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Kirk Johnson

WE REMEMBER!!


KIRK JOHNSON


IN MEMORIAM
1895 - 1963


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Notes Of Remembrance

Kirk flew west on Jun 11, 1963

He is buried at Fort Worth, Texas

His son was Central Board member F. Kirk Johnson Jr
and his sons-in-law Don Ehrhart and William Mitsch
were also Board members.

His financing helped found Central Airlines in 1949

A Feb 1952 article mentions Kirk

He and Jimmy Stewart were good friends

A close-up of him and Jimmy in May 1953

A closer look at Kirk from the 1953 photo

Kirk was re-elected Central's Chairman of the Board in Jun 1957 -------

The 1958 Central Annual report lists him

The 1958 report also lists his salary and share holdings

He and Jimmy Stewart were off on a trip in Mar 1959

Kirk was still Chairman of the Board in Jul 1959

A photo of Central's Board in Sep 1959
Note Kirk's son in front of him

A close-up of Kirk from the same pic

Kirk heads the Central Board in the 1961 Annual Report

An interesting article about him from Oct 1961

He sold most of his Central stock in May 1962
He flew west a year later and his son followed in 1968

Kirk is mentioned in a short history of Central Airlines

A biography of Kirk




David Grogg created these simulations in honor of his grandfather, CN/FL pilot Hal Grogg.


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GONE WEST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN!!!