WILEY PARKER 1951 - 1957 AIRCRAFT MECHNIC PHX Re: Funeral of Wiley Parker He was 91 and died this week and has a funeral on Friday at 10:00AM. It's at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 19002 N. 128th Ave., Sun City West, AZ 85375. He was a Quality Control Inspector for America West. His background was a Mechanic for Frontier, Bonanza, Hughes Air West and then at America West. He ended his career as a consultant focusing on the 737. I don't remember him but I probably should have known each other. I haven't heard from anyone but plan to attend. -Ed Beauvais (5/17/18) I don't remember Wiley, but will look at his obit to see if a photo jogs my memory. I'm copying Ginger Treptow who organized our FAL picnics in PHX for years. I knew a number of maintenance personnel and saw many on a daily basis when my office was in the maintenance hangar. I won't be able to attend as I'm scheduled for flights starting at 0600 thru 1000! -Billy Walker (5/17/18) Thanks for the update on Ed and the info on Wiley. I'm attaching the only thing I have on Wiley. Send me Wiley's obit if you see it. -Jake Lamkins (5/17/18) W J PARKER PHX aircraft mechanic per the Nov 1955 Frontier Personnel Roster. He is not on the Feb 1960 Frontier Personnel Roster. I'll guess he left about 1957 until more info is received. -Jake Lamkins (5/17/18) Frontier Pilot Sees Saucer City police Friday had a flying saucer report. Wiley Parker, pilot for Frontier Airlines, told officers he saw "a large orange-colored light northeast of Sky Harbor." He said it disappeared at a high rate of speed as his plane got closer. "Never saw anything like it before," said Parker. "Don't know what we can do about it, we don't have jet planes," a police sergeant said. -Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona, Page 1, August 9, 1952 Wiley's not on the Sep 1955 Frontier pilots seniority list. I don't think he was ever a Frontier pilot. -Jake Lamkins (5/18/18) FLacebook - FL Club FLight West: Wiley Parker PHX aircraft mechanic Wiley Parker's memorial webpage is posted at http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Wiley_Parker.html Not much info on Wiley. Need to know when he left the company. -Jake Lamkins (5/19/18)