GLENN COX 1949 - 1974 PILOT FTW GSW DAL DFW Sorry to be so long responding, I've been out of town. I am Max's son. I have checked out all Central and FAL sites, although not in much detail. I did scan death notices and was saddened to see some names I did not know of. FYI Glenn (two n's) Cox died Monday, December 2, 1974 at home in Fort Worth of a heart attack. -Max Gardner (CN/FL pilot's son) (7/1/99) According to the Social Security Death Index, Glenn Cox was born 24Apr1919 and died Dec1974, age 55. -Jake Lamkins (6/16/00) Glenn S. Cox died Dec 2, 1974 according to the Feb 1975 FL NEWS. G S COX Pilot seniority date of 10/31/49 on the 9/1/72 FL/ALPA seniority list. -Jake Lamkins (8/30/07) Posted at the FL Club: Does anybody remember CN/FL pilot Glenn Cox? I need some remembrances about Glenn. I'm updating his memorial webpage and don't have much on him. He was a CN/FL pilot who died of a heart attack on Dec 2, 1974 at age 55. Thanks, -Jake Lamkins (8/31/07) Having only met Glenn once at a Central bash in my really early days with Central my only recollection is kind of cute. He and his wife would sit there and talk.....both at the same time. I really wondered how either knew what the other was saying because they were both talking at the same time, continuously! -Tom Hollister (8/31/07) Pappy Cox was one of the most laid back guys you will ever meet. Nothing fazed him. Right after we got the B737 I left DFW just before dark, headed to DEN and Great Falls. Pappy always flew the first leg but after power application we started to drift to my side of the runway. I looked at him; he had nodded off to nap time. TRUE STORY. Very gently I applied a little rudder to keep us on the runway but as soon as I did, he raised his head. Comment, "just needed a little cat nap." He was a great guy to fly with. -Rusty Lambert (9/1/07) I first flew with Glenn back in 58, He had lost his wife and was having a tough time . We were sharing hotel rooms at that time and I remember him reading most of the night just to relieve his mind. He would make sure the light didn't bother me. Thoughtful. Glen had a habit of resting his eyes at times when the flying was uneventful and when he did I would reach over and reset his DG (Directional Gyro). When he opened up he would ck his DG , look outside and calmly reset to proper setting. I swear he had a built in compass. Glenn married a CN stew, Kathy Greene, I might add she was much better looking than he. Glenn was a good (maybe I should add -natured) golfer and a great person as I'm sure all who knew him will attest. -Gene McCaleb (9/1/07) Thanks for the remembrances of Glenn. Was Kathy Greene the wife who had died? I have an article on her from 1959. Is she the same one who married Glenn? -Jake Lamkins (9/1/03) I never knew Glenn's first wife. Kathy was from Poteau OK. She did a few filmed commercials for CN. Quite a looker. I might mention then my wife Ann Skidmore was a CN stew, she and Judy Craddick started at the same time and both were friends in Midland. -Gene McCaleb (9/2/07) As Rusty has said, Pappy was really a laid back guy. Pappy had been a flight instructor and during WW II he was a ferry pilot moving airplanes from the factories to wherever they had to go. He was a highly experienced pilot and one of the first hired at Central. But he did like his 'naps'. One stormy night I was flying the DC-3 from HOT to LIT and Pappy had dozed off even though there was a line of thunderstorms north of course. As I approached LIT, the tower gave us the usual info and also advised that Trans-Texas had decided to go on to Pine Bluff after starting his approach and Braniff was waiting for takeoff. The ceiling and visibility was good and although the wind was a little strong it was blowing right down runway 31 so it looked OK to me. On final approach, Pappy woke up to the green flashes as power lines were breaking in downtown LIT northwest of the airport a couple of miles. When we were about a half mile from the runway, the wind was shifting to a crosswind, rain began and the turbulence became moderate. Pappy calmly said "I've got it" and proceeded to wrestle that DC-3 to a good crosswind landing in heavy rain. As we rolled out on the runway, Braniff radioed "Nice job Central" and Pappy told me "I guess you can get it to the terminal from here". On the way to the Grady Manning Hotel in the taxicab I told Pappy that he had really impressed me the way he calmly took control from this heavily overloaded co-pilot under those adverse conditions and landed it from the right seat without breaking a sweat and after Teeter-Totter had gone on to Pine Bluff. At that point Pappy perked up and said "Damn, if I had known that I wouldn't have tried it either!" Another of many lessons learned by me. Maybe it was the nap! Pappy's first wife died from cancer not long after I hired on and he took it pretty hard. Even though he was senior enough to hold the good short trip schedules he would bid the 4-day working weekends schedules, probably to keep from being alone at home. Although he was quiet, he still needed company. We had to share hotel rooms in those days so that helped. His schedule was all my meager seniority entitled me to and so we spent several good months flying together during this healing time. But the big event was that Pappy developed an attraction to our Stewardess, Kathy Green, which turned out to be mutual. They were later happily married for years until Pappy's untimely passing. They made a good couple and yes Tom, Kathy yakked alot but Pappy was probably just trying to make up for the morose months that he didn't feel like yakking! I'm sure there's alot more stories about Pappy's life and career but to sum it all up: He was a fine person, an excellent pilot and a pleasure to work with. I'm glad I had the chance to know him nearly 40 years ago. -"Frosty Frost (9/2/07) Kim McCaleb-Austin here, ex FL F/A...and everyone knows my father Capt. Gene McCaleb, and being in the airline industry my entire life since birth I know a lot of stories. When I was flying, I witnessed most of you pilots taking naps. Maybe not an 'all and all sleep'' which sounds like Pappy, but I will bet you donuts to dollars that all the ex F/As will agree with me. By the way...my dad will not like me saying this but he will be 80 years old in May. He looks fantastic and still has his wits, great personality, funny.... sometimes. .. loves his football and baseball.... still a K.C. fan.... and keeps very active. I'm so proud of him! -Kim McCaleb Austin (9/3/07) Actually the aviation term for 'nap' is Non-Destructive Internal Testing and/or repair of Eyelids for Recurrent Light Leaks or other ocular problems! Say Hi to Pops for me. -Frosty Frost (9/3/07) I remember Capt Cox. He flew into LIT a lot while I was there. He was always pleasant and never out of sorts. -Buddy Griffin (9/4/07) Posted at Wes Davis' funerary guestbook: My dad, Glenn Cox, and Wes were friends a long time ago. I sure learned a lot from both of them. I helped Wes pour his driveway and sidewalks at his home in Richland Hills. How wise and centered he was; how lovely Coke was. Their examples guide even now. -Larry Cox, Los Fresnos, Texas (7/16/12)