James S. Palkie

Jim and I met when he, Fred Spence, and I all joined VXE-6 withing a few weeks of each other, and shortly before the squadron deployed for its annual mission in Antarctica in 1987. As "newbies" in the squadron, but all experienced pilots, we quickly became known as "Larry, Daryl, and the other brother Daryl" after a popular TV show at the time. New in the squadron we didn´t initially have a lot of responsibility other than getting qualified in the LC-130, so we used our free time to do what...

Jim Palkie was not only my first grade teacher, but he was the most caring, funny and bright teacher that I have ever come across . I will miss Jim and he will always be remembered , by me, Mr. Palkie. I will miss everything about him.

I put this on my Facebook and I feel it sums up how I feel about Mr Palkie pretty well:

Did you ever have that one teacher? That teacher that for whatever reason resonates more than all the rest? I've had a couple of those, but Jim Palkie was the first.
I had him in 5th grade 19 years ago at Saticoy School. It was my last year & his first. I actually only had him for one week before he was switched to teach 3rd grade...but that's all it took for me to see he was a unique teacher &...

Dear Palkie Family, My grandson Jack was one of the lucky students to have Mr. Palkie for a teacher. He instilled in him the love of reading. Jack was mostexcited when he came to his 5th grade graduation and they all sang and signed to The world is a Rainbow. It was a wonderful tribute to Mr. Palkie.
May wonderful memories be with you forever. He will be dearly missed.

Megan, Mama Palkie, and Mia: I'm so sorry for your loss. He was a wonderful man and so, so loved. It is apparent that he touched so many lives. You all were so blessed to have each other. Keeping you in prayer. Love you.

Jim will missed by all. He was always so nice to everyone. His family was everything to him! I pray for peace for all who has been lucky enough to have known him.

So sorry for your loss. Jim always went out of his way to make people feel warm and welcome. His smile and laughter were a constant. Although he made his work look easy, I know that he put a lot of effort and care into everything he did.

Jim and I flew and lived together for three years in Antarctica, seems like such a short time ago. We may lose contact over the years but we never lose the memories. All of us Ice Pirates will fondly remember Jim (or as we called him "the other brother Daryl") Our collective heart goes out to the Kate, the girls, and the family.