Patti Poulsen Mathis

Patti Mathis Obituary

Patti Poulsen Mathis

- - Patti Poulsen Mathis died on March 1, 2019 at age 75. She was a cheerleader and homecoming queen at Camelback High school, attended U of A, and was a celebrity American Airlines flight attendant.

Patti leaves her sister, Nancy Poulsen, 2 nieces, her former husband Billy Mathis, and countless friends.

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Published by The Arizona Republic on Mar. 5, 2019.

Memories and Condolences
for Patti Mathis

15 Entries

Pamela Polly Beck Stapley

January 3, 2023

Sweet Patty
I´ve been trying to make contact with you for the last few years and now I´m so sad to learn of your passing. I have so many beautiful memories of you at Camelback High School and all our many experiences together as best friends, on the cheer line and as homecoming royalty at Camelback High. I would have loved to have caught up with you later in our lives. I lived in McCormick Ranch for many years and tried to reach out to you once but wasn´t sure if I had the right number, I had been told you lived in Scottsdale. I pray your life was happy and fulfilling and i pray that I will see you again on the other side. I´m posting a picture of you, myself and Jaki Laney at my wedding in 1961. I will treasure that picture and our friendship. Rest in peace dear friend.

Todd Anderson

February 27, 2021

Patti will always be remembered by me for her wit and at times, her scathing commentary. To try and describe her in a paragraph or two is a waste of time. Simply put, she was a very special lady!! And she is missed!!

Judi Stilwell Martino

February 9, 2021

So sorry to just learn about Patti’s passing, I worked with her on a few special assignments with American Airlines. She was always the blond and I was the brunette! Ha She was a very sweet girl and know she is an angel now.

VICKI VALENCIANO

October 25, 2020

I was one of the judges at the WORLD AIRLINES Pageant that helped crown her.
At that time, I was VP of WACA and a stewardess for AA

steven stoneman

June 17, 2020

to reiterate a point, i always equated patti poulsen with the American Airlines 400 Astrojet, since she was in 1965 named "Miss 400 Astrojet" to promote the arrival of this new commuter jet from Britain. i rode on the BAC 111 65 times (mostly on their "jet express" flights from Washington National to La Guardia and Logan) (and back). i did this until the commuter Astrojet was regrettably retired from American Airlines fleet at the end of 1972. Approximately before i started using the express service in 1965-66, i took a major trip on American Airlines on June 30, 1966 with my family. It was flight 494 from Washington National via Nashville to Tulsa to celebrate my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. It was on this flight that i first encountered Miss Patti Poulsen. She was so radiant, charismatic, and beautiful that she sent me realing. i summoned the courage to ask her, "are you the senior female flight attendant for this flight or have I died and gone to Heaven!! I inwardly fell in love with her, a condition that lasts to this day. Now that she is forever ensconced in Heaven, I intend to ask the Lord if She will dispose Patti to marry me and, as Senior American 400 Astrojet Captain, to fly her all over the American Airlines 400 route system forever!! i shall wait for you dear Patti for as long as it takes to kneel at your worshipfully beautiful female bare feet forever!!

John Sola

January 30, 2020

A beautiful and remarkable women a fun person always making everyone smile She was in commercials and posters for American I worked with her at JFK I was looking at jet net and have not seen anything in the company paper so I dont know if I overlooked it If it was please e mail me any article from American paper RIP thanks for the many laughs

December 3, 2019

I just found out that Patti is no longer with us. I remember her quite vividly as she was the star representative of AAL flight attendants in much of the airlines publicity of the years 64 to 70 when I first started flying. I had the pleasure of knowing her and finding out she was just a lovely a person as she was a beautiful girl. It saddens me to think she is gone so soon.

Lovey Frigerio

December 2, 2019

I worked with Patti at the JFK Admirals Club for many years. Patti was an incredible lady, beautiful on the inside as well as the outside. Working with Patti was never work, we always had such fun! Customers adored her and I was honored when called the other blonde bookend at JFK. So sad.

December 2, 2019

I worked with Patti at JFK for many years. Patti was beautiful inside and on the outside! We always had fun at the JFK Admirals Club. Some customers used to call us the blonde bookends, which to me was an incredible honor to be mentioned in the same sentence! Rest well Patti, you are missed.

Todd Anderson

April 9, 2019

Patti was someone I worked with at JFK. She was bright, witty and always a pleasure to talk with. I got to know her pretty well, when she worked in the Admiral's Club at JFK, and she was a special person. I am sorry to see that she is gone now, as I truly would have loved to reconnect with her. Our world is diminished by her absence. She was a special person!!

Patti Poulsen Mathis

Henry and Jaki Laney Florsheim

April 2, 2019

Henry and Jaki Laney Florsheim

April 2, 2019

Happy Birthday April 5th, dearest Patti. Thank you for our long years of friendship and for allowing me to accompany you on your journey to the next life.

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