Patrick Baucom

My deepest condolences. I flew with Boomer many times. Enjoyed flying with him and after flight activities.

I am deeply saddened to learn of Pat´s passing, and I extend my heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. Pat and I served together after being recalled to active duty for Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. During our six-month deployment, I remember his quiet moments with books, his steady professionalism as a flight engineer, and a rare but joyful day when we attended a camel race between flights. Pat´s knowledge and dedication made every mission safer, and his presence brought comfort and camaraderie whether we were working or at leisure. His memory will live on in the lives he touched. Rest in peace, Pat.

May he RIP. I have been on many missions with Pat. Not only was a great engineer but a great friend. Whenever we would get together, he would always tell a story that he fell out of a troop door while trying to assist me in closing it. He said he was dangling out side of the airplane and I pulled him back in. I don't remember that happening, but he insisted it did.
I know that I have missed flying with him but I know that anyone who knew him feels the same way.

Don Powell

My sincere condolences to all the Baucom family. Pat and I served together in the 63rd Tactical Airlift Squadron at Selfridge ANGB. He was my C-130 flight engineer during the first Gulf War and was a true professional. For 6 months we were deployed to the UAE and our crew of five shared a `hooch´ together. It was Pat who was the adult in the room!! But to our chagrin and amusement Pat had befriended a sand mouse he caught and turned it into a hooch pet. He string together a hundred+ empty liter water bottles and built a tube track around the top of the walls so the little fella could get his exercise. And let it loose the day we left for home!
Throughout our 6 months as a crew Pat´s dry wry wit and truth telling sense of humor kept our eye on the ball and flying safe. He always had a smile and good temperament. What a pleasure he was to fly with. Pat´s life was so much more than just putting on a flight suit but that is how his military brothers from 63rd will remember him. God has welcomed him with open arms....and probably handed him a Dash 1

Of all the good memories, it is Pat's outstanding sense of humor that will remain alive in our hearts. May his grandchildren always remember that the more laughter he invoked, the deeper his love for you all. We shall surely miss our last most Irish cousin - Chuck & Margaret Lennon