BILL NELSON 1955 - 1964 STATION AGENT, SENIOR STATION AGENT FMN I am saddened to report the passing of Edwin A. (Bill) Nelson, Jr., former Vice President of Sales for Aspen Airways, on December 12, 2010. He was 89. Bill joined the Aspen Airways Family in October, 1966, and was the Vice President of Sales until his retirement in 1990. Prior to joining Aspen Airways, he was employed with the "old" Frontier Airlines and Central Airlines. Following retirement, Bill and his wife, Joan, spent their Summer months on the family farm in Ruthven, IA. and their Winter months in Mesa, AZ. A memorial service for Bill will be held in the Denver area on Thursday, December 16, 2010, 10:30 AM, at the following location: Lifesource Adventist Fellowship Church 6200 West Hampden Avenue Denver, CO 80227 Phone: 303-988-8371 A formal obituary will be published in the Denver Post on Wednesday, October 15, 2010. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bill's name (Edwin A. Nelson, Jr.) to: The Alzheimer's Foundation of America -Ted Griffith (12/14/10) Posted at the FL Club: Subject: PASSING OF EDWIN A. (BILL) NELSON, JR. --- On Sat, 12/18/10, David Bottinelli forwarded: I am saddened to report the passing of Edwin A. (Bill) Nelson, Jr., former Vice President of Sales for Aspen Airways, on December 12, 2010. He was 89. Bill joined the Aspen Airways Family in October, 1966, and was the Vice President of Sales until his retirement in 1990. Prior to joining Aspen Airways, he was employed with the "old" Frontier Airlines and Central Airlines. Following retirement, Bill and his wife, Joan, spent their Summer months on the family farm in Ruthven, IA. and their Winter months in Mesa, AZ. A memorial service for Bill will be held in the Denver area on Thursday, December 16, 2010, 10:30 AM, at the following location: Lifesource Adventist Fellowship Church 6200 West Hampden Avenue Denver, CO 80227 Phone: 303-988-8371 A formal obituary will be published in the Denver Post on Wednesday, December 15, 2010. ---------------------------------------------------------------- I have nothing in my files on Bill. Does anyone recall his time/positions at CN/FL? -Jake Lamkins (12/14/10) OBITUARY: EDWIN "BILL" NELSON Jr. formerly of Englewood, CO died Sunday, December 12, 2010 at Littleton Hospital. Loving husband of Joan Marie Nelson, Ruthven, Iowa. Memorial Service, Thursday, December 16, 10:30am, Life Source Adventist Fellowship, 6200 W. Hampden, Denver, CO. -Denver Post on December 15, 2010 Bill Nelson was senior station agent in FMN when I went to work for FAL in January 1960. He was there until either 1964 or 1965 until he was let go for events not related to FAL but not to their liking. -Charlie Wilson (12/18/10) Nelson, E. A. - station agent seniority date of 2-2-55 on the 3/1/62 FL/ALEA seniority list. He is not on the 1/1/66 FL/ALEA seniority list. E. A. Nelson Jr - FMN station agent per 11/4/55 FL Personnel Roster. Edwin Nelson, FMN SSA per the 8/15/63 - 1/15/64 FL Personnel Rosters. He is not on the 2/15/64 FL Personnel Roster. -Jake Lamkins (12/18/10) Thanks for the info, Charlie. I found some dates. Nelson, E. A. - station agent seniority date of 2-2-55 on the 3/1/62 FL/ALEA seniority list. He is not on the 1/1/66 FL/ALEA seniority list. E. A. Nelson Jr - FMN station agent per 11/4/55 FL Personnel Roster. Edwin Nelson, FMN SSA per the 8/15/63 - 1/15/64 FL Personnel Rosters. He is not on the 2/15/64 FL Personnel Roster. Do you recall where he went to when he left FL? -Jake Lamkins (12/18/10) He left frontier in 1964 or 1965. It's more likely was 1965 but I can't remember. He never worked for CN and went from FAL to Aspen Airways. He was well known in FMN And DEN. Had crew cars in both stations. Did a lot of shagging rental cars for Paul Almquist who was FMN station manager and owned a Hertz rental. -Charlie Wilson (12/19/10)