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Last revised: March 11, 2010
Chicago Center Retiree Website

Updated: March 11, 2010

2010

Belanger, Raymond G., 86 - (d. 10 Mar. 2010)
(Funeral will be on March 15 @ 10:30 a.m. at St. Ambrose Church - Annandale, VA

(Annual Reunion - 2010)

"Another Fun Reunion!"
(Over 40 Friends Enjoyed another Great 'Get-Together)

Many new photos will be added over the next few weeks! First ones

Close-up photos of East Terminal, East High, North Wing

PHOTO ALBUMS:

#1. | #1A1. | #1AA. | #2.|#3.|#3A.|#4.|#5.|#6.|#7.|#8.|#9.|#10.|#10A.|#11.|#12.|#13.|#14.|
#15.|#16.|#17.|#18.|#19.|#20.|#21.|#22.|#23.|#24.|#25.|#26.|#27.|#28.|#29.|#30.|#31.|
#32.|#33.|#34.|#35. | #36. |#36A. | #36B. | #37. |#38. | #39. |#40. | #41. | #42. | #42A. | #43. |
#44. | #45. | #46. | #47. | #48. | #49 | #50. | #51.| #52. | #53. | #54. | FUN | | #1981. |

HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS - (Click on any Album above!)

E-Mail Directory

LINKS TO THE LATEST CHANGES AND UPDATES:

(02/22/10) - First 2010 Reunion Golf Photos - More Photos Available NOW...

(02/02/10) - Center Committees/Meetings (Need picture ID's)
(02/02/10) - ZAU Dance-Line Album from the Archives - on YouTube
(08/21/09) - Aurora 'Old-Timer's' Breakfast - pix by Dick Goold
(05/22/09) - Chicago Center's NEW Monthly Newsletter
(03/03/09) - 2009 REUNION PHOTOS by Terry Bower
(02/26/09) - HELP! Please verify your E-mail Address
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(08/03/08) - AUGUST 3 - (Day of Infamy - 27 years ago)
(05/04/08) - (1963) - 16 Controllers receive Safety Award - Bellanger
(02/12/08) - East Terminal Softball Team (1983)
(01/28/08) - Old Center Newspapers: "Headset II" Memories
(01/20/08) - Hyperlink to Airway Pioneers Website
(01/18/08) - Old Chicago ARTCC Midway Photos Discovered!
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(06/27/07) - Excellent Aviation Website - Great Resource!
(04/23/07) - ZAU Training Center Website

Click on the Jet to take you to Chicago Center's
NEW Monthly Newsletter! - (Under 'Center Information')

REUNION PHOTO ALBUMS

2010 Reunion (Punta Gorda, FL):   #49. | #50. |#51.| #52. | #53. | #54. | FUN |
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2009 Reunion (North Port, FL):         #42. | #42A. | #43. | #44. | #45. | #46. | #47. | #48. |
2008 Reunion (Cape Coral, FL):        #35. | #36. |#36A. | #36B. | #37. |#38. | #39. |#40. | #41
2007 Reunion (Lehigh Acres, FL):    #30. | #31. | #32. | #33. | #34.

2006 Reunion (Punta Gorda, FL): #25. | #26. | #27. | #28. | #29.

2005 Reunion (North Port, FL):         #19. | #20. | #21. | #22. | #23. | #24
2004 Reunion (Cape Coral, FL):       #12.|#13.|#14.|#15.|#16.|#17.|#18.
2003 Reunion (Ft. Myers, FL):         #10. | #10A. | #11.

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HISTORIC ZAU - Aurora Photos

ZAU Retiree Address Directory (January, 2008
Chicago Center Memorial List (December 2008)
Retiree Internet E-mail Addresses (June 2009)

2009 Memorial List

Taylor, Allen E. 'Pappy', 97 - (d. 19 Dec. 2009)- Obituary
McMahon, Thomas M., 77 - (d. 22 Dec. 2009) - Obituary
Johnson, Russell C., 80 - (d. 19 Dec. 2009) - Obituary
Vaughn, "MOVER" Donald Lee, 71 - (d. 07 Sept. 2009) - Obituary
Christianson, Roger L., 84 - (d. 03 June 2009) - Obituary
Graf, Conrad 'Connie', 77 - (d. 04 May 2009)
Kuebelbeck, Tom, 68 - (d. 22 April 2009) - Obituary
Hills, Marvin D. 'Doc', 82 - (d. 16 March 2009) - Obituary
Ciancanelli, Michael S., 78 - (d. 27 February 2009) - Obituary

"Click on Photo for Larger View!
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"Click on Photo for Larger View!"

Retiree Meetings:
1. Illinois - 3rd Thurs. Breakfast at Select Restaurant - Boulder Hill, IL-- Contact Dick Goold RGoold@core.com or RGoold4654@aol.com 2. Texas - 3rd Thurs. (Oct. thru Apr. - 9:00 AM) - Breakfast at the Echo Hotel Dining Room, 1903 S. Closner Blvd; Edinburg, TX - Call Phil Coulter at (956) 783-9754 or E-mail: Coulter@aol.com 3. Florida - Reunion - February 19-21, 2010 Hosted by Audrey & Jerry Lewis

Retiree Meetings:

1. Illinois - 3rd Thurs. Breakfast at Select Restaurant - Boulder Hill, IL--
Contact Dick Goold RGoold@core.com or RGoold4654@aol.com

2. Texas - 3rd Thurs. (Oct. thru Apr. - 9:00 AM) - Breakfast at the
                 Echo Hotel Dining Room, 1903 S. Closner Blvd; Edinburg, TX
               - Call Phil Coulter at (956) 783-9754 or E-mail: Coulter@aol.com

3. Florida - Reunion - February 19-21, 2010 Hosted by Audrey & Jerry Lewis

FUTURE REUNIONS

Chicago ARTCC - Indian Trail Rd. - Aurora, Illinois - (38k) "Watch Desk" - Warren Holtzberg, Gary Kaiser, Ron Fossel
"Watch Desk" - Warren Holtzberg, Gary Kaiser, Ron Fossel
Chicago ARTCC - 1962 - (30k)

Danny Dreher
Danny Dreher |'Old Blue' - IBM 9020 Computer!

Wally, Hansen, Lux - (11k)
Phil and Jane at NAFEC - 1959 | Wally, Hansen, Lux | Rex Murphy, Emmet O'Hara - 1959

Aurora Hilton - 1984

"Click on photo for larger view!"

Avon Park, Florida - 1997

"Click on photo for larger view!"

Select Restaurant, Boulder Hill, IL

"Click on either photo for larger view!"

Junior Bartels contributed a box of old photos taken by Jane Schroeder over the years. Hank Bronson contributed a CD full of ZAU photos. Dick Goold, Dick Leupold and Phil Coulter also added several photos. Thanks for sharing! Watch this space (along with new links to other albums) for some wonderful memories of Chicago Center. More photos can be found in these ALBUMS: # 1. | # 2. | #3. | #4. | #5. | # 6. | #7. | #8. | #9 | ZAU 1962 |

Shelomo "Sid" Wugalter
George Gunter, Roger Brubaker, Sid Wugalter, John Bacon, Dennis Burke, Mike Ciancanelli

"Another Cabinet-Level Meeting!"

L-R: Don Huezenga, Dennis Kabela, Bob Riddle, Dick Furtek, Russ Sanborn, Bob Mauntel, Mike Ciancanelli,
Don Markwell, Roger Brubaker, Nick Guglielmi, _???, Gil Piker, Bob "Jaws" Miller, Don Elliott

Controllers - (White Shirt/Tie) - "Old Days"

Chicago ARTCC "Good Old Days!"

Useful Hyperlinks:

AACS - AACS Alumnni Assoc.
AGL - Great Lakes Region
ATC Alumni Website
ATS - FAA Air Traffic Service
Aurora Beacon News
Aviation Answers Website
BBC News from London
Business Journals (Over 30 Cities)
Census Bureau Statistics
CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Tribune
CNN Interactive
DOT - Dept. of Transportation
FAA - Federal Aviation Admin.
FAA Academy - Oklahoma City
FAA Aeronautical Center
FAA Centers and Regions

FAA Conf. Federal Mgrs. Assn.
FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Times
FED Week Publication
Fed World
GOLF - PGA Tour
Golf Week Magazine
U.S. House of Representatives
IRS - Internal Revenue Service
JFK Tower - New York
Kelly Blue Book (Price Guideline)
Library of Congress
NARFE - Natl. Assn. of Retired Fed. Employees
NASA - Natl Aeronatics & Space Admin.
National Geographic Society
New York Times
New York Center Alumni
NTSB - Natl Transportation Safety Bd.

OPM - Office of Personnel Management
Roll Call News (About Congress)
Smithsonian Institute
SOAP - Society of Airway Pioneers
SSA - Social Security Admin.
Suburban Chicago Newspapers
United States Senate
USA Today Newspaper
U.S. Information Service
USPS - U.S. Postal Service
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Washington Times
White House - Wash. D.C.
ZMP - Minneapolis ARTCC

2nd Careers - Productive Retirements:

Dulin, Mike - Shareware Junkies = www.SharewareJunkies.com
Peterson, Rod - Woodbutcher Website = www.woodbutcher.net
Peterson, Rod - Amateur Radio =
McConnell, Guy - Master of Metal Website= www.missvalley.com/guymcconnell
McLaren, Dave - Military Aviation Books Author
(Published 10th book: "P-51H")

Please send ZAU photos (i.e. Retirement/Going-Away Parties, Golf Course Events, Special Dinners etc.) and other interesting information either as attachments (*.gif or *.jpg) to E-mail or by 'snail mail' and I'll add them to this Website and return them.

Ron.Fandrick@verizon.net

Ron Fandrick
2224 Ground Squirrel Dr.
New Port Richey, FL 34655-4029

Last revised: March 11, 2010