It is really unfortunate that the notification and advertising were so
late and so sparse. I would have liked to hear her speak but scheduling
conflicts preclude attending. For those of you who are interested in
learning more about her history, there is a documentary called Mercury
13. It is on Netflix; I am not sure if it is on other streaming
services. It discusses the contributions of women to the early
astronaut training program. Wally Funk was one of these. I found her
other flying activities spoken of in the documentary as interesting.
Diane de Souza
On 7/27/18 3:12 PM, Jessica Caskey wrote:
Yeah, there’s a reception at 5:30pm and then she speaks at 6:30pm. Would love to have you up for both reception and speaker series if you’re able to make it. Taos News completely botched our advertising and story too, didn’t even make it to the paper!...talk about great communication 😊 Let me know if you’re interested in the reception and I can get you onto the RSVP list.
*Jessica Caskey*
Human Resources Manager
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*Sent:* Friday, July 27, 2018 3:11 PM
*To:* flytaos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [flytaos] Re: Wally Funk Event KSKX July 28th at 0900
Apparently she is speaking tonight at the ski valley?
On Jul 27, 2018, at 3:05 PM, Blair B <blairb77@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blairb77@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Not sure. CAP has been involved. I think Taos news just put out a story...at least online.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 27, 2018, at 1:07 PM, Lynzee - <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I’ve not seen anything on this until now. Wonder why the airport
community wasn’t notified before.
On Jul 27, 2018, at 9:48 AM, Blair B <blairb77@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:blairb77@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
All,
Just a reminder there will be a special reception and dedication
at the airport tomorrow at 9:00AM to honor Wally Funk for her
service to aviation. The mayor and other town officials are
supposed to be there as well. It should be an fun event.
Flyer attached....
*Mary Wallace "Wally" Funk* (born February 1, 1939) is an American
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and
Goodwill Ambassador
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Funk was one of the Mercury 13
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Funk was the first female air safety investigator for the National
Transportation Safety Board
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the first civilian flight instructor
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Fort Sill, Oklahoma
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and the first Federal Aviation Agency
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Thanks!
Blair
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