Retired Local Navy Pilot Makes Return Trip to Tailhook By Tara Barnwell The North American Aviation T-6 Texan two-place advanced trainer was the classroom for most of the Allied pilots who flew in World War II. (Photo by Dave Rees) In 1991, the infamous Tailhook convention scandal took place. “There was some harassment of female pilots at that convention in Las Vegas,” said Dave Rees, Milford resident, business owner and former Navy pilot. “The whole thing got turned upside down.…
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IN MEMORIAM Edward 'Bud' Garretson, 92; Cherry Valley Dairyman, Pilot Bud Garretson CHERRY VALLEY – Edward "Bud" Fitz Randolph Garretson of Cherry Valley, a former dairyman, pilot and father of four sons, passed before the dawn broke on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. He was 92. He was born in Westfield, N.J., on July 22, 1928. His life changed when he took a job on a neighbor's farm in 1945 and discovered a strong love for farming. In Stillwater, N.J., these…
IN MEMORIAM: Joan C. McLaud, 89; Founded Insurance Firm With Husband Joan C. McLaud UNADILLA -- Joan C. McLaud, 89, founder with her husband of the Douglas M. McLaud Insurance Agency in Otego, and also pursued a wide range of interests, passed away in her home on Nov. 6, 2019, with her devoted daughters, Mary McLaud and Susan Van Cott, by her side. Joan was born on Dec. 19, 1929, in Oneonta, at the beginning of the Great Depression, the…
IN MEMORIAM: Peter J. Farmer, 61; Village Native, Conservationist, Pilot COOPERSTOWN – Peter James “Pete” Farmer, 61, conservationist and pilot, died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism on Wednesday morning, April 25, 2018, at UMass Memorial Leominster in Massachusetts. He maintained homes in Lancaster, Mass., and Cooperstown. He was born on June 5, 1956, in Cooperstown, a son of Dr. Edward Truman Farmer, DDS, and Gretchen Schweickhard Farmer. You have reached your limit of 3 free articles To Continue Reading SubscribeLogin…
