JAY ABBOTT 1974 - 1983 PILOT DEN FLacebook FLash News: My dear friend Jay Abbott had a biking accident last Sunday that has left him totally paralyzed, in a coma and on a life-support ventilator. He's in a hospital in Seattle. Please pass this on to our Alumni Group along with the Caring Bridge website http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jayabbott. Here's a newspaper article about Jay's accident. http://www.kitsapsun.com/…/bainbridge-mountain-bike-coach-i… Thanks. -Dave Sanctuary (1/28/15) Sorry to hear this. I've posted the info to the FL Club and FLacebook. -Jake Lamkins (1/28/15) Prayers -Pat McGregor (1/28/15) Sending prayers -Trish Swanson-Hawk (1/28/15) I remember Jay from the Frontier Airlines ski team. Thoughts and prayers to his family. -Debra Jerentowski (1/28/15) Prayers and positive vibes heading your way. -Ed Huntsman (1/28/15) Such a tragic accident. My prayers for Jay coming your way. God Bless. -Hal Geyer (1/28/15) So sorry - I have used caring bridge before for some seriously ill friends. Thanks for sharing the link -Shirley A. Mitchell (1/28/15) Prayers for your friend and his family. Harborview is a great truma hospital. He will get the best of care there. -Barbara Anne Brown (1/28/15) Sending prayers. -Roberta Karr (1/28/15) J L ABBOTT Pilot seniority date of 6/10/74 per the 9/1/81 FL/ALPA Seniority List. He is not on the 1985 seniority list. -Jake Lamkins (1/28/15) FLacebook Jay was a FL pilot from 1974 to about 1983. He worked at Boeing after FL. Here's a 2005 article picturing him. -Jake Lamkins (1/28/15) Sending good thoughts and prayers -Karen Ward Berry (1/28/15) Dang -Joenne Quimby (1/28/15) How tragic! Prayers sent! -Kim McCaleb Austin (1/28/15) Joe & I are so sorry to hear this tragic news. We thought the world of Jay. He's such a great guy, & a joy to know. All Our Love, thoughts & prayers are with you Darlene and his family -Sherry Portlock (1/29/15) Sad news about former FAL pilot Jay Abbott A truly sad end too a great guy! So sorry to hear of his accident, but appreciate your sharing this! -Billy Walker (1/30/15) Subject: Sad news about former pilot Jay Abbott What a great guy!!!! -Doug Bader --------------------------------------------------------------------- Golden Eagles member Ron Watson provided the following sad news regarding the passing of former Continental pilot Jay Abbott. The Golden Eagles sends its condolences to Jay`s family. -Dave Newell -------------------------------------------------------------------- This accident happened last Sunday…3 days ago. They just updated his Caring Bridge site tonight saying: Thank you to all who have posted their thoughts and prayers for Jay. The love and support expressed here is profoundly meaningful and comforting for us all. In the past 24 hours, with the tireless support of Jay's medical team, we now know that Jay will not survive his injuries. His spinal cord injury is termed 'complete'. He will not recover to move, swallow or breath on his own again. The accident and associated anoxia caused irreparable brain damage. Darlene, her brother's, Jay's brothers and sister, with their spouses, now find themselves facing the impossible task of saying farewell to this amazing man. We realize many of you would also hope to say your goodbyes, and ask that you continue to visit Jay's page for details about a time and place when a Celebration of Jay's Life will occur. To you all, near or far, new friend or 'old', biker or sailor, skier or runner, Jay loved his life with you in it. We know this and appreciate every one of you! So very sad to see him go in such a senseless way. Here is a link and some pics in case you might recognize him. http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local-news/bainbridge-islander/bainbridge-mountain-bike-coach-in-coma-paralyzed-after-crash_18982993 -Ron Watson (1/30/15) I noted your post about Jay Abbott with whom I flew with at Frontier and worked with at Boeing. Sadly, he passed away from a freak biking accident on Feb 2nd. He was highly regarded and very well liked. Here's some nice photos from a Honeywell-Boeing-Frontier reunion from March of 2005 you may want to post. -Amy Wales Evett http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local-news/bainbridge-mountain-bike-coach-dies_82678464 Bainbridge mountain bike coach dies www.kitsapsun.com (2/14/15) Thanks for letting me know this sad news. -Jake Lamkins (2/14/15) FLacebook - FL Club Pilot Jay Abbott has flown west. http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local-news/bainbridge-mountain-bike-coach-dies_82678464 -Jake Lamkins (2/14/15) Jay was a good friend, and as fine a pilot as you could wish for. The smile on his face tells you all about what a caring person he was!! I know God will welcome him to his heaven. Everyone who knew Jay will miss him here, God bless him. -John Winter (2/16/15) Re Jay Abbott, former Frontier Pilot.... I'm Charlie Abbott, one of Jay's brothers. We are looking for pictures of Jay from his days flying with Frontier. Sadly, these are for a memorial in his honor, as he passed on January 29th 2015, after a catastrophic bike accident. If you find any pictures of him, we would be most grateful for some copies. Sincerely, -Charles G. Abbott Jr. (2/22/15) Hi Charlie, I was so sorry to hear about Jay's tragic accident. My condolences to you and his family. I have been gathering info on Jay and will be adding him to our memorial webpages at the old Frontier Airlines' website. I'm attaching four pix I have but only one appears to be from his Frontier days. It's the one with the headset and the tie with small Fs on it. The other three are from 2005. Email me anything you wish added to his memorial webpage and I will be trying to find more Frontier photos. I'll email you when I get his page posted. You can see what the other Frontier pilot memorial webpages look like at http://FAL-1.tripod.com/ObitsPilots.html Regards, -Jake Lamkins (2/22/15) These photos are in N-73102, a former FAL CB-580. Honeywell invited a few former FAL folks for a flight a few years back. They wore their FAL "uniforms" for this memorable event. Jay was a great fellow. He was such a joy to be around. -Billy Walker (2/22/15) Cycling coach dies after accident Feb 6, 2015 at 11:32AM James “Jay” Abbott, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 29 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Abbott, the coach of Bainbridge’s middle school mountain bike team, was 67. Abbott was briefly in a coma after crashing during a recent team mountain bike training ride in the Grand Forest. An outdoor memorial service and celebration of life is planned for April. More information will be announced in the near future on the Cook Family Funeral Home’s website at www.cookfamilyfuneralhome.com. -http://www.bainbridgereview.com/news/291079511.html# (2/23/15) OBITUARY James Abbott, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Washington. He was born on September 15, 1947 and was 67 years of age. An outdoor Memorial Service and Celebration of Life will be held in April and will be announced on the funeral home website. Casual dress please. Arrangements are entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home. Please sign the online guest book for the family. -http://cookfamilyfuneralhome.com/obits/obituaries.asp?Id=1716 (2/23/15) FLacebook - FL Club DEN pilot Jay Abbott's memorial webpage is posted. http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Jay_Abbott.html Jay's family is looking for photos of Jay from his Frontier days - post anything you have. -Jake Lamkins (2/23/15) FLacebook - FL Club DEN pilot Jay Abbott's memorial webpage is posted. http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Jay_Abbott.html Jay's family is looking for photos of Jay from his Frontier days - post anything you have. -Jake Lamkins (2/23/15) I have several photos from the March 2005 old Frontier/Honeywell/Boeing get together at Honeywell at Paine Field. Jay was a fun and delightful person at Frontier and I had the honor to work with him at Boeing as well where he was highly valued and respected. -Amy Wales (2/23/15) Dave Poppers sent a May 16, 2016 article which mentions Jay. -Jake Lamkins (6/11/16) FLacebook - FL Club FLight West: Jay Abbott DEN pilot Jay Abbott's memorial webpage has been updated: http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Jay_Abbott.html Two articles added and page updated. -Jake Lamkins (6/20/16)