Paul E. Felton Jr.

FELTON
PAUL E. JR.
Age 69, died on September 14, 2006 after a four year battle with cancer. Paul Felton was born in Pittsburgh, PA on September 28, 1936. He graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh in 1954. He attended Penn State University on an NROTC scholarship and graduated in 1958 with a degree in Forestry. Following graduation he was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Navy. He attended flight school and received his Navy wings in May of 1960. He flew the F-8 Crusader in VFP-63 from 1960-1964. He made two deployments in the Western Pacific and Vietnam. One deployment was on the Bon Homme Richard and one on the John Hancock. Paul Felton resigned from the US Navy in 1964 and became a pilot with United Air Lines in 1965. He retired as a Captain on the Boeing 767 on October 28, 1996. His final scheduled flight as a United Captain was from Dulles to Zurich to Dulles. His final flight as a Captain was on October 27, 1996 when he chartered a United 757 where he took family, airline friends, and neighbors on a tour of the Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Eastern Shore area. His Co pilot was J.O. Meadows, his photographer was Flight Officer Joe Beth Lynch, and the trip narrator was his son, Flight Officer Scott Felton. Paul Felton continued to fly as a second officer until June of 2001. After retirement Paul Felton moved to Exmore, Virginia. Paul Felton is survived by his brother Robert Felton of Berkeley, CA, his son Scott Felton of Annapolis, MD and Scott's wife Karen, his daughter Charlene Felton of Martinez, CA and four grand- children. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. at The Oaks, 25876 Royal Oak Road, Royal Oak, MD 21662. In lieu of flowers please send donations to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401 or the American Cancer Society, 1041 RT 3 N., Bldg. A, Gambrills, MD 21054. Arrangements by GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD 21037 (410) 956-4488
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