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Jim Pickering Obituary
He married Laveeta Mae Anderson in 1991. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force and received an Honorable discharge in 1959. He was a career civil service employee and pilot with the Office of Aircraft Services and the U.S. Forest Service in the Department of the Interior.
Burial will be at Fort Richardson, Alaska, on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at 2:30 p.m.
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January 16, 2017
Jan.17, 2017
Was sorry to hear of Jim's passing. We spent many hours in a Grumman flying around Alaska on varius fire acticities. Jim will be missed by alot of folks.
- Roy M Percival, Boise, ID
Greg Lee
January 13, 2017
Thanks to Jimmie B Pearce, on my first jumped fire on the Kandik River, I had the pleasure of meeting the good Mr Pickering. What a pleasure!
Say Hello to Jimmie for us Jim.
Greg Lee
January 13, 2017
Thanks to Jimmie B Pearce I met Pick on my first fire that I jumped on the Kandik River.
Say 'Hello' to Jimmie for me, & I'll see you both on the other side... Take care Jim!
January 12, 2017
I am so sorry to hear about Jim's passing. He was a delightful guy and a true gentleman. He was reliable and dependable, and a lot of fun. RIP Jim.
Nora
This photo was taken on a river near the Canadian border (maybe the Kandik) while picking up six smokejumpers that had been extinguishing a fire near.
January 12, 2017
January 11, 2017
Jim checked me out in 642 the turbine Goose coming from Nome to Fairbanks. we were up at 12000 just having a nice cruise when a can of WD40 blew up in the bow compartment filling the cockpit with oil. Checked all the gages and we were green, open the side windows to ventilate. We looked at each other and said what the hell? We didn't know what happen till we landed in Fairbanks two packs of cigarettes later. Also he got wrongly accused of pulling a engine on takeoff with 642 when I forgot to adjust trim for takeoff. It was a torque airplane without the extended vertical fin. Will always remember you and the grin . RIP Jim. Thanks for the lessons and your friendship. I'll never forget you grin.. Blue sky's
and a strong tailwind to you.
L Groh
January 11, 2017
Your country and countrymen thank you for your service to your country Jim Pickering, now rest in peace.
Ron Lund
January 11, 2017
Rest in peace Pick. I have lots of memories of flying with you in the Grumman goose back in those old days of smokejumping. You were definitely one of the best.
Larry Vanderlinden
January 11, 2017
Sad to hear of Jim's passing. He was a great pilot and wonderful person. I spent many enjoyable hours flying around Alaska in the Grumman Goose on BLM firefighting missions with him as pilot-in-command.
January 11, 2017
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