DICK THOMASON 1959 - 1984 PILOT BIL SLC DEN Posted at Scott Keller's guestbook: December 18, 2005 Thanks for letting me fly with you Scott. I never knew a finer person and pilot. Richard A. Thomason Captain-Old Frontier Airlines -Richard Thomason (Anacortes, WA ) OBITUARY RICHARD A. "DICK" THOMASON, 79, long-time Anacortes resident died Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Anacortes, WA. He was born October 18, 1931 in Grand Junction, CO, the only child of Richard Mayon and L. Madge Smith Thomason. After high school graduation, he served four years in the U. S. Air Force, primarily based at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. During this time he also earned a diploma in dental laboratory technology from the State University of New York. Following discharge, he used the GI bill to learn to fly and later became a flight instructor and then a commercial airline pilot for Capital Airlines and later Frontier Airlines flying for over 30 years, many of them as captain in large jet aircraft out of Denver, CO and Billings, MT. He held ratings for all multi-engine and jet aircraft and was highly regarded as an excellent pilot. After retirement, he continued to own and fly aircraft and many will recall his adventurous stories of experiences in the air. He married Annette Johnson of Provo, UT, on February 15, 1957; and they were the parents of two sons, Allen F. and Mark R. They later divorced and he subsequently married Mary Charlotte Thomason from whom he was also divorced. His passion for flying was matched only by his passion for sailing, and he spent many wonderful years sailing his boats out of Marina del Rey, CA and Anacortes, WA. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Mark Richard, and a grandson David Richard. He is survived by his son, Allen F. (Arlene) Thomason, of Highland, UT, 8 grandchildren, and 1 great-granddaughter. At his request, there was no viewing or funeral. Following brief family services, his cremains were interred at the Grandview Cemetery in Anacortes. Condolences may be sent to the family at AFThomason@aol.com. -Skagit Valley Herald Publishing Company on March 20, 2011 R A THOMASON Pilot seniority date of 2/9/59 on the 9/1/81 FL/ALPA Seniority List He is not on the 9/1/85 list. -Jake Lamkins (3/29/11) Posted at the FL Club: Pilot Dick Thomason has died His obituary is at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/skagitvalleyherald/obituary.aspx?n=richard-a-thomason-dick&pid=149402111 and you may leave a note in his guestbook. Dick piloted at FL from 1959 til sometime between 1981 and 1985. -Jake Lamkins (3/29/11) Email to son: Hello Allen, I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. My condolences to you and your family. I worked at Frontier with Dick and will be building a memorial webpage for him at the Frontier website. You can see the other Frontier pilot memorials at http://FAL-1.tripod.com/ObitsPilots.html A photo of Dick and anything else you wish to add would really enhance the webpage. With regrets, -Jake Lamkins (4/2/11) Thank you for your kind words concerning my fathers death. His obituary is at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/skagitvalleyherald/obituary.aspx?n=richard-a-thomason-dick&pid=149402111. I have also attached some pictures of him, and will look for more. He was a great man and had the true love of flying. It always amazed him that he was paid to do something he loved so much. I don't think he ever got over the fascination of taking to the stratosphere. He flew up to a few years before his death, the last plane he owned was a beautiful bi wing. He has a grandson, my son, who graduates this month from college in aviation management. Warren flies and has the same awe of it all that Dad did. Warren is the fourth generation to fly in the family. If there is anything else I can help you with please let me know. Best regards, -Allen Thomason (4/3/11) Hi Allen, Thanks for the pix. Can you date them for me. I'll email you when I get you dad's memorial webpage done. Regards, -Jake Lamkins (4/3/11) The picture with my brother and I standing with Dad by the plane was at the Salt Lake Airport in 1976. The picture of him with the sailing hat on was sometime in the past five years. -Allen Thomason (4/3/11) The Feb 1960 FL Employee Roster shows Dick a co-pilot based in SLC. He's last shown on the 5-83 Pilot Domicile List as a DEN B737 captain. He's not on the 5-85 Pilot Domicile list so I'll assume he probably left in 1984. -Jake Lamkins (4/7/11)