Alumnus Guestbook

Received 12/24/2008 - Hi Dick - Thanks for all you have done for this company and me. Have a very Merry Christmas - John Harper

Received 12/11/2008 - Flew for World from 1979 to 1986. Then 21 years at American-now retired. The World years were really a lot of fun!

Over the past few days, I have been reading the entries in the guest book. Before commenting on those entries, I would first of all like to let you know that I am impressed by the entire web site produced and managed by you !!Hats Off . Now a comment from someone who spent slightly more than 15 years in the employ of World Airways, in the sales section, as Regional VP for the Eastern part of the USA, stationed in New York City ! Most if not all of the entries in the guest book are from either crew members,or operational staff and pity-fully little seems to have been contributed by those in the sales section of the company. In this connection, I plan to shed light on some of the more interesting charter programs we managed to put to-gether in the Eastern Region and will send you that which I think may interest both Cockpit and cabin crews, some of whom may have worked those flights----as well as other readers of the Guest Book. For now, Happy Halloween to both you and Branka !!

Just a big thank you for a wonderful reunion. You did a great job and it was enjoyed by all.

Dear DICK,Please accept my regrets,,, will NOT be able to attend,,, sounds like a great show. BEST REGARDS TO ALL,,, my friends,,, JULIE CLARK she was F/A for WORLD and later F/O for GOLDEN WEST,(I met her there) ,,, and then CAPT for NORTHWEST., Sue DODD,Lisa BROCKSON,DeDe DEMARTINE and the World FAMOUS Mr ""BUSH"" from DISPO!!!!

BEST REGARDS AND THANKS,,,John K. (JACK) EMMONS F/O DC-8-63cf WORLD AIRWAYS,1978-1980 - CAPT MD-11ah SWISSAIR 1980-2001

Hi, - I have just come across Dick Kalman's website and would like to be put in the guestbook. I am Sara Evans and flew out of Oakland Airport in the late 1960's.

That settles it; you won't see me!Seriously Dick, I'd love to be there but 90% odds are that I won't make it this time. Airfares from Hawaii are "through the roof" and I can't get a "saver" on my mileage plus.

I hope you have a grand time and thanks again for being the glue that holds all of this together. If you run in to Sandy Cavallo, I'd much appreciate if you ask her to email me. (You could just hand her a copy of this email.) -Take care and thanks for all!

Hi Dick, I'm so disappointed that I'm not in the west for this occasion. I'm sure it will be wonderful for old friends to gather and I know the organizers put so much effort into the planning.

On the plus side of my being unable to come, I'm involved as a volunteer coach at William and Mary for the graduate school of business...the students are marvelous, and this is a busy time for their program - the volunteers have a fairly structured role...hard to break away from in spite of a parking pass being the only tangible reward - the rest is pure joy and a sense of commitment to the students and their exciting futures.

Hi Richard, There are five or six ex WOA guys and gals in Europe that would like to get onto yr website. I didnt save it to my favourites so can you send me again so I can fwd ??

Gene Mashlan could have made the reunion as he is travelling to Florida at that time but too late to change his itinerary. His first stint with WOA was in London when Paul Maijer was Maintenance Manager LGW. Then subsequenty WOA brought him back from NZ when Paul went back to Oakland. Mention Mashlans name to Paul.

I wish I could be there this year, but my Lufthanza flight brings me home on the 25th of Oct and the bastards would not let me change my flight even if I was willing to pay a stiff fee for the change. I am sure you will have a wonderful time. Will be thinking of you all at the reunion, give my regards to all my old friends.

I have just found your World Airways web site and am stunned with sadness regarding colleagues I worked with in the 1970's who have flown to a more peaceful world.

I am Michael CAREY who joined World as a ground service manager at Gatwick in 1968 under Lyman Thornton.Prior to that I was a young agent working for WOA handler at Gatwick (BEA).After 2 days Lyman sent me on my first assignment to 'rep' a flight at Dublin Ireland.During my time with World and later with ONA I worked flights in Europe and the old Eastern block countries including MAC flights in Spain and Turkey.In the late sixties I was assigned to S.America for the 'Intrav' programme.My career with World ended under a bit of a cloud in 1974 whilst assigned to the AIir Mali lease in Bamako.As a travelling ground service rep I was often working at 5 or 6 different airports in Europe on the 7 days of a week !. I have to be grateful to World Airways and ONA for the historical memory of having visited most airports and cities of the World before 1976 when I left the airline business.

From 1976 to 1989 I entered the poultry industry as an export manager for a company that is now US owned (Aviagen Group).I ended up as International Sales Director for the Far East & French speaking Africa.I sold chicken breeding stock to the Chinese !! as well as many others.

I currently run my own Agricultural business group .We import free range meat poultry from France and I am quite big in the imports of Partridges and pheasant stock which are shot by the rich and not so famous in UK.I should be retired (65 yrs) but that would not do after such an active life in the airlines and retirement leads to thoughts of another place!.

For those who might remember the long haired English rep,I am still with Jacky after 42 years together and finally became legal in 2006.Her son Robert AUSTIN worked for World for a while.He is now in sales and marketing with Air France and based at their CDG head office.Some might remember his brother Thomas AUSTIN who worked flights in Algiers under Mike Deasy.Sadly Thomas died 18 years ago at the age of 34 from Leukaemia.

I would be pleased to exchange greetings with any one still around who remembers me.

Sad to read about the passing of Capt Eddie Colon,and so many others whom I remember and was a pleasure to have known.

Hillside,25 Wroxham Road,Coltishall ,Norwich UK -NR12 7EA - Email Address eurogib@aol.com

Received 7/10/2008 - Happy 60th reunion to all! I wish I could be there to celebrate with everyone. I realize it's been quite awhile since I left WOA, as one of our sons flew out of Kuwait on WOA in 2005, on his return from Fallujah, Iraq. Wow, the time has literally "flown" by!!! You can bet I'll be there for one of the future reunions, and with some of my flight attendant friends. All my best to everyone, Judy Grabert King

Hi Dick, I have just now getting around to working this monster again..Art Hendricks is now in Anchorage for the summer. He is also in touch with Ed Swayer who is also up there. And was the navigator who survived the 1960 crash on Guam. Maybe if you call him he may come down. Both Art and Ed plus myself are the only survivors of the original crew who took out the inaugural fly. Hope to hear from you Lin

Wow, Dick – what a great website. Great fun to look through it and what a wonderful job you’ve done. I was only with WORLD from ’79 to ’83 but am ever grateful for all that I learned there, and all the people that I met, places that I visited, the corner of the WORLD that I was introduced to. And wonderful Erika Brunar (Hills) who introduced me to World in the beginning, saying “ah – you’ve been to Paris, and London – but you have not experienced the world at all. I have an idea of how you can do that…” and off I went to lovely Wrightstown and McGuire Air Force base in the middle of February ’79 (very cheerful place in the winter). I’d love to reconnect with some people that are not listed anywhere in the e-mail list, though. Pam Witbro, Rene Harper, Lisa Brockman, Phili Elias-Baines – are you out there? Ron Mangini? Les Heinrich? I still see Sherry Eager (Houghton) and Samantha Nealon (McCloskey) as we are in the same type of business and have stayed in touch, but would love to find some of my other old friends if anybody has any ideas. Thanks, Dick for doing this, you are amazing.

All the best – Constance Chatfield-Taylor - Washington, DC - constance@fc-tv.com

What a surprise it was to find this site. I cannot tell you how thrilled I was reading many notes from people I met at WOA a long time ago.

I worked from 79-85 and was trained at Wrightstown NJ and flew out of BWI shortly thereafter.

Received 12/10/2007 - Hello. You don't know me except for some of the old timers. My name is Richard Grant. My dad was a captain that flew for you .His name was CAPT MERLE D SHEET. He was around when Capt Joe Goeller and Captain Merrill flew. My mom is still around and as healthy as a horse. She asked me to see if any one at world airways can help her. She has some old W A stock and we can't find anywhere to see if they are still good or is it no longer worth anything. If you or anyone in the organization can help us out it would be appreciated.You can e mail me at mayaslady@aol.com or write to me at 880 fish hatchery rd.Sequim Wa 98382 if you need or want to call me my number is 360-681-6427 THANKYOU

Received 12/1/2007 - This is a note to everyone who sent me a getwell card regarding my hip surgery. Everything went fine,its been two weeks now and I should be back to 100% in about 4 weeks. Thanks for the cards,they do mean alot.

Received 7/21/2007 - Hello Dick: I do not believe I have ever signed in to the guest book, so here goes.

We are hot here in Las Vegas, But doing fine and hoping to see you and many more World Retirees at the reunion in September.

Thank you for the many times you have helped the group here in notifying all the folks you have the e-mail addresses for about our get together here.

Received 7/1/2007 - Hi to my friends at WOA especially Hermine!- WOA F/A class 1979? - was it?

THIS IS A BOOK ON MEMORY LANE AND AS BUSY AS I'M,FIND MYSELF READING IT IN MY EVENINGS. THANKS, A HECK OF A JOB DICK.

Received on 9/25/2006 - Sent 9/24/06

Hi again, Dick, (tried to do this directly through the site, but I don't have Outlook working properly).

Sherie Reineman here (F/A, 1979 - 1989, mostly Oakland). Could you post this email, as well as my email address & contact info on the website? Thanks-- and thank you for your good efforts in keeping this thing together! I will try to think & post some stories later on....i'm sure I can even come up with a few that will be dignified and web-appropriate! Missed the 2006 reunion because I was vacationing in Italy (Venice, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Bolzano, Verona, and back to Venice), a glorious mix of city touring and hiking/biking in the Dolomites. Literally did not get in a car the whole time! Anyway, just wanted to say "hi" to all my old WOA buddies with whom I haven't been able to connect.... we have all gotten busy and distracted over the years, especially losing touch since heading down other paths after the big, traumatic layoff of 1986.

These days I'm working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the Patent Dept (in the hills just above the UC Berkeley campus), where the minds are bright and the views spectacular. I live in Albany, CA with my husband of two years, Ben Lukas. Life has finally graced me with some good luck (and good judgement), after all! WOA was truly a special period in my life, and I still count my closest friends among those I met while flying. While moving in new directions, we share many memories and chuckles over our many zany adventures at World. For those of you who remember me as a curious, slightly oddball, combination of intellectual seeker, frustrated aspiring writer, and wild party gal, you'll be interested to note I've settled down some, and I've become another slightly plump and contented middle-aged ex-FA, but i'm still primally catlike (appearing to be somewhat aloof and devil-may-care, but nothing much gets past my field of vision, I play with my food, love a short nap while reading in a sunny spot in the garden, and most of all, always appreciate a good scratch on the head!! Plus, although I may have wandered off for a bit and gotten lost, it turns out I care more than most about getting home. So any of you out there, feel free to write!

Cheers & Take Care,

Sherie Reineman (sharon.reineman@sbcglobal.net or bikedive@mac.com)

p.s. - Joy Brown, your email account is full!

Received on 8/12/2006 - Dick - So happy that there is a way to stay in touch with such long time friends.I received this website information from Margie Sykes while attending a birthday party for Dori Bonn at Helga’s home in Marin County. I have stayed in touch with Carol Papetti and have vowed to visit the bay area annually since attending the memorial service for Erica Hills. Erica, Dori, Carol and I were roommates in Mill Valley for several years. I am Pattie Gaines Kriebel and flew for WOA from 1970-79 with fabulous memories. What a special opportunity during those years. I would like to be included in any events that are happening with WOA personnel. I was part of the Baby Lift and disappointed that I did not know of the reunion. I would have been there. I just returned from CA so will not attend the ’06 reunion but would love to be on the e mail list for future events. I am back in TN, happily married for 23 yrs and have one son who turns 21 in DEC. I live in Franklin, TN (just south of Nashville) and continue to travel extensively. That’s quite a statement from a former WOA flight attendant.

Thank you for the web site and adding me to the alumnus list.

Pattie Gaines Kriebel patriciakriebel@bellsouth.net

Received 4/29/06- Just a quick hello from Joy Brown. Enjoyed seeing your website. I was surprised to find an early picture of me, while I still looked young. Hope you are doing well.

Best regards!

Joy Brown

marshgirls@bellsouth.net

Received 4/20/2006

Keep up the good work a great site for all the WOA, FOLKS,

John K. (Jack) EMMONS

Hello Dick -

Most recently I have been referred by Liz Ayala to the World Airway Alumnus Site and was truely thrilled. It has been a few years since speaking and/or seeing any of my old flying partners whom I dearly miss. Only two years ago, when moving to a wonderful Senior Community, did a framed "Perfection Not Correction" award with both you, myself and Larry Solletti appear, and of course, brought back many memories. I flew with World from 1968 - 1978 and of course had the silly name of "Mach 1". World for me was the most wonderful experience of a lifetime, to include all the wonderful folks that worked diligently and loyally to keep the team together....lots of coffee and many laughs over those very long hours of being together. I look forward to keeping in touch now that I have found your site and news from those vintage years and Vietnam Era participants. Hello to those that keep in touch and know that I think of all of you often along with all the wonderful memories World Airways afforded all of us in those days. Continued success with this Site and my very best wishes to you and yours. Keep in touch.

regards,

Karen E. Machi(Mach 1)
kmach7843@aol.com

Hello all -- I finally got to the website courtesy Lau Pielaat (my favorite partner!) I am glad to see so many are participating. When I see Dick Kalman's name I always remember the "TA" classes. Anyone else remember that?

I am now retired from the feds and living in rural Browns Valley CA on 9 acres of beauty (no we are not farmers or ranchers, just got out of the big city!) .

I will continue to look at the website and even submit pictures if possible!

Lynne [Forseth] Thomas (Aasmundstad) - atitude56@direcway.com

Hello - I'm Penelope Scantlin (WOA knew me as Penny Scantlin) and I flew from 1971-1976. After leaving WOA, I got married, moved to Indiana, had four (yes,

4) kids, then returned to the Bay Area with my husband and kids in 1985. We lived in Marin County, I was an at-home Mom, while husband Larry worked in the

City. Fifteen years later, we divorced, the kids went on to college and I returned to the airline industry as a Flight Attendant for American Airlines. I am still actively employed, based at LAX, but dreaming of returning to SFO someday. I had all four kids in college last winter but one has, mercifully, graduated and works for FOX Sports. The other kids go to the University of San Francisco, the University of San Diego, and UCSanta Barbara. I have been to several WOA reunions and I am looking forward to the net one in October of 2004 in Alameda. Thank you so much for the opportunity to get together with old friends from a wonderful time in my life. Fondly, Penny Scantlin Heckaman - Pennyheckaman@aol.com

I was a Commissary Agent from approximately June 1967 to sometime in 1973 or 1974, about six years. The commissary at that time was in the

rear half of a quonset hut behind Hangar 6. In the front of the building was I think the purchasing department, run by Don Fry and Al Bishop.

I don't remember the name of the person who hired me, because he left shortly thereafter and was replaced temporarily by Harvey Davies and

then permanently by Libert (Charlie) Chan. I saw Charlie's picture at one of the luncheons.Joe Boyle, Tallahassee, FL 32317, pls4475@nettally.com

8/26/2003 - Hi, I flew with world in 1962-3. Flew with Johhny Wiseman, and old Dick Manetti. Left World and went with Trans-Texas Airways which became Texas International and then we bought Continetal. Retired from the left seat in 1991 and then flew the panel until 2001. Retired off the DC-10. Had a ball flying for world. Rick Hundley - txrick@ix.netcom.com

(5/20/2003) Dear Sir: Your site is "wundebar"...the way it used to say over the hangar" "PERFECTION NOT CORRECTION".

Hi Dick...I will not let you to "sweat" waiting to find out who is the mystery writer. John Genna

Months ago Mal Hollombe gave me you Email address and I sent you a long message but I never received a repy. Mal told me that you had virus problems. Anyway it was exciting hearing about you...I always remember the ride you gave me back to the Hotel after our seminar..."I am Ok, you are Ok".The words spoken by you changed my life in relation to World. Before...my priorities were: World, Ed Daly, God and if I had time left, my family. That night after you spoke to me and you placed those priorities in the "RIGHT ORDER" (GOD, MY FAMILY, World and Ed Daly), things started to make more sense. I wish you had given me the ride many, many years ago....but as they say it was water under the bridge. I must admit, notwithstanding it was a chaotic, demanding, crazy, never ending job, I did enjoy what I was doing, the sad part is that after working for World for approx 17 years I do not have the right to collect "1 penny" of pension. It is sad but...C'est la vie!

How are you doing? How do you invest your time? Personally I am busy with the Homeowners Association...but the family (my 5 grandchildren) keep me very, very busy, actually too busy. In November 2001, after Thanksgiving, I almost went to ..."visit Bailey Ranes & CO.".
I went to coach and referee soccer and the day after Thanksgiving. While I was refereeing I felt some pains on my chest. I did not pay any attention because I was told since I was kid that I had a heart of a "mule". Sunday I felt terrible and after some screaming from my wife and the Doctor I went to the hospital for a check up. They did everything that you can think to test if I had any heart problems. They said go home....Strangely, I told the cardiologist...hey Doc since I am in the Treadmill please increase the speed to grade 4. Well, it was the end of the world ...he wanted to rush me for an operation...we had a big confrontation...I requested a second opinion which confirmed I had all 3 major arteries blocked. They operated on me (angioplastic) and after I woke up the Doctor told me...Mr. G, you are a very lucky men. 1 artery was 98% clogged, the 2nd 55% and the 3rd 35%.
I was totally shocked because my diet is perfect, I exercise daily, no smoke or drink. I feel OK now...but I am still in an incredible denial.

As Soletti used to say, please, do not ask John the time otherwise he will build you a grandfather clock. After I close this message I am going to send a message to Ford. It has been a long time since I do not talk to him.
Please accept my best regards, John

From the webmaster- it is email contacts from my WOA friends like John that make all my time spent developing the WOA Alumnus web site worthwhile. Keep those emails coming. Dick Kalman

(5/16/2003) Hi Dick,
My name is Susan Nagid (formerly Niznik, when I was at WOA). I was employed from 5-73 to 9-86 as a FA, most noted for my escapades as a Malaga 6 participant. At any rate, Erin Daly told me about your website and it is terrific!!!!! I miss all our WOA family members and were thrilled to know such a website existed. It is fun to read all about the old times and to see how well WOA is doing now. (I wish I would have stayed with them) Being in the travel field many will tell you it will always be in their blood and so it was with me as I worked for Reno Air and now at American.

I would like to have a password to go on your website and write a feww lines of my own and thought I had applied for a password through you. I haven't heard anything from you and perhaps I am doing something wrong. Let me know what I have to do to get one......my E-Mail is : snagid @aol.com Thank you so much and thanks for taking all the time to get this all together.