John Middleton LaLonde

John Middleton La Londe, of Cordova, died at his home on Thursday, June 29, 2000. He was 78. Born in Baltimore, MD, April 16, 1922, he was the son of the late Emil E. and Frances Middleton La Londe. After graduating from an American high school in Panama, he attended Cetenary College in Shreveport, LA He then worked at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. In 1948, he entered the U. S. Air Force where he trained as a pilot in numerous types of aircraft. He served the majority of his Military career as a pilot. Following his release from active duty in 1966, he was associated with Remmert Werner, Inc. in St. Louis, MO where he trained and qualified pilots in the North American Sabreliner and later became a part of the Sabreliner sales team. In 1972, he joined the Pratt & Whitney Division of United Technologies Corp. as a pilot and to manage a satellite operation at West Palm Beach, Fla. In 1976, he moved to East Hartford to fly the Boeing 727 for the company and, the next year, to takeover management of the Aircraft Maintenance Dept. In 1982, he was granted a transfer to the Pratt & Whitney Government Products Division and was assigned to Saudi Arabia as Site Manager for the F100 Engine Maintenance and Training. He retired in 1984 with over 20,000 hours of flying time. A resident of Cordova since 1985, he was a member of the Talbot Rod and Gun Club. Mr. La Londe is survived by his wife, the former Jean Musick whom he married on Dec. 22, 1948 in the chapel at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C.; a daughter, Theda L. Moore of Stafford Springs, Conn.; two sons, Dennis E. Herrell of Fairfield, California and John M. La Londe, Jr. of Cypress, Texas; a sister, Joyce Coleman of Richmond, Va. ; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. A brother, Emil E. La Londe, is deceased. Friends may call at the Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, Easton, on Monday, July 3rd from 7 - 9 P.M. A Prayer Service will be held at the funeral home that evening at 8:45 P.M. Burial will be at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. on Monday, July 10th, at 10 A.M. Memorial donations may be made to the Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601