Dwight Sissell Obituary
Dwight was born March 3, 1943 to Lloyd and Lucille Sissell in Bell, California. Passed away June 25, 2015 at home in Sedona, Arizona.
Dwight graduated from Whittier High School, (California) in 1960. He then joined The United States Army and graduated Officers Candidate School in March 1963, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Received his certificates of flying from The United States Army Aviation School. Relocated to Arizona in 1965 where he attended Arizona State University and was with The Arizona National Guard.
May 20, 1968 started ground school for Bonanza Airlines, achieving his dream career as a commercial airline pilot. Retiring March 3, 2003 with Northwest Airlines.
Dwight and Roxanne were married February 1975. Together enjoyed the great outdoors, backpacking, camping, hunting, fishing, sail boating, ranching, motorcycle riding, and competition shooting.
Dwight loved woodworking and could design and build anything.
His presence with-- his hat and aviator glasses-- will be dearly missed forever.
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