Your Name :   Archived see comments Todays Date? :   07/06/2010 E-mail Address :    City :    State :    Country :    Previous Western Airlines Employee? :    Comments :   Please View the last Archived Posts 800 thru 850! Thanks Your Name :   steve pistole Todays Date? :   7-1-10 E-mail Address :   appraiser@bendbroadband.com City :   bend State :   oregon Country :   usa Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   no Comments :   Dated Pam Horner, a stew based out of LAX in 1963-65. Just wondered where she is now? Thanks Your Name :   Michael Rose Todays Date? :   06/29/10 E-mail Address :   amr0531@peoplepc.com City :   Farmington State :   MN Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes Comments :   I worked from 78-87 between MSP and SEA. Your Name :   Pete and Maggie Mikalatos Todays Date? :   6/23/2010 E-mail Address :   petemik@aol.com City :   Vancouver State :   WA Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes Comments :   Data Processing Maggie 1969 to 1974 Programmer Pete 1967 to 1979 Operations & Programmer Your Name :   Leona Blanchette-Conner Todays Date? :   6/22/2010 E-mail Address :   lconner3211@comcast.net City :   Knoxville State :   TN Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes Comments :   Employed from 1962 to 1969 in Accounts Receivable (Statistics) also worked on helping to establish proposed musuem of commercial aviation. Your Name :   Judy Short Todays Date? :   06/12/2010 E-mail Address :   judyshort@value.net City :   Rancho Mirage State :   CA Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes - FA Comments :    Your Name :   Jeanne Makela Todays Date? :   May 31-2010`jnememak E-mail Address :   jnememak@aol.com City :   Gold Canyon State :   AZ Country :    Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   1964-1999 Comments :   MSP/SEA/SLC Great site.You do good work. Your Name :   Denny Newell Todays Date? :   28MAY2010 E-mail Address :   tanimarra@comcast.net City :   Kent State :   WA Country :    Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   1963-1998 Comments :    Your Name :   philip mendisco Todays Date? :   5 /16/10 E-mail Address :   mendisco@sbcglobal.net City :   san francisco State :   ca Country :   usa Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   yes sort of Comments :   my mother worked for western airlines from 1968 thru the delta merger until forced into early retirement in 1994. she worked at sfo as a ticket agent, worked the sky lounge worked somewhere in the big warehouses at sfo, and worked downtown in the office o Your Name :   Mike Raftis Todays Date? :   5/14/2010 E-mail Address :   mikeraftis@yahoo.com City :   Sharpsburg State :   GA Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes Comments :   Worked Maintenance Records 1967-1968, Electrical Line Service/Avionics 1968-1981, Flight Simulator 1981-2005 Your Name :   Milchael Bailey Todays Date? :   5-7-10 E-mail Address :   mikedottie@att.net City :   Valencia State :   California Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes Comments :   Worked LAX Flight Control 1966-74. Looking for word on Teddy Hilley or James Linder. Your Name :   Joni Nelson King Todays Date? :   May 4, 2010 E-mail Address :   jonimae@hotmail.com City :   long beach State :   california Country :   usa Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   yes Comments :    Your Name :   john arbucci Todays Date? :   04/21/2010 E-mail Address :   johnarbucci@charter.net City :   burbank State :   calif Country :   l.a Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   yes Comments :    Your Name :   Kelley Nolan Todays Date? :   April 13, 2010 E-mail Address :   KG2@aol.com City :   Oxnard State :   Ca. Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   no, but my was. Comments :   Rebecca (Becky)M.(Craig)Bish passed Febuary 9, 2010 in Washington state. Your Name :   Rick Joyce Todays Date? :   Apr 6,2010 E-mail Address :   richardkjoyce@att.net City :   Sparks State :   NV Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   You bet Comments :   Started LAXFF,SFOFF,RR,CG, JFK (what an experience!) and RNOFF retired 2001 when DL left. Nice to see old names from the past Your Name :   George Lufkin Todays Date? :   4/01/10 E-mail Address :   gtlufkin@comcast.net City :   Salt Lake City State :   Utah Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   1965/1987 Comments :   Summers in Utah and Winters in Arizona Retired Delta 2005 Your Name :   michael lynch Todays Date? :   03/13/2010 E-mail Address :   mike@jukin.com City :   midvale State :   ut Country :   usa Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   yes Comments :   Hired on April 26 1976 as a Flight Attendant. Westerns 50th anniversary! Wheres Red Dodge in the obits? Many stories to tell. Love you all:) Mikee Your Name :   John Betsinger Todays Date? :   March 12, 200 E-mail Address :   judgeabbott@yahoo.com City :   Huntington Beach State :   Calif. Country :   U.S.A. Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes Comments :   June 1966-Jan. 1982. Data Processing, Computer operastions. Very nice websight. Your Name :   Jerry Miller Todays Date? :   03-09-2010 E-mail Address :   gm.miller@earthlink.net City :   Salem State :   OR Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   No Comments :   My father, Bill Miller, was a Western Airlines employee. He has passed away, but would have loved this site for sure. Your Name :   michael wieskamp Todays Date? :   2/28/10 E-mail Address :   wclstg@aol.com City :   calistoga State :   ca Country :   usa Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   yes Comments :   western really was the only way to fly...those were the days Your Name :   pete, renate speer Todays Date? :   2-28 2010 E-mail Address :   prdina1@aol.com City :   yerington State :   nv Country :   usa Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   yes Comments :   wal was a great airline. ret-2005 anc-lax-anc-slc-phx Your Name :   Ray Benning Todays Date? :   2/25/10 E-mail Address :   rwbjunior@verizon.net City :   Redondo Beach State :   CA Country :    Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes,1967-1987 Comments :    Your Name :   Vonna Bowen Todays Date? :   02/15/2010 E-mail Address :   vonnabowen@att.net City :   Hollywood State :   Florida Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes, 1966 to 1987 Comments :   Its so good to be able to write and say hello to old friends. Western will always be in my heart. I moved from Hollywood CA to Hollywood Fl last june. Everyone who reads my note take care and perhaps our paths will cross again. Your Name :   Robert Bacon Todays Date? :   02/13/2010 E-mail Address :   erwinbacon@aol.com City :   Oregon City State :   Oregon Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes 1972-1987 Comments :    Your Name :   Mamerto lefty Jamora Todays Date? :   2/6/2010 E-mail Address :   lefty.mary@sbcglobal.net City :   Simi Valley State :   ca Country :   usa Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   yes,1965-1987 Comments :   Just want to say hi, to all ex wallies. I also plan to make to one of the monthly breakfast and visit with some old! buddies. Your Name :   Art Oster Todays Date? :   02/01/2010 E-mail Address :   art.oster@hp.com City :   Los Alamitos State :   CA Country :   US Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes, 1974-1984 Comments :   Worked in TAC IV, Accu-Res. Western was the only way to fly. Your Name :   Carl Brewsaugh Todays Date? :   1-31-10 E-mail Address :   carlbrewsaugh@aol.com City :   Oklahoma City State :   Oklahoma Country :   US Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes! Comments :   Retired in 1993 . . . Your Name :   Frank Tibo Rael Todays Date? :   01/25/10 E-mail Address :   FrankRael@comcast.net City :   Albuquerque State :   New Mexico Country :   United States Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Stores Dept. Comments :   I would like to say Hi to everybody and let them know about Bill Dominquez. Thank You. Your Name :   Jim Pruitt Todays Date? :   1/25/10 E-mail Address :   jimpruitt17@yahoo.com City :   little river State :   sc Country :   usa Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   no Comments :   I had a friend who worked for Western both in Hawaii & California. Would love to speak with him again. Thanks Your Name :   FRANK SCHURR Todays Date? :   01/21/2010 E-mail Address :   CESSNA172K@GMAIL.COM City :   LAS VEGAS State :   NV Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   06/26/76TILL MERGER Comments :   IAM STILL AT DELTA LINE MAINT AT KLAS.THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE WORKING FOR WESTERN.THE PEOPLE AT WESTERN WERE THE BEST PEOPLE I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH.WE MADE DELTA WHAT THEY ARE NOW.WISH YOU ALL WELL. FRANK SCHURR Your Name :   Sandi Woloz-Stutler Todays Date? :   1/17/2010 E-mail Address :   msstutler@yahoo.com City :   Weston State :   West Virginia Country :   U.S.A. Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes, 69 - 76 @ LAX Comments :   I have great memories of working in maintenance, STORES, publications, and the mailroom. I hope some co-workers remember me! Your Name :   Janis (Jan) Damante Todays Date? :   1/1/10 E-mail Address :   jdpisces2@aol.com City :   Atlanta State :   Georgia Country :   US Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   SFORR SEARR Comments :   Glen you work so hard on this site & it is great. Happy New Year Your Name :   JUDY SOUTHWORTH Todays Date? :   JANUARY 1, 2010 E-mail Address :   julajohnson@aol.com City :   LANCASTER State :   VIRGINIA Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   YES Comments :   From Aug 1961 to 1963 worked in Reservation office on Flower St in L.A. Then went to WAL Ticket Office in Pasadena for almost 5 years. Worked with Bobbie Reinke. Once we were robbed at gunpoint. Pretty scary stuff. Your Name :   Sam Wing Todays Date? :   12/31/09 E-mail Address :   swing57479@aol.com City :   Phoen9ix State :   Az Country :    Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Nov 1964 - Jan 2001 Comments :   Good to see some old fellow workers. Your Name :   Debra Croan Cooper Todays Date? :   12-30-09 E-mail Address :   KCnsted@aol.com City :   Olathe State :   Kansas Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes~Proudly Comments :   Loved every minute working for WAL! Classy Airline! F/A 1985-1989 LAX/DFW Your Name :   Doug Solomon Todays Date? :   12/12/09 E-mail Address :   doug.solomon@cox.net City :   Tempe State :   AZ Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   No Comments :   Terrific website. I flew on Western between PHX and MSP as a youngster as well as a return flight aboard a B727-200. I sure do miss Western. Your Name :   mike james Todays Date? :   11/29/09 E-mail Address :   shamrocktp@att.net City :   encinitas State :   ca Country :   usa Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   no Comments :   my grandfather charlie (jimmy) james was one of westerns 1st air mail pilots in 1926 (lax to slc)i have many great photos and letters of the past Your Name :   Joe Topham Todays Date? :   11-29-09 E-mail Address :   fatherjoseph1@hotmail.com City :   Las Vegas State :   NV. Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes 1966-1992 Comments :   Started with Western in SLC when the big 5 strike was going on. Enjoyed time in PHX, LAX and ended it all in LAS, Western Air Lines was the very best. The crap outfit that took over WAL was the total worst. We still have a retiree set down the 2nd Sat. ev Your Name :   JIM BROOKS Todays Date? :   26 NOV, 2009 E-mail Address :   BrooksPWM@msn.com City :   NAPLES State :   FL Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   YES Comments :   MECHANIC at LAX 1963 - 1968 Swing shift Your Name :   Rick Todays Date? :   11-24-2009 E-mail Address :   rsum12@msn.com City :   Twin Falls State :   Id Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   No Comments :   My late wife Patricia Patty(Mendiola) was a stewardess with Western during the late 60s early 70s Your Name :   Dave Hamlett Todays Date? :   11-16-2009 E-mail Address :   humblehammys@gmail.com City :   Mariposa State :   CA Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   No Comments :   I found this web site pretty interesting. I am doing a story on a former Western Airline employee, Mary Lou Talbot (married name Finley). I would have loved to have seen some pictures. I know she was involved with PR, since I have pictures of that. She al Your Name :   GENE HEDRICK Todays Date? :   NOV 11,09 E-mail Address :   gene1@canby.com City :   canby State :   oregon Country :   usa Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   yes/ 1970-1979 Comments :   HAD ALOT OF FUN AT SFO. GOOD TIMES Your Name :   Bill Rouse Todays Date? :   11-07-2009 E-mail Address :   billrouse1940@yahoo.com City :   Pensacola State :   Florida Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   yes, 9/1968-12/1981 Comments :   Started in SFO as Line Mechanic. Later as line maintenace foreman in SFO and DEN. Wow, what memories. Carolyn & I now retired and full time rvers, Your Name :   George Stanley Todays Date? :   10/23/2009 E-mail Address :   george.stanley1@verizon.net City :   Tualatin State :   OR Country :   United States Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yew Comments :   Worked in RNO from 1982-85 and LAX 1985-1990. Your Name :   Richard (Jake) Jacobelli Todays Date? :   10/19/2009 E-mail Address :   jacobelli802@comcast.net City :   Jeannette State :   Pennsylvania Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   YES Comments :   It was a great career and at times can still smell the kerosene of JT8 engine. Purchased the home I grew up in and will spend the rest of my days restoring it. Your Name :   GENE HEDRICK Todays Date? :   OCT 2, 09 E-mail Address :   gene1@canby.com City :   canby State :   oregon Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   YES 1970-1979 Comments :   WORKED IN SFO, had some good times Your Name :   Michael Bailey Todays Date? :   10-1-09 E-mail Address :   mike@badgehistory.com City :   Valencia State :   CA Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes Flight Operations Comments :   Flight Ops from 1966-73. Worked under Norm Rose and George Varney. Would like status of Teddy Hilley. She made a career change possible for me. Ive been retired 10 years on Oct. 30th. Your Name :   Nancy Nelson Todays Date? :   9/28/2009 E-mail Address :   nancy_nelson@embarqmail.com City :   Las Vegas State :   Nevada Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   Yes 26 years!! Comments :   Loved my life at Western Airlines and then Delta Air Lines. Bestest time was the original days with the Wally Bird. Your Name :   Mike Brascia Todays Date? :   24 September 2009 E-mail Address :   mike4488@msn.com City :   Denver State :   CO Country :   USA Previous Western Airlines Employee? :   yes Comments :   Hired Las 1966 worked Lax Den and Slc retired from Delta in 1996 Great website!