Florida Spaceport Chapter Julianne ‘Julie’ Dearth, 90, of Palm Coast, Florida, passed away on May 19, 2017. Julie was born on March 12, 1927, in Columbus, Ohio. Julie wanted to learn to fly airplanes at a very early age and obtained her private pilot certificate in 1945. In 1948, she earned her commercial certificate with … Read more
Florida Goldcoast Chapter Ruth Fleisher, a Ninety-Nine since 1942 and a Life member, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, in her home in Homestead, FL. Ruth was born in Rochester, NY. She was 94 and had a sparkling, fun-loving personality. Before Ruth was grounded by Alzheimer’s Disease she was an active member of the … Read more
Florida Suncoast Chapter Marilyn Scribner a member of the Florida Suncoast Chapter passed this past winter of 2015. She was a lifelong enthusiastic member of the 99s. Marilyn joined the Florida Suncoast Chapter when she moved from Connecticut to Florida.
FL Gulf Stream Chapter Dottie was a champion swimmer and equestrian. She started flying at age 40 and embarked on a second career at age 42. She retired as an airline captain flying the Boeing 727. She continued to fly after retirement and learned to shoot and won several shooting championships. Dottie loved people.
Carolinas Chapter Barbara Harris Para passed away on June 2, 2015, after an airplane accident in her Beechcraft A–36 Bonanza. The accident occurred when Barbara and her husband, Fred, serving as the pilot of the flight, were flying to Silver City, NC, for routine maintenance. Barbara was only 69 when she died. Barbara joined the … Read more
NOLA Chapter Viola “Vickie” Pecoraro Goodbee, the longtime member of the New Orleans Chapter, filed her final flight plan onto New Horizons on March 5, 2015. Vickie, aka. “Bubbles” was the beloved “Cha-Ching” chick (treasurer) of the New Orleans 99s. She leaves behind her 49 1/2 Bruce Goodbee, sons Garrett and Gregory, and daughter Jennifer … Read more
Florida Suncoast Chapter The FL Suncoast Chapter has lost one of our most valued members, Nancy Wright, who flew to New Horizons on February 10, 2015. Nancy joined the FL Suncoast Chapter in 1980 and received her commercial certificate and instrument rating. Nancy served the 99s in various capacities through the years. Nancy was Chapter … Read more
Florida Gulf Stream Chapter The Southeast Section is saddened to report the loss of a former Southeast Section Governor, Cheryl Cichocki. Cheryl passed to New Horizons on August 7, 2014, at Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah, Florida, due to kidney failure. She was 69 years of age. Cheryl joined The Ninety-Nines in April 1994. She was … Read more