BRUCE GIPSON 1981 - 1983 STATION AGENT DEN FLacebook, re Al Feldman: Bruce Gipson ... indeed he was ... unfortunately he was in the process of leaving FL & going over to CO when I came onboard @ Frontier & he was replaced by Glen Ryland w/things then headed downhill @ FL .. if I recall, Al met a sad end a few yrs later ... (3/1/13) Jake Lamkins When did you work at Frontier Airlines? (3/7/13) Bruce Gipson ... early '80s, Jake ... @ Stapleton ... station agt & part of an FAA trial planeside weight & balance program ... looks like u & I might've been there simultaneously ... was furloughed during that 1st go round as things headed downhill ... so sad ... I had high hopes of "moving on up" in my hometown airline ... I'm ambivalent when I see this latest FL reincarnation (how dare that awful AirTran steal our "FL" code !) w/the "newest" Frontier & those critters talking sarcastically off their funny looking Airbus tails ... we might've made it had we not been slugging it out w/UA & CO @ DEN ... I went on to work for Eastern, then American (u know how that "airline stuff" gets in a guy's blood) ... UA & CO played dirty pool against us @ Stapleton ... thx for reaching out - always nice to hear from a former colleague ! (3/8/13) Jake Lamkins Hi Bruce, In case you don't know about it, we have a page here at Facebook that I call FLacebook. Just put Old Frontier Airlines in the Facebook search and come join 460+ FLolks and FLriends. Also our website at OldFrontierAirlines.com I was at FL 1964-86 and DEN senior agent 1984-86. Regards, (3/8/13) Bruce Gipson ... oh, THX SO MUCH, Jake !! ... I just knew there was a grp somewhere deep in FB for us ... I'd found a couple of grps somewhat related, but nothing "pure" ex-FL like this one ... pls add me ... I'm going to scan the 400+ members already in the grp already when i have time to see who I might know ... & I know a couple of fellows who were ex-"Ramp Rats" here in the Denver area ... don't know if they're here on FB, but if so, may I refer to 'em to this grp ?? Jake Lamkins Absolutely! We're always looking to re-connect FLolks! (3/8/13) Bruce Gipson I went on from Frontier (@ DEN/Stapleton) to Eastern (@ BDL) after an interim stint wrkg in insurance (Aetna - that's what took me from Colo to Connecticut) ... well paid but bored to tears w/a desk job @ Aetna &, despite enormous pay cut, sked all over the place, & good psblty of getting caught up in Eastern's labor turmoil, I jumped at the chance to get back into airline work (u know how it "gets in your blood !") ... onto AA for 10+ yrs after EA folded, 1st w/AA Res in Hartford, then to their DFW Hdq Complex ... took "early out" during downsizing after 9/11 ... nothing else professionally has compared ... despite the fact that I'm now "no spring chkn", I'd like to get back into the industry part-time (also taking care of an elderly parent) ... I've "pulled some inside connections" I have to try to get on w/United, the "new" Frontier, or Spirit, but no luck thus far. (4/10/13) FLacebook Today is his birthday. (2/4/14) Tom Schmidt on Facebook Messenger 10/12/23 Hi Jake. Have you heard from Bruce Gipson? I've tried for a year with no success. Today I was looking at a Reunion post for East High School class of 1973 because I knew that was his school and year. Under his name I found the following write up that was made by him but a few years ago. Then at the top I noticed it said deceased. That update was a couple of days after he entered the hospital for an undiagnosed illness. His last Facebook post was 2 days before his biography update: https://www.facebook.com/bruce.e.gipson I can't find an obituary but that doesn't surprise me because he only had a brother still living and they never got along. Jake Lamkins No, I last heard from him was in Apr 2013. Let me know if you confirm his flight west. (10/12/23) Calvin Williamson Oct 23, 2022 at Facebook Yesterday, we received stunning news about Bruce E. Gipson's unexpected passing at UC Health. There's still no public official confirmation as of yet. Bruce was our unofficial admin of the group. Please lift those who were close to him and the Gipson family in prayer. Tom Schmidt Facebook on Oct 14, 2023 I just found out a couple of days ago that my friend Bruce E. Gipson passed away almost a year ago. He had entered a hospital last year and was updating us but after a few days the updates stopped. After numerous attempts to contact him various ways I couldn't. Yesterday I decided to try looking through pages pertaining to East High School in Denver, class of 1973, and saw that his biography had been updated last October 24 as deceased. Rest in Peace Bruce. I certainly enjoyed our talks in person or through Facebook. I wish we would have met when we were kids hanging out at Stapleton airport. How we both ended up working for Frontier Airlines is just one of those things we both dreamed of when we were young. This photo was taken 4 years ago when we got together in Denver. - feeling sad. B E GIPSON Emp# 17033 Station agent seniority date of 6/22/81, FUR Per the Feb 1982 & Jul 1982 FL/ALEA Seniority Lists. He is not on the Jul 1984 seniority list, the next seniority list I have. He's not on the Nov 1984 employees roster. His Linked In weblink is https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-e-gipson-35b316 His death was announced at https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10217195396356185&set=g.497946584033986 -Jake Lamkins (10/28/23) FLacebook FLIGHT WEST POSTED BRUCE GIPSON 1981 - 1983 STATION AGENT DEN http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Bruce_Gipson.html Post your remembrances of him. -Jake Lamkins (10/31/23)