Charles-Burlingame-Obituary

Captain Charles F. Burlingame

Herndon, Virginia

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A Classmate Like a Brother
To those who knew him, Capt. Charles F. Burlingame's dependability was legend. "He was kind of a go-to guy," said Perry Martini, a former classmate of Captain Burlingame, a Navy fighter pilot many affectionately remember by his nickname, Chic. "If you needed something done and done right," Mr. Martini said, "you would call on Chic."

As a pilot, Mr. Burlingame, 51, captain of American Airlines Flight 77, was a perfectionist, and his attention to safety earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues. But Captain Burlingame's most valued quality, friends say, was his commitment to people. He personified the word classmate, Mr. Martini said, and as such, "he became family."

A graduate of the Naval Academy and the Navy's Top Gun fighter pilot school in Miramar, Calif., Mr. Burlingame accepted a position 12 years ago with American Airlines, where his wife, Shari, is a flight attendant.

He was to attend his 30-year college reunion, which he helped organize, the week after the attacks. Instead, former classmates from as far as Hong Kong gathered to honor their fallen brother, take in a Navy football game and reminisce.

"If Chic were around this weekend," Mr. Martini said, "he would be doing a lot of high-fives and hugs."

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We will never forget. My deepest condolences

Dear Charlebois I'm so sorry about your fate rip comfort wishes from your neighbor country Canada

Dear Mrs Burlingame and your family..I do hope this finds you and your family good!! Thinking of captain Charles yesterday on memorial day..thank you captain Charles for your dedication to your family..your career with American airlines and your military service for the United States of America..you shall not ever be forgotten..God bless you Mrs Burlingame and your family..you can always contact me 617-369-2444..love Charlene Marie Jones flight attendant retired American airlines BOS Logan...

Happy Birthday buddy !

NEVER FORGET and Leave No One Behind is VERY IMPORTANT this 9-11 !!!

Did not get to Fly with Chic, but had many conversations with him at AA. RIP !!!

Captain Dan

In the late 1990s, I had the pleasure and honor of serving with Captain Chick Burlingame in an office under the Secretary of Defense. (Note that a Navy Captain is the same rank as an Army Colonel.) Everyone loved Chick and the knowledge and efficiency of his work. I wrote the details for his final military award that was read at his retirement ceremony. A day after 9/11 while listening to news, I learned that Chick's flight hit the Pentagon near where I was working. This realization...

Helen Burlingame Ingoglia
Daughter of Stephen Demerrit Burlingame Charles was my 3rd cousin.
Rest in peace.

Remembering Charles on the 20th anniversary of 9/11...

Dear Mrs Burlingame and your family..Today is memorial day..thinking of captain Charles for his service in the United States of America Navy...honoring is commitment to his country..his family and his career with American airlines..I do hope you and your family are well during all this coronavirus pandemic...God bless you and your family Mrs Burlingame..stay well..Love Charlene Marie Jones retired flight attendant American airlines BOS Logan International airport BOS Massachusetts