SAM SNEAD 1948 - 1951 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PHX DEN Ray Wilson Inc. Incorporated January 24, 1938, in Colorado. Officers; Ray Wilson, President. Major F.W. Bonfils, Vice President. Donna Tracy, Secretary. Donna was Corporate Secretary of Ray Wilson Inc., until July 2, 1946, when the name of the Corporation was changed to Monarch Air Lines Inc., and Donna continued as Secretary of Monarch Air lines. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -1947 Annual Report. Monarch Air Lines. DIRECTORS: Frederick W. Bonfils, Chairman of the Board. Ray Wilson. Hal S. Darr, Frank Beiser, Emil N. Levin. OFFICERS: Hal S. Darr, President. Ray Wilson, Executive Vice President. Fredrick W. Bonfils, Vice President & Chairman of the Board. Emil N. Levin, Secretary & Assistant Treasurer. Jack M. Lewis, Vice President of Operations. Donna Tracy Myers, Assistant Secretary. C.A. "Mac" Myhre, Treasurer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -1948 Annual Report. Monarch Air Lines. DIRECTORS: Fredrick W. Bonfils, Chairman of the Board, Ray M. Wilson, Hal Darr, Frank Beiser, Emil N. Levine. OFFICERS: Hal S. Darr, President, Ray M. Wilson, Executive Vice President, Fredrick W. Bonfils, Vice President & Chairman of the Board, Jack M. Lewis, Vice President of Operations, Emil N. Levin, Secretary & Assistant Treasurer, C.A. "Mac" Myhre, Treasurer, Donna Tracy Myers, Assistant Secretary. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -1949 No Annual Report issued. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -1950 Annual Report. Frontier Airlines. The Merger-Consolidation of Arizona Airways, Challenger Airlines, and Monarch Air Lines formed the new Corporation - Frontier Airlines - Incorporated in Nevada March 20, 1950. DIRECTORS: Hal S. Darr. Emil N. Levine. Glenn C. Taylor. Ray Wilson. Fredrick W. Bonfils. Fred Manning. Walter Walker. Del E. Webb. Matt Baird. Frank D. Beiser. William Felton. Sam Snead. OFFICERS: Hal S. Darr, President. C.A. "Mac" Myhre, Executive Vice President & Treasurer. Ray Wilson, Vice President of Operations. Donald A. Duff, Vice President of Sales & Public Relations. H.O. "Rocky" Nelson, Vice President, Regional. Emil N. Levin, Secretary. E. William Sexton, Assistant Treasurer. Donna Tracy Myers, Assistant Secretary. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -1951 Annual Report. Frontier Airlines. DIRECTORS: Hal S. Darr. Emil N. levine. Glenn C. Taylor. Ray Wilson. Fredrick W. Bonfils. Fred Manning. Walter Walker. Del E. Webb. Lo W. Linville. William Felton. C.A. "Mac" Myhre. OFFICERS: Hal S. Darr, President. C.A. "Mac" Myhre, Executive Vice President & Treasurer. Ray M. Wilson, Vice President of Operations. Emil N. Levin, Secretary. E. William Sexton, Assistant Treasurer. Donna Tracy Myers, Assistant Secretary. Donna Tracy Myers resigned as an Officer of Frontier Air Lines in 1951, Hal S. Darr being the President of Frontier. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -1952 Annual Report. Frontier Airlines. DIRECTORS: Hal S. Darr, Emil N. Levine, Glenn C. Taylor. Ray M. Wilson. Fredrick W. Bonfils. Louis E. Leverone. Walter Walker. Del E. Webb. Lo W. Linville. William Felton. C.A. "Mac" Myhre. E. B. "Ted" Slocum. OFFICERS: Hal S. Darr, President. C.A. "Mac" Myhre, Executive Vice President & Treasurer. Ray M. Wilson, Vice President of Operations. Emil N. Levin, Secretary. Joe E. Wagner, Assistant Secretary. E. William Sexton, Assistant Treasurer. John D. Lindsay, Manager of Traffic and Sales. L. Preston Blatter, Comptroller. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent by: -Ken Schultz, Wheat Ridge Bulla joined what is now the PGA Tour in 1935 and played into the 1960s. At the 1935 Louisville Open, Bulla became friends with Sam Snead; and, for the next few years, they traveled together. Snead noted, "Traveling with Johnny in those days probably helped me handle the successes and the failures. I always remember what he said about life. It's like a three-legged stool with equal parts spiritual, mental and physical. It can't stand up without solid foundation in each part of your life." -http://www.triadgolf.com/mar-apr2001/majorplayers_bulla.htm (2/23/03) Bulla learned to fly in the 1930s, and became a pilot for Eastern Airlines in its early years. Later, he owned his own DC-3 and flew himself and fellow tour pros around the tournament circuit. He was the first to do that, by about 40 years. The PGA of America tried to keep Bulla off the pro tour because he represented Walgreen's, which sold in its chain of drug stores two golf balls at a very inexpensive price -- the Po Do (.25 cents) and the Golden Crown (.75 cents). Bulla played the Golden Crown. The PGA of America was running the tour then (the 1940s) but its main charge was representing club professionals, and Bulla was considered a scab for promoting a ball that undersold those on offer in pro shops. Bulla weathered the storm because his fellow tour pros wouldn't let the PGA put him out of the action. One of those supporters was Sam Snead, who referred to Bulla as 'Booboo' and thought of him as much a brother as his real family sibs. -http://www.golftodaymagazine.com/0307jul/barkow's.htm (12/14/03) Johnny Bulla died Sunday, December 7th, at the age of 89. Born in Newell, WV in 1914, the legendary Pro Golfer's career spanned nearly four decades. He was a Resident Celebrity in the Valley, having moved his family here in 1946. He helped design a dozen golf courses and won 42 Sectional titles, including 14 Arizona Opens. He was a member of The Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame, and the Arizona Hall of Fame. He was a longtime friend and travel buddy of Sam Snead, runner-up in the Masters, U S Open, and twice in the British Open. He played 40 consecutive L.A. Opens, winning it in 1941. He was a man who could play golf as well left-handed as he could right. He was also a man of many "firsts". He was the first pro to endorse merchandise outside the pro shop, featuring Walgreen's Po-Do Ball and Sears Balls and clubs. -http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=johnny-bulla&pid=1677424 (3/22/16) A web search did not find that Sam was on the Arizona Airways Board of Directors but he was surely involved, perhaps as a silent partner, since he was such good friends with Arizona co-founder Johnny Bulla and he served on the first Frontier Airlines Board of Directors 1950 -1951. I will assume he invested in Arizona Airways by 1948 but it may have been earlier since Bulla was a vice president in 1946 and taking time off from golf to pursue his business interests with the airline. -Jake Lamkins (3/22/16) FLacebook - F Club FLight West: Sam Snead DEN board of director Sam Snead's memorial webpage has been posted: http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Sam_Snead.html Sam apparently was a silent partner in Arizona Airways with his golfing buddy Johnny Bulla, co-founder of Arizona Airways, and served on Frontier's first board of directors. -Jake Lamkins (3/23/16)