Wayne Kinder Obituary

Kinder
WAYNE E. KINDER
July 14, 1937 - April 1, 2019
Wayne E. Kinder, 81, passed away in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on April 1, 2019. He was born in Malden, Missouri, on July 14, 1937.
Wayne was a pilot in the United States Air Force for 20 years. After retirement, he and his wife Karen lived in Aurora, Colorado. In 1979, he began his second career, flying commercially for Aspen Airways/Air Wisconsin. He flew for 18 years, until retirement. He never wanted to give up flying, so he went to work as a tow pilot in the U.S. Air Force Academy's Cadet Glider Training Program -- until an unfortunate car accident ended his flying career on January 5, 2005.
Wayne was a proud member of various organizations including the Quiet Birdmen (DEN & COS Hangars), Order of Daedalians (Mile High Flight 18 & Falcon Flight 11), the Air Force Association and the Air Line Pilots Association.
Wayne is survived by his daughter, Suzanne (Chris); four granddaughters: India Orman, Hannah Carroll-Kinder and Meadow Kinder, all from Minneapolis, MN; and Ryals Kinder Adams, Red Oak, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his wife, Karen Kinder, and son, Jon J. Kinder.
A memorial service will be scheduled in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at: woundedwarriorproject.org.
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