DOYLE JOHNSON STATION AGENT, STATION MANAGER DEN STL OKC Jake, Just stumbled across your Frontier Memorial. My father, Doyle Johnson passed away in December, 1996 in his home town of Rexburg, Idaho. Dad started with Frontier as a station agent in Denver in 1955. He married my mom Linda and moved to Grand Junction where I was born in 1956. We then moved to Lincoln and then to Moab, where Dad took his first station manager's job. My sister Janice was born there and after about seven years we moved to Flagstaff. In 1967, we moved to St. Louis where Dad open up the station to jet service. As a nine year old, I still remember 'Jets' being a big deal. The next year we moved to Oklahoma City. Mom said it would be her last move. They divorced in 1974. The next year, I hired on in OKC with TWA loading bags. I really enjoyed Dad being a 'big dog' City Manager, and at the time, hoped to follow in his footsteps with TWA. About 1983, Dad's health and Frontier's began spiraling down the tubes. After recovering from alcoholism, Dad spent a couple of years in Sacramento, then moved to West Yellowstone where he retired about the same time Frontier expired. During retirement he owned and ran a one man travel agency in Rexburg. Working for Frontier gave Dad a life full of opportunity, adventure and fulfillment. For that, I am grateful. Thanks, -Mark Johnson (2/6/00) According to the Social Security Death Index Doyle Johnson was born 30Jun1935 and died 20Dec1996, age 61. -Jake Lamkins (7/6/00) We have lost 2 of the older CN employees several years back; Hub Barker and Linzy Pendergraft, and of course our Manager Doyle Johnson. -Dick Withrow (9/29/02) Do you have additional info on the deaths of Barker and Pendergraft such as date of death, obituary, etc. I can post the info on our website and in the newsletter. I already have some info on Doyle from his son. Add anything you have. -Jake Lamkins (9/30/02) I was glad to see this web site, found out about it from my brother,Tom, who also worked for Frontier. I started on February 7, 1959 and worked until April 22, 1972. ( I got caught in the Al Feldman purge like so many, Jerry Bacon comes to mind). I started on the ramp in Denver at Stapleton loading DC3's working with John Morgan, Jack Bass, Sam Paulson (Sam was known as stuttering Sam but when he use to PA you thought this guy should be in radio). In July 1959 I was hired in the sales department and work for Vern Carlson, who was the District Sales Manager. I worked with so many fine people in sales in Denver, Billings and Kansas City. I was in Billings when Flt. 32 crashed in Miles City, Montana, I had returned from a sales trip to Miles City and Glendive and was visiting with the crew before it left Billings. I received a call around 1:30 AM from Vern Carlson advising me of the situation and asked that I go over to Dan Gough's place and comfort his widow until her minister could come by to see her. This had to be one of the hardest things I ever did while at Frontier. Ken Huber the Captain was a great person and liked by all. I knew everyone on the flight that night except the passenger from Williston, ND. We were a close knit group at the Billings domicile, Ellie Bastar was the Chief Stewardess and Ben Stuart the Chief Pilot. Dan Gough's widow was pregnant with her second child at the time of the accident (Flt. 32 was the first plane to have fatalities on Frontier). On November 7, 1964 Kurt, our second son was born at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings and my wife's room mate was Dan Gough's widow who also had a son. Life is full of many strange things. I was transfered to Kansas City as Regional Sales Manager, January 1965. I was involved in setting up Board of Director meeting in KC, our first ticket office in the Muehlebach Hotel, first jet service, setting up the sales operation in St. Louis along with a ticket office. It was my suggestion for the new B-727s name of Arrow Jet. It was great working for Lew Dymond (the best president Frontier ever had), Paul Burke, Larry Sills, Ken Smith and Tom Makurat. Some of the sales people I can remember, Dick Cummings (my first sales rep) Paul Glidwell, Jim Pliler, Jerry Bacon. I have every issue from January 1959 through April 1972 of the Sunliner News, Arrow Jet News and Frontier News and countless photos. I am looking forward to the MCI get together in September. After leaving Frontier, I stayed in the sales and marketing working in different capacities--- District Sales Manager, General Sales Manager and VP of Sales. The companies were in marketing and printing and worked in Kansas City and Oklahoma City (Saw Doyle Johnson numerous times while leaving there) . I also spent sometime in Missoula, MT working with my brother Tom. I still live in the Kansas City metro area in Lenexa, KS and working full time as a sales assistant to a realtor. I got my real estate license 3 years ago. I enjoy working and plan to as long as my health is good - I turned 70 in May. I did have open heart surgery in June of 1994 a quadruple by-pass but I listen to my cardiologist and eat very little red meat, walk 5 times a week 3 miles at time. It's sad to see some of my old friends who have died, Vern Carlson, Larry Sills, Dick Cummins, Ann Yanulavich and more. Life is very special and we need to live it to the fullest every day. My wife of 44 years, Rosemarie, has had some medical challenges this past year but is doing much better now. Our sons, Eric and Kurt live in KC metro, Eric works for Federal Express (was with Eastern until they went out of business), Kurt works for American Century Investments. We have have 5 grand children, Eric's newest son Alex was born last week. There are 3 grandsons and 2 grand daughters. I hope to get some e-mails from some of you. You can reach me @ falherb@yahoo.com. Thanks------- -Herb Schmidt (8/1/05)