1938
Charles
2019
Charles F. Hollenbeck
December 29, 1938 — May 15, 2019
Charles “Charlie” Hollenbeck, December 29, 1938 – May 15, 2019. Born in Montgomery City, MO and Resided in Decatur, IL, Florissant, MO, O'Fallon, MO, St. Charles Mo, Daytona Beach, FL, Long Beach, NY, and Fort Worth, TX. Charlie grew up the son of a railroad man and was advised by him that the future was with the airlines.
After high school Charlie attended Weaver Airline School in Kansas City, MO 1957. This was the beginning of a career that lasted 52 years.
He spent the first eight years in Decatur, IL as a Station Agent. In 1965 he moved his family to St. Louis, MO and he became a Flight Dispatcher, a position that he maintained until retirement in 2009. The 44 years as a Flight Dispatcher saw him take on several additional roles, Manager of Flight Dispatch for Ozark Airlines, Charter Coordinator for Ozark and TWA. The TWA years took him to New York City, and the American Airline years took him to Dallas, TX. The bulk of this 44 years was spent in St. Louis, with a stint as the Travel Weather Forecaster on KXOK radio.
Charlie was preceded in death by his loving parents, Harry and Annette Hollenbeck.
A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Sandra Kay Hollenbeck (nee Hendricks); his sons Mitchell (Merita) Propp, Jeffrey (Kimberly) Hollenbeck, James (Karen) Hollenbeck, and John (Cheryl) Hollenbeck; his brother, Kenneth Hollenbeck; his grandchildren, Blake, Brent, Megan, Karly, J.C., Natalie, Lauren, Ryan, and Caitlin; and his great-grandchildren, Clair, Colton, Alexander, Josephine Pearl, Blain, Emily, Finnegan, Kinsley, and Hadley.
Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to ASPCA, Humane Society, Pathways Hospice, or to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
After high school Charlie attended Weaver Airline School in Kansas City, MO 1957. This was the beginning of a career that lasted 52 years.
He spent the first eight years in Decatur, IL as a Station Agent. In 1965 he moved his family to St. Louis, MO and he became a Flight Dispatcher, a position that he maintained until retirement in 2009. The 44 years as a Flight Dispatcher saw him take on several additional roles, Manager of Flight Dispatch for Ozark Airlines, Charter Coordinator for Ozark and TWA. The TWA years took him to New York City, and the American Airline years took him to Dallas, TX. The bulk of this 44 years was spent in St. Louis, with a stint as the Travel Weather Forecaster on KXOK radio.
Charlie was preceded in death by his loving parents, Harry and Annette Hollenbeck.
A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Sandra Kay Hollenbeck (nee Hendricks); his sons Mitchell (Merita) Propp, Jeffrey (Kimberly) Hollenbeck, James (Karen) Hollenbeck, and John (Cheryl) Hollenbeck; his brother, Kenneth Hollenbeck; his grandchildren, Blake, Brent, Megan, Karly, J.C., Natalie, Lauren, Ryan, and Caitlin; and his great-grandchildren, Clair, Colton, Alexander, Josephine Pearl, Blain, Emily, Finnegan, Kinsley, and Hadley.
Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to ASPCA, Humane Society, Pathways Hospice, or to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
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