CLAIRE ALMQUIST 1947 - 1976 SECRETARY, SUPERVISOR OF TARIFFS, MANAGER OF TARIFFS, DIRECTOR OF TARIFFS DEN SUNLINER NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Vol. 2 - #10 (Sept. 1953) Williston Basin hearings in Billings begin Sept. 21, 1953 and moved to Williston on Sept. 24. CAB Examiner Paul Pfeiffer. Governor J. Hugh Aronson, Montana's governor, was a witness in FL's behalf. Claire Almquist - Named Supervisor of Tariffs "H" markers - Radio beacon operating in the 200-400 KC band - omni directional, tied to anautomatic Directional Finder (ADF) on DC-3s. automatically supplies continuous info on the bearing of the radio beam in relation to the aircraft heading. First used at Durango Oct. 15, 1947. Later at LaVeta pass and Alamosa, Chama, Farmington & Gallup. Used 60' poles. Chama installation in first big snow storm of 1947 season. Power increased from 50 to 100 watts First IFR authorization between Denver/Farmington was July 29, 1948 "H" markers on Albuquerque/Salt Lake City segment was next to be tackled. Some marker sites were over 100 miles from an airport. Wasatch Range in Utah presented problems which took two years to solve. Were solved completely in 1952. 20 "H" Markers on system in 1953. Only 10% of FL's system on Federal airways. Clyde Longhart and his wife drove mountainous backroads to get to installations. Longhart - Supt. of Radio Dept. at this time. -http://members.tripod.com/~FYV/FL_Sunliners.txt (5/10/07) CLAIRE M ALMQUIST (Age: 95) MINNEAPOLIS, MN HOPKINS, MN DENVER, CO -Intelius.com (5/10/07 Signe (an old friend of Claire Almquist) received a call from Ruth (sister to Claire) on Saturday - to tell her that Claire had passed away early Saturday morning. According to family - it was a peaceful death as well as a blessing as she has not had the quality of life in past 10 years. I have many good memories of Claire and Clark who I have always considered my mentors during my employ at FL. There are so many friends that are going now - guess we are all getting older. - Barbara Miller (10/15/07) Claire Almquist worked for Frontier for many many years as Director of Tariffs. Know that her brother was Paul Almquist who was the Manager in Farmington for a long time too. Hope someone can give you more details. She was a super, super person. -Jeanne Hanson (11/14/07) OBITUARY Almquist, Claire M. Age 96, former Frontier Airlines Employee, died 10/12/07 in Wayzata. Survived by sister, Ruth Grill of Plymouth; brother, Paul (Anne) Almquist of Farmington, NM; also many nieces & nephews. Memorial service 11 AM Friday, 11/23/07 at CATURIA- SMIDT FUNERAL HOME, 201 E. 7th St., Hastings, with visitation 1 hr. prior to service. Interment County Line Cemetery, Goodhue, Co. (651) 437-9419 CATURIA-SMIDT FUNERAL HOME www.caturia-smidtfh.com -MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE on 10/21/07 OBITUARY Claire M. Almquist (1911 - 2007) (September 8, 1911 - October 12, 2007) Almquist, Claire M., age 96, died October 12, 2007 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Wayzata. She was born to Charles & Hulda (nee Carlson) Almquist on September 8, 1911 in Ravenna Township, MN. Claire had served as an executive with Frontier Airlines for over 37 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and five brothers. Claire is survived by her sister Ruth Grill of Plymouth, brother Paul (Anne) Almquist of Farmington, NM, also many nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, 11/23/07 at the CATURIA-SMIDT FUNERAL HOME, 201 E. 7th St. in Hastings, with a visitation held one hour prior to the service. The interment will follow in the County Line Cemetery, Goodhue County, MN. -www.caturia-smidtfh.com on Posted at the FL Club: Claire Almquist died on October 12, 2007. Thanks to Jeanne Hanson for alerting me. Claire was supervisor then manager then director of tariffs during her FL career 1947 - 1976. She was also a credit union officer and in 1969 was the only female director at FL and the only female tariff expert among the domestic air carriers. She retired in Sep 1976 when she turned 65. Her brother was longtime FMN station manager Paul Almquist who survives her. Aged 96 years, 1 month and 4 days, Claire is the 4th longest lived FL employee. Only Bob Goldwater, Ken Stevenson and Pappy Russell lived longer. My records show 39 FLolks lived to be 88 or older. OBITUARY - -MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE on 10/21/07 Almquist, Claire M. Age 96, former Frontier Airlines Employee, died 10/12/07 in Wayzata. Survived by sister, Ruth Grill of Plymouth; brother, Paul (Anne) Almquist of Farmington, NM; also many nieces & nephews. Memorial service 11 AM Friday, 11/23/07 at CATURIA- SMIDT FUNERAL HOME, 201 E. 7th St., Hastings, with visitation 1 hr. prior to service. Interment County Line Cemetery, Goodhue, Co. (651) 437-9419 CATURIA-SMIDT FUNERAL HOME www.caturia-smidtfh.com -Jake Lamkins (11/15/07) Thanks for finding the info on Claire so quickly. You do a great job of letting us all know when someone goes west. Claire was truly one of a kind and we all enjoyed knowing and working with her. -Jeanne Hanson (11/15/07) Ah, yes! Always remember Claire for her knowledge of the tariffs (those 15-20 lb tomes we used in the "old days"). Called "Squires Tariff" (the name Squires coming from the former airline agent who master-minded them. For those who came after the computer age took over, it was necessary to determine the routing of your ticketing as the fare differed depending on routing. Although circuitous routing is common with today's fares (thru DFW,ATL, CHI, etc) back then each routing (which had a number) was a different fare whether direct of with other routing. Claire was very knowledgeble of those tariffs and was almost as familiar with them as Mr. Squires himself. If you used the incorrect routing you got a ticket error from accounting. For those who remember, there was not only a Passenger Tariff but also an Air Freight Tariff, each about the same size (and weight) and constantly being revised. Ah, the good ol days! -Ken Stewart (11/15/07) The obituary for Claire M. Almquist is in the Minneapolis - St.Paul, Minnesota newspaper, the StarTribune, on October 21, 2007. Claire died October 12, 2007. She started to work for Monarch Air Lines February 24, 1947 in the Tariffs Department. The ARROW-JET NEWS, December 1969, reported "Almquist holds distinction of only woman tariff expert". Claire M. Almquist, Director of Tariffs for Frontier, is reported as being the only female tariff expert among the domestic air carriers. Miss Almquist, who was named Director-Tariffs by James C. Dixson, Vice President-Traffic Planning, is also the only female director at Frontier. Her career with the company began 23 years ago this February. She began working in 1947 with a predecessor company of Frontier, Monarch Airlines. The FRONTIER NEWS, October / November 1976 reported; Claire Almquist, director of tariffs, retires from the company after 29 years. A veteran of Northwest Airlines during World War II, Claire joined Monarch in 1947. In 1966 she became the industry's first woman to be manager of tariffs and in 1969 became director. Claire has been spending her time traveling between Denver and Minneapolis, but was last seen heading up towards Kalispell, Mont. The Social Security Death Index lists Claire's birthdate as: September 8, 1911. -Ken Schultz (12/19/07)