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Josephine Swift Obituary
Josephine 'Jo' Keating SWIFT Josephine 'Jo' Keating Swift passed away at the age of 90 on August 28, 2010.  Jo was born on September 24, 1919 in Great Falls, MT. After graduating high school in 1936, she went on to earn a BS de- gree in Medical Technology in 1940. In wartime 1943, Jo applied for the Women's Airforce Service Pilots. Of the 25,000 who applied, she was one of the elite 1,074 who finished. After deactivation of the WASP in 1944, Jo met Ken Swift and they married in 1946. Ken preceded her in death in 1970. In March 2010, Jo received the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington DC, awarded to the WASPs for their service. Jo is survived by her three children, Candy Raab (Pete) of Quilcene, WA, Pam Goetz (Lor) of Ketchum, ID, and Jim Swift (Cheryl) of Seattle, WA, and her stepson Ken Swift of Carson City, NV, 17 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. There will be a celebration of Jo's life at the Museum of Flight in Seattle on Sunday, Sept. 19th from 2:00 to 5:00. Family contact #425-255-8738. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations made to Dr. Ganesh Raghu's Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Foundation, UW Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, Wash., 98195.To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Pam Barrett-Powers
September 14, 2010
The above tells the reader that Jo was a woman of courage and adventure. However the picture reveals to the reader a woman of character and charm. You could always count on Jo to be kind, funny, and emotionally generous. Whenever I think of her I'm reminded of a woman that is a cut above most and who modeled the meaning of class. I know she will be porfoundly missed. My deepest sympathies to the entire family.
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