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Memorial to Buddy Griffin
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BUDDY GRIFFIN
IN MEMORIAM
1936 - 2021
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Buddy flew west on Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at age 85
Notes Of Remembrance
His obituary
An enlargement of his obituary photo
He is buried at El Paso, Arkansas
Buddy began working at
Central Airlines
on Mar 6, 1961
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He is mentioned in a Jul 1962 article
A Nov 1963 news item notes his move to LIT
A close-up of Buddy's pic in that item
Buddy got his three year pin in Mar 1964
His five year service anniversary was in Mar 1966
In Mar 1971, he got his ten year pin
By Mar 1976 Buddy had 15 years with frontier
Buddy's 20 year service anniversary was in Mar 1981
A pic of him from the 1980s
He was listed #206 on the Oct 1986 station agents seniority list
Buddy at a 1990s LIT station reunion
L-R: Buddy, Hank Goffart and Bernie Nagle
Fellow LIT agent Jack Chambers (L) and Buddy at the 2013 FYV-FSM Reunion
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Buddy and his wife Cynthia in 2018
Another photo of them from 2019
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David Grogg created these simulations in honor of his grandfather, CN/FL pilot Hal Grogg.
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Jake LAMKINS
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GONE WEST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN!!!