DAN GUNN 1961 - 1986 PILOT AMA GSW DAL DFW DEN Regretfully, the Gone West of Capt. Dan Gunn of cancer 1/12/06. No other details at this time. -Ace Avakian (1/13/06) DA Gunn Seniority date 2/9/61 Per the FL/ALPA seniority list dated 9/1/72 -Jake Lamkins (1/13/06) Sure sorry to hear about Dan Gunn's Flight West. Dan and his Retirement Committee Team made a huge difference, in a positive way, when our airline was going thru such a tumultuous experience. Blue Skies & Tailwinds! -Billy Walker (1/13/06) Information on Capt. Dan Gunn. The funeral will be Tuesday, January 17 at 2pm. Riley Funeral Home 402 W. Main St. Hamilton, TX 254-386-3117. The obituary will be in the Sunday Ft. Worth Star Telegram. -Jim Ford (1/13/06) Thanks for the info, Jim. Where all was Dan based as a pilot? What year did he retire? -Jake Lamkins (1/16/06) Dan was based in DFW and DEN. He retired when Frontier shut down. -Jim Ford (1/17/06) Copied 1/19/06 from Dan's online guestbook January 17, 2006 Dan was a pleasure to fly with and he went out of his way to make a new co-pilot comfortable on his flight deck. I was sorry to hear of his passing and I offer my condolences to his family. Gus Stearns (Albuquerque, NM ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 16, 2006 Another of the fine aviators that welcomed me to my new career at Frontier Airlines 34 years ago, now 'Gone West'. He'll always be remembered! Dave Sanctuary (Bemus Point, NY ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 16, 2006 Another good pilot, good cowboy and good friend gone west .... he will be missed. Phillip Stallings (Kansas City, MO ) Dan and I never spent any time working together in an airplane but we spent many days and hours working together on Pilot Negotiating Committees and other ALPA work. Billy was right about Dan's excellent help and understanding of the retirement issues and problems. It took many hours of research as well as preparions for meetings with the company. He was resolute and firm in his presentations but flexible enough that a fair agreement for both sides could be reached. In the days before PC's and word processors, his excellent penmanship was a great asset. We could put together a proposal on an issue and rather than have to go out to the ALPA office and get it typed, Dan would just write it out on a legal pad and rewrite it again if necessary. There was never a problem de-ciphering it like there might be with my scrawl!. In addition to his writing, he was a good speaker and debater. His Texas drawl and good humor put people at ease when he spoke. I treasure and enjoyed the many years we worked together. God Speed and Tailwinds, Dan. -Frosty Frost (2/5/06) I am looking for a former airline pilot named Daniel Gunn , who had a sister in law or a sister whose married name is Donna Cox and a neice named Karen Cox. All living in Texas. Could you help me out? -Anthony Palmieri (8/8/07) I'm sorry to inform you than FL pilot Dan Gunn "flew west" last year. His memorial webpage can be found at our weblink below. -Jake Lamkins (8/8/07) FLacebook Jake Lamkins How many of you knew pilot Dan Gunn was questioned by the FBI after the JFK assassination? http://www.history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh23/pdf/WH23_CE_1633.pdf (7/28/14) D A GUNN DOB 9/26/33 Pilot seniority date of 2/9/61 Per the Sep 1970 FL pilot seniority list. D A GUNN Pilot seniority date of 2/9/61 Per the Sep 1986 FL pilot seniority list. -Jake Lamkins (11/27/20) FLacebook - FL Club Frontier Memorial Webpage Updated DAN GUNN 1961 - 1986 PILOT AMA GSW DFW DEN http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Dan_Gunn.html Several items added and his webpage moved to an ad-free website. Still need a better photo of Dan. Post your remembrances of him. -Jake Lamkins (11/27/20) There is a story behind this picture. (Jan 1969) Captain Dan Gunn, F/A (then she was Stewardess) Connie Sponsler Bairer and I was a CV-580 Crew leaving the GSW Hangar headed over to Love Field to pick up a CV-580 trip. As we were walking out to get the car and drive to Love Field, we were intercepted by a bunch of people. They were a camera crew from the Denver Headquarters. They said they were doing a story about the last Frontier DC-3 flight and they needed a picture of a crew in uniform standing in front of a DC-3. Dan told them that we weren't a DC-3 crew and that we were a CV-580 crew. They said it didn't make any difference, they just needed a uniformed crew standing with the DC-3. And, that's how Captain Gunn, Connie and I became film stars. Wish I could go back and fly with those two again. -Phil Stallings (11/28/20) A GREAT “Rest—of—the—Story!” We’ve been truly privileged to have known and flown with some terrific folks! I can’t say ’nuff about Dan Gunn when he headed up our R&I committee! He and Frosty had a rare talent at negotiating. It was their efforts, largely, that gave us the over funding protection from Ryland as one example! -Billy Walker (11/28/20)