In a message dated 10/27/2002 11:22:40 AM Central Standard Time, jfahland@cox.net writes: > Last time I spoke with him, he told me that he was basically putting > genealogy on hold until he retires. By the > way, I saw Charles Straub Christmas 2000 in Wichita, Kansas where he lives > with his daughter and son-in law. He > will be 97 years old in December. He is a great guy and told me stories > about my great grandparents John and Nora > Ivester Fahland. > > By the way Charles Straub was an early air traffic controller and his > license is number 28 for the whole history of > air traffic controlling. He is currently the oldest surviving air traffic > controller in the United States. He > once landed Charles Lindburgh in St. Louis in his early days. > > Anyway, gotta run. > > John Fahland > > > Hi John, What a neat story about Charles Straub. I imagine he could tell lots of stories of things that happened early on. Thanks also for the information on Robert. I got to meet him one time and he is very nice. I lost track of him when I had to stop genealogy for a while while mother and Shannon were both ill. I do hope he is doing well. Take care - Emma