Obituary from Anchorage Daily News July 28, 2000
Longtime Alaska resident DON H. DELK, 56, died July 25, 2000, at Providence Alaska Medical Center. A memorial service was at Elmendorf Air Force Base Chapel No. 1.
Mr. Delk was born Sept. 13, 1943, in Tarpon Springs, Fla., to Sam and Sybil Delk. He graduated from Dixie Hollins High School in 1961 and joined the U.S. Air Force on his birthday that year. Mr. Delk was assigned to Elmendorf in 1962 and discharged from active duty in 1965. He entered civil service and worked as an aircraft maintenance officer until retiring in October 1998. He and his wife, Loretta, met in Anchorage. They were married in 1976. While working at Elmendorf, Mr. Delk received numerous awards including outstanding Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Officer three times. He was instrumental in helping his organizations win the Daedalian Trophy and many other awards. He had seen or met every U.S. president since Eisenhower and toured Air Force 1 during the Clinton administration. Mr. Delk was a welder by training and taught at Anchorage Community College. He was active in the American Welding Society and helped develop the standards used to test and certify welders. Nationally, he was recently elected as Director for District 19 of the AWS. His most recent accomplishment was restoration of a P-38 aircraft retrieved from Attu Island last year. The restoration was completed in May 2000 and was dedicated July 26, 2000, at Elmendorf. Mr. Delk was interested in old iron, especially if it was John Deer green and had two cylinders. He was a member of the Antique Power Club of Alaska and owned a 1958 JD420C that he had restored. He was most happy working on his retirement land with his wife and friends, Herman and Marge Thompson, in Talkeetna.
He is survived by his wife, daughter and son-in-law, grandchildren, 2 brothers, 1 sister and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Anchorage Chapter 103-Air Force Association (AFA) Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 6033, Elmendorf AFB 99506. Arrangements were by Kehl's Forest Lawn Mortuary and Crematory.
Longtime Alaska resident DON H. DELK, 56, died July 25, 2000, at Providence Alaska Medical Center. A memorial service was at Elmendorf Air Force Base Chapel No. 1.
Mr. Delk was born Sept. 13, 1943, in Tarpon Springs, Fla., to Sam and Sybil Delk. He graduated from Dixie Hollins High School in 1961 and joined the U.S. Air Force on his birthday that year. Mr. Delk was assigned to Elmendorf in 1962 and discharged from active duty in 1965. He entered civil service and worked as an aircraft maintenance officer until retiring in October 1998. He and his wife, Loretta, met in Anchorage. They were married in 1976. While working at Elmendorf, Mr. Delk received numerous awards including outstanding Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Officer three times. He was instrumental in helping his organizations win the Daedalian Trophy and many other awards. He had seen or met every U.S. president since Eisenhower and toured Air Force 1 during the Clinton administration. Mr. Delk was a welder by training and taught at Anchorage Community College. He was active in the American Welding Society and helped develop the standards used to test and certify welders. Nationally, he was recently elected as Director for District 19 of the AWS. His most recent accomplishment was restoration of a P-38 aircraft retrieved from Attu Island last year. The restoration was completed in May 2000 and was dedicated July 26, 2000, at Elmendorf. Mr. Delk was interested in old iron, especially if it was John Deer green and had two cylinders. He was a member of the Antique Power Club of Alaska and owned a 1958 JD420C that he had restored. He was most happy working on his retirement land with his wife and friends, Herman and Marge Thompson, in Talkeetna.
He is survived by his wife, daughter and son-in-law, grandchildren, 2 brothers, 1 sister and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Anchorage Chapter 103-Air Force Association (AFA) Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 6033, Elmendorf AFB 99506. Arrangements were by Kehl's Forest Lawn Mortuary and Crematory.
Obituary from Anchorage Daily News July 28, 2000
Longtime Alaska resident DON H. DELK, 56, died July 25, 2000, at Providence Alaska Medical Center. A memorial service was at Elmendorf Air Force Base Chapel No. 1.
Mr. Delk was born Sept. 13, 1943, in Tarpon Springs, Fla., to Sam and Sybil Delk. He graduated from Dixie Hollins High School in 1961 and joined the U.S. Air Force on his birthday that year. Mr. Delk was assigned to Elmendorf in 1962 and discharged from active duty in 1965. He entered civil service and worked as an aircraft maintenance officer until retiring in October 1998. He and his wife, Loretta, met in Anchorage. They were married in 1976. While working at Elmendorf, Mr. Delk received numerous awards including outstanding Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Officer three times. He was instrumental in helping his organizations win the Daedalian Trophy and many other awards. He had seen or met every U.S. president since Eisenhower and toured Air Force 1 during the Clinton administration. Mr. Delk was a welder by training and taught at Anchorage Community College. He was active in the American Welding Society and helped develop the standards used to test and certify welders. Nationally, he was recently elected as Director for District 19 of the AWS. His most recent accomplishment was restoration of a P-38 aircraft retrieved from Attu Island last year. The restoration was completed in May 2000 and was dedicated July 26, 2000, at Elmendorf. Mr. Delk was interested in old iron, especially if it was John Deer green and had two cylinders. He was a member of the Antique Power Club of Alaska and owned a 1958 JD420C that he had restored. He was most happy working on his retirement land with his wife and friends, Herman and Marge Thompson, in Talkeetna.
He is survived by his wife, daughter and son-in-law, grandchildren, 2 brothers, 1 sister and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Anchorage Chapter 103-Air Force Association (AFA) Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 6033, Elmendorf AFB 99506. Arrangements were by Kehl's Forest Lawn Mortuary and Crematory.
Longtime Alaska resident DON H. DELK, 56, died July 25, 2000, at Providence Alaska Medical Center. A memorial service was at Elmendorf Air Force Base Chapel No. 1.
Mr. Delk was born Sept. 13, 1943, in Tarpon Springs, Fla., to Sam and Sybil Delk. He graduated from Dixie Hollins High School in 1961 and joined the U.S. Air Force on his birthday that year. Mr. Delk was assigned to Elmendorf in 1962 and discharged from active duty in 1965. He entered civil service and worked as an aircraft maintenance officer until retiring in October 1998. He and his wife, Loretta, met in Anchorage. They were married in 1976. While working at Elmendorf, Mr. Delk received numerous awards including outstanding Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Officer three times. He was instrumental in helping his organizations win the Daedalian Trophy and many other awards. He had seen or met every U.S. president since Eisenhower and toured Air Force 1 during the Clinton administration. Mr. Delk was a welder by training and taught at Anchorage Community College. He was active in the American Welding Society and helped develop the standards used to test and certify welders. Nationally, he was recently elected as Director for District 19 of the AWS. His most recent accomplishment was restoration of a P-38 aircraft retrieved from Attu Island last year. The restoration was completed in May 2000 and was dedicated July 26, 2000, at Elmendorf. Mr. Delk was interested in old iron, especially if it was John Deer green and had two cylinders. He was a member of the Antique Power Club of Alaska and owned a 1958 JD420C that he had restored. He was most happy working on his retirement land with his wife and friends, Herman and Marge Thompson, in Talkeetna.
He is survived by his wife, daughter and son-in-law, grandchildren, 2 brothers, 1 sister and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Anchorage Chapter 103-Air Force Association (AFA) Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 6033, Elmendorf AFB 99506. Arrangements were by Kehl's Forest Lawn Mortuary and Crematory.
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