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Samuel Alfred Pusey Jr.

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PUSEY, JR. CAPTAIN SAMUEL ALFRED (AL), of Miami, passed away December 19, 2002, at the age of 73. He was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1929. As early as eight years old, Alfred had a passion for aviation. In 1949, after gaining flight experience in Virginia while still a teenager, he went to Central America where he began his profession as a pilot for TACA Airlines. He then served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In 1951 he joined Eastern Airlines and had the distinction of being their youngest pilot for several years. He flew all types of aircrafts ranging from the DC-3 to the DC-10. Through his international travels he met his beloved wife of 20 years, Maria Augusta. Together they shared a life full of adventures, family, and laughter. At the time of his retirement from Eastern in 1989, he was the airline's senior pilot. His dedicated years of service to Eastern capped an enviable aviation career. He is survived by his wife, Maria Augusta; his daughter, Kim Crawford; his sons, Mark Pusey & Alfredo Rojas; and four granddaughters. Services at 10:00 a.m. Today, Saturday, December 21, 2002 at: VAN ORSDEL - KENDALL DRIVE 11220 N Kendall Dr (305)279-6644 Family Owned Since 1924 To visit this Guest Book Online, go to www.herald.com/obituaries.

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Published by the Miami Herald on Dec. 21, 2002.

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Joyce and Jack

December 23, 2002

God bless you and keep you in His care! We love you, Alfred, and will miss you.

Ray King

December 22, 2002

I wish to extend my condolences to Captain Pusey's family. I was acquainted with him, although not on a very personal basis. I worked in Commercial Computer Systems on the 2nd floor of Building 11 at Eastern Airlines Headquarters in Miami for about 20 years. That's where I became acquainted with him. Our department produced many computer output reports for the flight system department on the 3rd floor of Buiding 11. That's where I met him. I also served in Korea during the war, but in the U.S. Air Force. I also became somewhat familiar with TACA Airlines when I served with the USAF in the Panama Canal Zone. We talked about these incidents briefly. Captain Pusey was a very likeable man and I believe that he will be dearly missed by his many friends and former co-workers as well as his family. I pray that God will give his family the strength they will need to get through their period of mourning.

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