BILL ACKER 1968 - 1984 DIRECTOR-QUALITY CONTROL & ENGINEERING, MANAGER-LINE MAINTENANCE DEN My father wishes to become a member of this group. He retired from FL with 30 some years of service in Line MX. His name is Bill Acker and he was in DEN. -Pam Cunningham (11/3/05) My father was manager of FL line maintenance from '68 to '84. This is to inform any interested parties that he has passed away at the age of 91. He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on August 10, 2009. -Pam Cunningham (7/8/09) WILLIAM ACKER, JR. Director-Quality Control And Engineering Per Jan 1, 1970 FL Telephone Directory Bill Acker, DENML, Line Maintenance-DEN, no title, Nov 1977, Nov 1978, Dec 1979, Dec 1980, Jan 1982 & Jan 1983 FL QRDs. Do not find him on the 7/1/52 FL/IAM seniority list. Cannot find him on the 7/1/67 Maintenance Personnel Roster. -Jake Lamkins (7/8/09) William Jr Acker 91 Lakewood, CO (1) Elizabethtown, PA (1) Joanne E Acker Jr Acker -Intelius.com (7/8/09) Thank you for letting the Frontier Family know about your loss. My condolences to you and your family. I want to build a memorial page for your dad at the Frontier website. Is there an obituary published yet? Thanks so much, -Jake Lamkins (7/8/09) Thanks for the forwarded information on the death of Bill Acker. I will pass it on to the Denver area group. Bill was involved with just about every phase of maintenance, and also with the formation of the "New Frontier". -Ken Schultz (7/8/09) With the passing of Bill Acker is there a way to write an article on him? He was a great manager and fellow employee. Would like to see some info on others like him. -Carl "Pat" Kern (7/11/09) Hi Pat, I'd be delighted to do something on Acker but so far I've received little info. Have not even been able to find an obit, as of today. Send me anything you have to help me out. -Jake Lamkins (7/11/08) Acker JR Bill 2947 Pierson Way Lakewood CO 80215 -DENFL Reunion mailing list (7/13/09) I am sorry to hear the news of Bill's passing. I worked with Bill for several years in Denver. I was the Tower Manager with Frontier. Bill was a great man, very professional, intelligent, and had a big heart. I went to him for advice one time and he was a great mentor. My condolances to you and your family. -John Dahl (7/16/09) Posted at the FL Club: DEN manager-line maintenance Bill Acker memorial webpage posted BILL ACKER 1968 - 1984 DIRECTOR-QUALITY CONTROL & ENGINEERING, MANAGER-LINE MAINTENANCE DEN http://FAL-1.tripod.com/ Bill_Acker.html Post any info you have on Bill. Still do not have obit or photo. -Jake Lamkins (7/19/09) RESEARCH ON BILL ACKER: The Frontier Airlines,Vice President of Maintenance, Warren Schuling, in an INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM, addressed, TO: Company Officers, Department Heads, Dated June 6, 1968, announced "A realignment of the Maintenance Organization" effective June 1, 1968. The letter lists all maintenance departments and their department heads and duties. The letter lists W. Acker Jr. as "DIRECTOR OF LINE MAINTENANCE", Who reports to the General Manager of Maintenance and is responsible for the Line Maintenance function system wide. The Frontier Airlines Newsletter, Produced by the Public Relations Department as Intra-Company Information, Dated June 21, 1968, Reported. NEW HIRES. "Jim SIC Acker joins Frontier as Director of Line Maintenance in Denver". The corrected printing error, should read "Bill" Acker. In this position, Jim ,"Bill ", is responsible for Denver line maintenance and heavy maintenance, Ft. Worth heavy maintenance and all outside stations, as well as for the technical services group. Prior to Frontier, he worked with Braniff within the Maintenance Division." NOTE; With the two references above, June 1, 1968 is used as Bill's Date of Hire at Frontier. The Frontier Airlines Newsletter, Dated September 15, 1969. The New organization chart for Maintenance and Engineering, lists Bill as, "Director, Quality Control & Engineering". The Social Security Death Index, lists Bill as, "WILLIAM ACKER" BIRTH, 25 JAN, 1918, DEATH , 20 APRIL, 2009. Bill's date of death of April 20, 2009 is also verified by his daughter, Pam Cunningham. In several e-mail messages "Pam" said "Bill died in Washington, D.C. while visiting a niece". She also wrote "that at the end of the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, August 10, 2009, (his gravesite is in the departure pattern at DCA ) a FL jet flew overhead just as we were finishing our good-byes. This was quite moving for those of us that knew his past." -Ken Schultz (8/30/09) The FAL maintenance department picnic, August 13, 1983, at Adams County, Colorado, Regional Park. PHOTO 1, Bill Acker (left) with tongs at the BBQ turning Brots. ===================================================================== Photo 2, Bill Acker at the BBQ turning Brots. Ken Schultz (8/30/09)