James H. Enias

ENIAS, JAMES H. 61 - of Longport, passed away on November 30, 2007. Jim was born and raised in Rochester, Michigan, the son of the late Ed and Ruth Enias. He served his country in the Army with a tour of duty in Vietnam in 1968. He also served in the Army and the Air National Guard Reserves. He then completed Flight School in Florida and later acquired flight certificates in pilot instructor, advanced instruments, airline transport, single, multi and jet engines, and aviation safety inspector. He is a graduate of the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. He started his career with the FAA Technical Center in Atlantic City and later transferred to FAA Washington Headquarters where he was the manager of the All Weather Operations Branch and National Resource Specialist. During his FAA career, he received many awards in Area Navigation, Required Navigation Performance, vertical navigation and FMS, resulting in significantly safer and more efficient flight operations. Some of his awards include the ATA Operations Council President's award, Aviation Week & Space Technology Laurels Award, Outstanding Service award for successful implementation of the CAT III Operations at Incheon International Airport in South Korea, and the prestigious medal from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Upon his retirement from the FAA, Jim continued to consult for the airline manufacturers and industry. Jim was an expert snow skier and especially enjoyed time spent at his second home in Park City, Utah. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed golfing, jogging, biking, boating, water skiing, and horse back riding. Jim also traveled extensively around the world. His hobby was remodeling his home as well as other properties. He is survived by his life partner and wife of 35 years, Jean Petruzzi Enias, his sisters Mary Lou Deaton and Betty Walls of Michigan and sister-in-law and brother-in-law Ed and Lorraine Pierce. He is also survived by seven nieces, four great nieces and six great nephews. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 4th at the Church of the Epiphany, 2801 Ventnor Ave., Longport. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. for family and friends followed by mass. Interment, with military honors, will be held at the Atlantic County Veteran's Cemetery located in Estell Manor Park, Mays Landing. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Jim's honor to Shore Memorial Hospital, Radiation Oncology Dept., 1 East New York Ave., Somers Point, NJ 08244 or the United States Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, 500 Forrestal Road, Cape May Airport, Rio Grande, NJ 08242. (George H. Wimberg Funeral Home.