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LANCE AIKINS

1948 - 2017

LANCE AIKINS obituary, 1948-2017, Tacoma, WA

BORN

1948

DIED

2017

LANCE AIKINS Obituary

Lance T. Aikins Age 69, died on Friday, September 29th, 2017, from injuries sustained in an aviation accident, outside of Brinnon, WA. Lance was born June 1st, 1948, in Tacoma, WA. He was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of Puyallup High School Class of '67. He first worked as a pilot in the U.S. Navy and then as a Captain with United Airlines for 34 years, before recently retiring in 2013. He is survived by his wife, Debi Aikins; his four children, Luke Aikins and wife Monica, Joshua Aikins and wife Angela; Nicholas Aikins and wife Michaela, and Abigail Aikins; grandsons, Logan, Ender and Revel; granddaughters Julia and Madeline; sister Jessie Farrington and brother Max Aikins; nephews Andy, Todd and Kelly Farrington, Travis, Kirk and Loren Aikins; nieces Keri Bell and Paris Brereton.

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Published by News Tribune (Tacoma) on Oct. 7, 2017.

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Joe Bacarella

June 26, 2020

Serving in the United States Navy on Guam I flew with Lance on many TACAMO Missions in Squadron VQ-3 where we flew classified missions guarding this great nation. I went on many scuba dives with he & his wife in the Philippine Sea. When I learned that Lance skydived he volunteered to teach me how to jump out of a perfectly good airplane and piloted the aircraft on my first jump. He was my vision of a true Naval Aviator & one great fellow...Fair Winds and Following Seas buddy.

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November 6, 2017

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