(Updated 5/7/08)
In Memoriam: Guenter Zoeller
Guenter Zoeller, 83, passed away on April 30, following a heart attack on March 5. All of us will fondly remember his enthusiasm and support for the group. Gunter attended the Tucson reunion last year, after riding an airport bus from his home in Prescott to Phoenix Airport, then connecting to another bus down to Tucson. He eagerly participated in all the festivities, tours and parties like a man half his age.
Gunter's former wife, Margit Gude, is planning a service for him in Prescott, hopefully during the last weekend in June. When plans are finalized, the information will be posted here. Anyone wishing to send condolences to Margit may do so at: hdsnmeg@earthlink.net
Blue Skies, Guenter; we already miss you!
In Memoriam: Robert L. Roatch
We received this e-mail on Sunday, April 27:
Hello:
I just ran across Robert Roatch’s name on the DCS list you have posted on the Internet. My brother passed away 18 April 2006 at Franklin, Tennessee. You may remove his MIA status.
Respectfully, Patrick W. Roatch - prnptri@verizon.net
Bob Roatch was a LAX ATO Transportation Agent before starting his DCS career, and is remembered as a good and kind person. Farewell, our fellow alum.
From Joan Chaput-Gray:
You have my name under Joan Chaput-Negrao. Gil Negrao, my husband, passed away in 1985 of lung cancer. He taught many DCS classes (not mine – but he did teach my purser class) and those still around will remember him as a fine instructor at Breech Academy. I am presently Joan Chaput-Gray, having remarried in 1992 to a wonderful man who suggested my forte was with the U.S. Government. Thus I retired from TWA in 1999 after a long leave of absence and I am now employed by the Department of Defense and enjoy the challenges that each and every day brings.
REGIONAL REUNIONS!
Two regional, or "mini" reunions have been scheduled, one on each coast. It's time to mark your calendar and plan to attend one, or both of these informal, "a la carte" weekend gatherings.
Rhinebeck, New York - Saturday, August 2
We will assemble in New York's beautiful Hudson Valley, at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, where a wonderful airshow awaits us, complete with World War I biplanes and aerial dogfights. August 2/3 is "Airline Weekend" at the aerodrome, with a $5 entrance discount for anyone wearing airline insignia or other "gear," so bring your TWA DCS Alumni shirts and hats, with TWA logo. A no-host picnic is planned, along with great fellowship.
More information will be posted when finalized. Meanwhile, make plans to attend this event!
Tom Brown and Don Fleming are in charge.
An example of the historical biplanes is shown. Aerial flightseeing is available.
Click here for more information about the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome.
The Hudson Valley is a great experience. If folks have Sunday brunch in mind, The Thayer Hotel at West Point is 50 miles south, The Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck is the oldest continuously operating Inn in the country and the Culinary Institute of America is only 10 miles away. The Mohonk Mountain House is 25 miles across the river in New Paltz. There is also an outdoor venue at GiGi Market located on the Weir Farm in Redhook that can accommodate up to 60 people if a group dining experience is preferred. (Click on any of the above underlined sites for more information).
DCS alums and friends at Rhinebeck; October 1991.
Seattle, Washington - Sunday, October 12
Tom Donahue is in charge of this memorable Sunday brunch and getting there will be half the fun. We will assemble in Seattle and ride the ferry across to Bremerton, where Anthony's Home Port Restaurant is within a few feet of our disembarkation point. Everyone will be free to select a return ferry time, but in the company of such great people, there will be no reason to hurry back.
Click here for more information on Anthony's.
Tom suggests you come for the weekend and consider spending Saturday at the Museum of Flight, where an airline memorabilia show will also be in progress.
Click here for information on the Museum of Flight, and here for details on the memorabilia show.
Tour Air Force One at the Museum of Flight.
Hotel information and more details will be posted here as plans are finalized.
TUCSON WAS TERIFFIC!
More than 60 of us gathered Septermber 28-30, 2007 in Tucson, Arizona, where great camaraderie, coupled with liberal libation made for a wonderful weekend. Kudos to Dee Schiavelli and Sonya Dougherty for their efforts that made this reunion a smashing success!
Enjoying the Friday night coctail party, hosted by Bill and Sonya Dougherty: Ron Green,
Jan Golon, Robert Randell and Don Fleming.
Saturday night dinner took place at the Pima Air Museum.
Sunday at Tin Town! Enjoying the fun: Janet Van Der Rhoer, Jon Proctor, Jim Van Der Rhoer, Susan Bernal, Jerry Warkans and Gil Bernal.
More Tucson reunion pictures can be viewed on the reunions page.
INFORMAL GATHERINGS
Are you planning to hook up with other DCSs soon? If so, get a picture and e-mail it to Jon Proctor, so we can post it. Meanwhile, check out the Members in the News page to see who has rendezvouzed recently.
CHICAGO IN '09!
We continue to plan our next 'big' reunion, in Fall 2009 at Chicago, and are looking at hotel sites as well as dates. Our goal is to stick to the last weekend in September or in early October, depending on the best deals.
LOOKING FOR PHOTOS AND MEMORIES
If you've not done so recently, click on Reunions page. We recently posted a new set of pictures from the first reunion, in 1995 at Reston, Virginia, and included some faces not previously seen.
Do we have your class photo? Sadly, the complete set of pictures has been lost. Please dig deep and help us fill in the holes. We won't rest until all the classes are represented!
We also have a few question marks (?) where people in the pictures have not been identified; let us know if you can provide names. Tony Procaccino just identified himself in the Class 73-2 picture, while Robert Arnon (Class 70-01) found us and Ernie Graeser recently checked in, thereby removing himself from the "M.I.A." list. A few other question marks have been replaced with names as more people check in; all "IDs" are appreciated.
In addition, we would welcome your old photos, stories, memories, amusing anecdotes, etc., so that we can post more DCS memories. If you are computer-savvy and can scan and e-mail your photos, please do so and send them to twahistorian@yahoo.com. If not, consider letting us borrow them; they’ll be scanned and returned to you post-haste. Contact us at the the same e-mail address for details.
Finally, we are linking photos on our In Memoriam page. If you have snapshots of any of those fine DCSs we've lost, please send them as well.