He enjoyed the airline industry, gardening, church, spending time with friends and family, and his new great grandson Crew. Jack thoroughly enjoyed telling and retelling old Southwest Airlines memories and reuniting with his much LUV’d Southwest friends. Jack also loved spending time with his beloved dachshund Molly.
Jack truly loved the aviation business as he worked for Trans Texas Airways (1956-1970), then he helped start Southwest Airlines in 1971. Toward the end of his airline career, he was the Vice President of Operations for TranStar. He touched many lives and helped advance the airline industry.
Jack is preceded in death by his cherished wife Carolyn.
He is survived by his son Mike, daughter-in-law Mary, granddaughter Jamie Boldt and husband Josh Boldt, great grandson Crew Boldt, sister-in-law Diana Isbell, niece Holly Odum and husband Ted and their children Olivia and Julia, nephew Shane Isbell and his daughter Brooke, many cherished and dearly loved friends, and of course his precious dachshund Molly.
“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” -Revelation 21:4
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