DAN BROCK 1959 - 1962 VICE PRESIDENT-TRAFFIC & SALES DEN I also wanted to mention J. Dan Brock who was VP of Sales, he was a real gentleman and great leader. Dan left Frontier when Bud Maytag sold Frontier and bought National Airlines and Dan became VP Sales for National Airlines. -Herb Schmidt (9/26/06) When J. Dan Brock would fly to Europe for business in the early 1960s, he hated having to stop at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. As the senior vice president of marketing for the now defunct National Airlines, he knew he had to do something. Out of his frustration grew a plan that ultimately became the first non-stop flight from Miami to London. Brock, who served as the senior vice president of marketing and as a member of National Airlines board of directors for nearly 18 years, died Sunday [Morning, May 29, 2005] in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at age 89. Brock was known to family and friends as a ``doer.'' ''If something had to get done, he did it,'' said his son Dan Brock Jr., former senior vice president of Piedmont Airlines. J. Dan Brock was born Feb. 19, 1916, on a farm outside of Montgomery, Ala. When he graduated [Sidney Lanier] high school, he attended Tulane University in New Orleans, but financial problems forced him to drop out. In 1938 he joined Eastern Airlines, and handled various traffic and sales responsibilities in Montgomery and then in Atlanta. In 1941, he joined Pan American Airways and was sent to Bermuda. When World War II broke out, Brock enlisted, feeling guilty. ''He was exempt, but he couldn't stand seeing his friends going off to war,'' his son said. After World War II, Brock returned to Alabama where he ended up working for TACA International Airlines, which had several Central American posts. During a stint in the Republic of Panama he met his wife, Alice Jones, a draftsman for the U.S. Army. ''They were married within eight days,'' said Dan Brock Jr. "The courtship might have been short, but they were married almost 57 years.'' J. Dan Brock stayed with TACA until he became vice president of traffic and sales at Frontier Airlines. In 1962, when L.B. Maytag purchased National Airlines, Brock came to Miami and served as National's senior vice president of marketing until his retirement in 1981. ''He was a capable, straight-shooting, competent man,'' said William Howard, a former Eastern Airlines senior officer. "Even though he was a competitor, we thought highly of him.'' While in Miami, Brock and his wife raised three children. ''I wanted to be like him,'' said his son, Dan Brock Jr., whose first job out of college was cleaning the food trays after a flight. -Miami Herald on June 4, 2005 (10/12/06) Posted at the FL Club: Several more deaths Found on the internet J. Dan Brock, was vice president of traffic and sales at Frontier Airlines. In 1962, when L.B. Maytag purchased National Airlines, Brock came to Miami and served as National's senior vice president of marketing until his retirement in 1980. Brock, who served as the senior vice president of marketing and as a member of National Airlines board of directors for nearly 18 years, died Sunday [Morning, May 29, 2005] in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at age 89. -Jake Lamkins (10/13/06) I read your memo about J. Dan Brock dying. Mr. Brock was a great person and a real southern gentleman. He was one of the really good VP's of sales at the old Frontier. Mr. Brock came to FL from Taca Int'l Airlines and he was based in New Orleans. The airline was a Central American carrier and still operates with headquarters in El Salvador. Mr. Brock and his lovely wife attend my wedding and they both were most gracious at all times. I believe anyone who remembers him will say the same thing. Are you putting a obit page up for him? You should have pictures from the newsletters I've sent in the past. I will look and see where we left off and advise you of what you need for the future issues. I received mine yesterday and after work (yes I'm still working) read the current issue. I hope this finds you in good health. P.S. Mr. Brock died on my birthday. -Herb Schmidt (10/17/06) Subject: Updated memorial webpage DAN BROCK 1959 - 1962 VICE PRESIDENT-TRAFFIC & SALES DEN http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Dan_Brock.html Three more items added to Dan's webpage. Post your remembrances. -Jake Lamkins (9/17/10) J. DAN BROCK DEN vp-traffic & sales Died May 29, 2005, age 89, at Winston-Salem, NC. DOB Feb 19, 1916 DOH May 1959 per Ken Schultz We Remember database dated 4/11/2009. -Jake Lamkins (5/10/15) FLacebook - FL Club DEN vp-traffic & sales Dan Brock's memorial webpage has been updated. http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Dan_Brock.html Numerous items added including an obituary. -Jake Lamkins (5/11/15)