What he liked best in life was family, said his longtime medical assistant. Robert Thorgrimson, 63, PoulsboA special-education teacher for North Kitsap School District, Mr. Thorgrimson was known as a sincere man who helped save the local chapter of DeMolay, the Masons club for boys. Prosecutors said that Arnston was an alcoholic during at least a substantial portion" of his career, and concealed the fact from both the carrier and FAA. He was vacationing with his daughter, Jacquelyn Choate. Mr. Deo immigrated from Fiji with his family when he was young. How should I dress my baby in a 70 degree room at night? She was traveling with her fiance, Malcolm Branson. They had run out of altitude. WebAlaska Flight 261 Pilots Awarded ALPA Gold Medal Air Line Pilot, March 2001, p. 22 By Chris Dodd, Staff Writer Two Alaska Airlines pilots who fought until their last moments to regain control of their MD-80 despite an inoperative horizontal stabilizer have been honored with ALPAs Gold Medal for Heroism in a special ceremony in Seattle. He was with his wife, Ileana, their 4-month-old daughter, Emily, and his mother and her longtime companion. You have the airplane. CNN A former Alaska Airlines pilot plans to plead guilty in California to flying with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit for pilots. Possibly. Despite Alaska Airlines numerous regulatory violations, the investigation ended in 2003 without any charges being filed. Salt of the earth, said one who knew him. First Officer William Tansky, 57, Alameda, Calif.The co-pilot on Flight 261, he was two years from retirement. 2023 Cable News Network. What a hard way to die: so an airline can make more money., ________________________________________________________________. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) The pilot of an airplane in a fatal Alaska crash had six times the legal limit of alcohol in his system for flying, according to federal investigators. The 2 pilots, 3 cabin crew members, and 83 passengers on board were killed, and the airplane Jacquelyn Choate, 17, Santa Cruz, Calif.She was returning from a vacation with her father, Toni Choate. At Alaska Airlines, our roots trace back to the Great Depression and the resourcefulness of Mac McGee. Do you poke holes in potatoes when boiling? William Bryant, 45, San FranciscoMr. Colleen Whorley, 34, SeattleAn art director at Microsoft, Ms. Whorley honed her skills in photography.