Bradley J. Hurd

Hurd, Bradley J.
of Gilbert, AZ passed away at his home surrounded by his family on July 1, 2009. His devoted wife, Denise, his children, Christine Barnes, Bradley Hurd, Jeffrey Hurd, Michael Hurd, Andrew Starkweather and Brian Hurd, two sisters, Sally Mims and Harriet Staiert, ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren survive him. His passion for life included his love of aviation that began as a child. In 1944 he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps and graduated from the University of Denver. In 1951 he joined Frontier Airlines as a pilot, and retired in 1985. He continued flying for air operations around the world. His interests were as wide ranging as his innate curiosity. When in the U.S. he was a simulator instructor for America West in Phoenix. Mr. Hurd's interests were as wide ranging as the innate curiosity that drove him including sailing around the Virgin Islands, building a Varieze experimental aircraft, serving as a docent at Champlain Air Museum, flying kids through the Young Eagles program. Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and just plain terrific guy will be missed by his family and friends. No one who knew him will ever look up to see a plane soaring through the sky and not think of him.