta
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Todays Date? : Jan 9, 2009
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E-mail Address : jhuerta1@san.rr.com
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City : San Diego
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State : California
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Country : U.S.A.
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? :
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Comments : Retired 12-8-87 as Captain DC10
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Your Name : Leo Rodriguez
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Todays Date? : Jan. 7th, 2009
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E-mail Address : caribe54@aol.com
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City : Miami
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State : Fl
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : Miami Ramp and Freight from 77 to 81. Fantastic job with the site. Fond memories, wonderful people and a GREAT AIRLINE! The Reno Tournament was awesome!!
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Your Name : Charles Pat Gilmore
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Todays Date? : 6 January 2009
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E-mail Address : cpatg47@aol.com
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City : Bountiful
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State : UT
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Country : United States
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes...Pilot
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Comments : Hired 9/25/1978; LAX pilot base; furloughed 1/1/1981; recalled 10/1985 to SLC base; retired DAL 767 captain 5/1/2005. Loved Western, tolerated Delta! I actually turned down a flying job with Delta in 1978 to fly for Western, but Delta caught up with me in
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Your Name : Gary and Brigitte Thompson
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Todays Date? : 1-6-09
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E-mail Address : gbsnt@cox.net
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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,Both
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Comments : Gary 1966,Brigitte 1974. G retired 1994 L-1011, B still flying based in ATL
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Your Name : Gerard E Merlo
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Todays Date? : 30 Dec 2008
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E-mail Address : gmerlo@roadrunner.com
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City : Seal Beach
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State : California
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Country : usa
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : 1962 1083
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Comments : Great Airline lot of good mechanics in maintenance department.
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Your Name : Nicole Decker Osborn
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Todays Date? : December 29, 2008
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E-mail Address : nicolealoha@gmail.com
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City : Portsmouth
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State : NH
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Country : USE
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes, LAX and HNL
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Comments : 1965-1970 Where did the time go???
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Your Name : Bob Picard
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Todays Date? : 12/29/08
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E-mail Address : bpjp@alaska.net
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City : Anchor Point
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State : Alaska
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes, 11/27/78
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Comments : Just discovered you after all these years
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Your Name : michael wieskamp
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Todays Date? : 12 27 08
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E-mail Address : wclstg@aol.com
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City : calistoga
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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 : started with wester 6/23/72...retired from delta in 2000...all my years with the airlines in anc/ak
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Your Name : Larry Dube
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Todays Date? : 12/25/2008
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E-mail Address : His_doulos@comcast.net
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City : Gurnee
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State : Illinois`
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : No
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Comments : United captain, retired. 1964-1986 This is a great site. Very good work by all of you.
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Your Name : Leon Ceniceros
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Todays Date? : 12/20/2008
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E-mail Address : mesaman60@yahoo.com
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City : Mesa
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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 : Pilot scheduling, LAXRES(reservations, training, CSD and queques & rejects). Worked with Nick Spuza,Caroly Myers and Harvey...lol. Hated junior manning pilots on Christmas. Retired in 1999 (ERMO). Loved Western, hated Delta from day one, April 1st, 1987.
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Your Name : Rick Zurmuhlen
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Todays Date? : 12-14-2008
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E-mail Address : zurmuhlenjr@aol.com
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City : Walpole
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State : NH
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : Yes
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Comments : Just wanted to say after all these years (@29 years) I still miss the Western magic. I wish I never got laid off back around 1981 (December) I regret not going back when I had the chance just prior to the Delta merger.
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Your Name : Gary Graham
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Todays Date? : 12/13.2008
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E-mail Address : crazywaiterguy@yahoo.com
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City : Lone Pine
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State : California
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Country : USA
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : No
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Comments : Great Site!!!
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Your Name : ALICE DRENNON
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Todays Date? : 12/8/08
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E-mail Address : ALGAL1952@YAHOO.COM
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City : ANTIOCH
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State : CA
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Country : U.S.
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Previous Western Airlines Employee? : YES
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Comments : HIRE DATE: 5/6/74
LEFT: 5/1992
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Your Name : robert cecchi
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Todays Date? : 12/03/08
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E-mail Address : thosetwo@comcast.net
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City : des moines
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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 : The Ohnnnnnny way to fly!
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Your Name : Jeffrey
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Todays Date? : 12/1/2008
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E-mail Address : jkjb767@comcast.net
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City : San Lorenzo
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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 : I survived 29 years 5 months. I am Delta retired effective 11/1/2008
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