Notification with the passing of retired Pan Am/Delta pilot Lt. Colonel Daryl Gene Hubbard, age 83. Lt. Col. Hubbard joined Pan American 05-08-1967 and retired with Delta Air Lines, S/O based ATL/031. Lt. Col. Hubbard’s first wife Faith passed in 1997. He is survived by his children and his wife Rev. Connie Murray Ichord plus many other family members.
Obituary……………. LTC Daryl Gene Hubbard
BIRTH : 27 Aug 1936
Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma
DEATH : 29 Aug 2019 (aged 83)
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
BURIAL : Fairlawn Cemetery
Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma PLOT ..1A4-7-20
MEMORIAL ID 202582863 ·
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Lt. Colonel Daryl Gene Hubbard was born in a boarding house on Duck Street in Stillwater, Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl. It was a hot and dusty summer day on August 27, 1936 when Daryl was born to Alita Winifred Poindexter Hubbard and Dr. Gene Hubbard. Lt. Col. Hubbard made his transition to Heaven on August 29, 2019 leaving the world with the fabulous smile that he had all 83 years of his life. Most of his life he was mistaken for Robert Redford. His strong faith and encouraging personality would go with him in battle later on in life. This came from his deep roots growing up in the Church of Christ in Stillwater. Daryl was a proud graduate of Stillwater High School Class of 1954. He played trombone in the band and had remained a leader in his Class reunions with his dear High school friends. Daryl received his degree in Chemistry from Oklahoma State University in 1958. He was a proud member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. He thought he wanted to be a doctor like his father, but realized quickly that his passion would be flying. Daryl loved America and strongly believed that serving our country was the greatest honor in his life.
Daryl joined the Air Force and was on active duty from 1958 to April 1967. He flew 306 combat missions in Viet Nam and 450 combat hours in the F100. Daryl was in the Oklahoma Air National Guard from 1974 to June 1985. He flew the T-34, T-28, T-33, F-100-C, D, F models and the last aircraft flown was A-7D Corsair-military. Civilian aircraft flown: B-707, B-727, Lockheed L-1011, Airbus A-300 and A-310. Daryl was a pilot for Pan American Airlines out of San Francisco from 1967-1991. Delta Air Lines from 1991 to 2003. Lt. Col. Hubbard was awarded numerous medals but the one he was most proud of was the Distinguished Flying Cross. This medal is for heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight. Daryl was active in the German American Society Blaskapelle Band. He also served as President of the Silver Beavers guard retirement group and was a member of First United Methodist Church.