Sad note
#4
I have often recognized a name of an ill or deceased crewmember but couldn't put a face with the name. A photo may have made the difference on whether I would have sent a card, money or other condolences to the family.
About a year ago one of our Airbus F/O's who flew SIBA a lot passed away due to cancer. While we couldn't see his picture the passionate people at OPs in Paris put a nice page with a color picture up on their bulletin board for all to see. I saw it and immediately recognized him as someone I had seen many times in Paris Ops and in the AOC. Had I not seen the picture he was just a familiar name with no face.
I suggest we do as the UPS pilots do and put something on our MEC web site. UPS recently lost a Captain to cancer a few days ago and the union put up a nice web page on their web site with a biography on the pilot including his picture.
Last edited by machz990; 07-26-2007 at 02:41 PM.
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Maybe, but when it's my turn, I'd like to go that way too. Actually, if a person has a terminal disease, there's really no better way to go. I'm sure that he died of something (cancer, heart disease, etc), as very few people just "pass away in their sleep." Regardless, it is a very sad thing, especially for the family. God Speed.
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Maybe, but when it's my turn, I'd like to go that way too. Actually, if a person has a terminal disease, there's really no better way to go. I'm sure that he died of something (cancer, heart disease, etc), as very few people just "pass away in their sleep." Regardless, it is a very sad thing, especially for the family. God Speed.
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