JOHN LEAVITT
SECURITY INVESTIGATOR
DEN


I stumbled across this in today's paper. (Obit attached) 
If I remember correctly he was the front desk guard at the old hanger in DEN.  
I'm sorry that I don't have any good news to give you.
Carole Foster, Pokier@aol.com 
(6/13/06)
  	
John C. Leavitt, 88, passed away May 31 of natural causes at his home. 
He was born Nov. 24, 1917 in Denver to John E. and Mattie Simms Leavitt 
and had two younger brothers, Paul and David. 
He grew up in the Archer Park neighborhood and graduated from West High School in 1936. 
He married his high school sweetheart, Dawn Hinkle and was the proud father of three children, 
Diane Eileen, Bonnie Carol Lochner, and John Bradley. 
He was grandfather to seven grandchildren. 
He served honorably in the United States Navy in Japan during WWII 
and served for 27 years as a Denver policeman, rising to the rank of sergeant. 
Later in life he worked as a security investigator for, and later retired from, Frontier Airlines. 
He loved music and played in dance bands nearly all his life. 
All who knew him loved him and he will be greatly missed. 
Special thanks to Leigh Bird for her loving care and the staff of Evercare Hospice. 
Services will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2006, promptly at 12 p.m. at Fort Logan National Cemetery, 
Staging Area B, 4400 W. Kenyon Avenue, Denver, CO 80236. 
He was preceded in death by his wife, daughter Diane, granddaughter Crystal, and brother David. 
He is survived by daughter Bonnie Lochner and her husband Jim; son John and his wife Susan.
-Denver Newspaper Agency on 6/4/2006.

Thanks for the info, Carole.
His names sounds familiar to me too.
-Jake Lamkins
(6/13/06)

Posted at the FL Club:
John Leavitt, DEN security, has died at age 88
Carole Foster sent an obituary that was in the 6/12 Denver Post.
It says after a 27 year career in police work he worked in security at Frontier Airlines.
Does anyone recall John and have more info on him?
Jake
(6/13/06)

Re: John Leavitt.....Can't recall very much except to say that he was a really good individual and could tell some great cop stories. 
I can remember one instance when he thought there was a problem in the MKC liquor room.
So, he did a "stake-out" and it started raining cats and dogs. 
When the suspected "Perp" came out, all he had was the remains of his lunch in a brown paper bag, and John was soaked to the skin.......
needless to say he then thought there might have been a better way to do it.
-Duke Ellington, FIREBOX-D@COMCAST.NET
(6/14/06)

The Obituary for John Leavitt is in the Denver Post, Monday, June 12, 2006.
John started to work for Frontier in June, 1971, as a Security Investigator.
The Frontier News, June/July 1976 lists J.C. Leavitt, Security Investigator, 
receiving the 5 year Service Award.
The June, 1981 Frontier News, lists J.C. Leavitt, Security Investigator, 
receiving the 10 year Service Award.
John is also listed in all the Company Telephone Directories thru January, 
1983, as Security Investigator.
-Ken Schultz
(6/14/06)

Thanks, Ken.
His name sounds familiar.
Did he work with Dick Chouinard and Dick Childs?
-Jake Lamkins
(6/14/06)

Under the Frontier Administration Division:
John Leavitt was a Security Investigator (Joined Frontier in June 1971).
Dick Childs joined Frontier in April, 1973, as Director of Security.  
John Leavitt is listed as a Security Investigator under the Director of Security, in the FAL Company Telephone Directories.
Dick Chouinard was listed as Corporate Safety Engineer (Joined Frontier in February, 1973).
-Ken Schultz
(6/17/06)