Lt. Col. Edward "Slick" Rollins

Rollins, Edward "Lt. Col."
63, of Scottsdale, AZ, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2011. Ed"Slick" Rollins was born September 25, 1948 in Monmouth NJ to Vi and Major Maynard Rollins. He graduated from Wichita State with a BS in Aeronautical Engineering. His distinguished career began in 1973 as a fighter pilot for the U.S. Air force. He has flown the T-38, F-4, and the F-15, to name a few. He has received the Outstanding Officer's Award at Williams Air force Base and the "Top Gun" award in the F-4 at Clark Air Base in the Philippines and again in the F-15 at Luke Air force Base in Arizona. He has served as air defense officer, academic instructor, and nuclear and weapons safety officer. He retired from the Air force in 1990 as the Wing Chief of Stan/Eval and senior flight examiner with over 3,000 flight hours in fighter jets. He gave Chuck Yeager his first orientation in the F-15E Eagle. He came on-board with U. S. Airways (formerly America West) in August 1990 as a First Officer on the 737 and upgraded to Captain on the Airbus in May of 1999 where he completed his oral exam in a record breaking 20 minutes. He retired from aviation in 2006. Ed is survived by his wife Renee, his son James Rollins and wife Tiffany, his step daughter Alycia Ernst RN, his grandchildren Keegan, Ella and Chase, his brother Phil Rollins and wife Ricki. His friends and family will miss the "zipper-suited sky god". Arrangements entrusted to Messinger Pinnacle Peak Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Disabled American Veterans, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH, 45250.