TITLE: Carl Lacey Whittemore SOURCE: The Post and Courier, June 7, 2001 SUBMITTED: The Post and Courier FORMATTED: Kim Grissom, June 2001 *********************************************************************************************** WHITTEMORE, Carl Carl Lacey "Whit" Whittemore, U.S. Air Force, Ret., 72, of Summerville, husband of O. Lois Gillikin Whittemore, died Tuesday at his residence. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, June 9, 2001, at 9 o'clock at the Whittemore Residence, 204 Stratford Drive, Summerville. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Camp Happy Days and Special Times, 1622 Ashley Hall Road, Charleston, S.C. 29407. Born on December 20, 1928, in Endicott, New York, a son of the late Raymond Whittemore and Mae Powell Whittemore. Whit was an accomplished aviator, having logged 20,000 hours in all types of aircraft as navigator, pilot and instructor as well as air traffic control. He began his flying career in the Air Force in 1946, retiring in 1966. He then worked in corporate and general aviation and for Saudi Airlines as a pilot and simulator instructor. While in Saudi Arabia, he instructed the Saudi cadets in advanced English. He received the Air Force MATS 6,000 Hour Accident Free Award as recognition of his outstanding aviation skills and contribution to global airlift capabilities for his country. He was also awarded an Air Force Commendation medal for airlift operations in the Congo Republic in 1960. Whit loved to fly and one of his last and favorite trips was to transport a 1930's style German Bucker Jungmeister open cockpit bi-plane across the United States with retired Pan Am pilot Bob Pfaff. The pair retraced the original cross-country airmail route in a plane with no radio and no modern instruments. He was a member of the Quiet Birdmen and a lifetime member of the Woodworking Society of America. He was a Retired Airplane Pilot in the United States Air Force. Surviving are, wife, O. Lois Gillikins Whittemore of Summerville; four daughters, Lory Whittemore of Ontario, Canada, Gayle Jennings of Costa Mesa, Calif., Julie Mitchell of Knoxville, Tenn., Charlene Brown of Albuquerque, N.M.; two brothers, Norman Whittemore and Warren Whittemore; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Arrangements by TRI-COUNTY CREMATION CENTER, SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (The Post and Courier June 7, 2001) Carl Lacey "Whit" Whittemore, U.S. Air Force, Ret., 72, of Summerville, husband of O. Lois Gillikin Whittemore, died Tuesday at his residence. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, June 9, 2001, at 9 o'clock at the Whittemore Residence, 204 Stratford Drive, Summerville. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Camp Happy Days and Special Times, 1622 Ashley Hall Road, Charleston, S.C. 29407. Born on December 20, 1928, in Endicott, New York, a son of the late Raymond Whittemore and Mae Powell Whittemore. Whit was an accomplished aviator, having logged 20,000 hours in all types of aircraft as navigator, pilot and instructor as well as air traffic control. He began his flying career in the Air Force in 1946, retiring in 1966. He then worked in corporate and general aviation and for Saudia Airlines as a pilot and simulator instructor. While in Saudi Arabia, he instructed the Saudi cadets in advanced English. He received the Air Force MATS 6,000 Hour Accident Free Award as recognition of his outstanding aviation skills and contribution to global airlift capabilities for his country. He was also awarded an Air Force Commendation medal for airlift operations in the Congo Republic in 1960. Whit loved to fly and one of his last and favorite trips was to transport a 1930's style German Bucker Jungmeister open cockpit bi-plane across the United States with retired Pan Am pilot Bob Pfaff. The pair retraced the original cross-country airmail route in a plane with no radio and no modern instruments. He was a member of the Quiet Birdmen and a lifetime member of the Woodworking Society of America. He was a Retired Airplane Pilot in the United States Air Force. Surviving are, wife, O. Lois Gillikins Whittemore of Summerville; four daughters, Lory Whittemore of Ontario, Canada, Gayle Jennings of Costa Mesa, Calif., Julie Mitchell of Knoxville, Tenn., Charlene Brown of Albuquerque, N.M.; two brothers, Norman Whittemore and Warren Whittemore; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Arrangements by TRI-COUNTY CREMATION CENTER, SUMMERVILLE, S.C. 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