When can AirTran dump ALPA?

[-9Capt]

I can't imagine what Stacy must be going through right now. Did they have kids?

 

[PCL_128]

Did they have kids?

Two.

 

[Parethd70]

No kids.

 

[Secret Squirrel]

That guys had to endure more as a result of this merger than anybody else I can think of. Some of it was his choice to aggressively try to defend his position. Most was as a result of peoples perception of how this process went down. It was very sad to see the personal attacks on here and other websites at him and others. It is amazing how destructive our words can be. He worked hard for this pilot group in a position many were willing to criticize, but few were willing to accept. He was a good guy to fly with, never saw this coming. Hopefully the pilot group can step up and support his family.

 

[jball2]

May God lay His healing hands on his family! Very tragic to lose a fellow pilot under any circumstances.

 

[Lear70]

That guys had to endure more as a result of this merger than anybody else I can think of. Some of it was his choice to aggressively try to defend his position. Most was as a result of peoples perception of how this process went down. It was very sad to see the personal attacks on here and other websites at him and others. It is amazing how destructive our words can be. He worked hard for this pilot group in a position many were willing to criticize, but few were willing to accept. He was a good guy to fly with, never saw this coming. Hopefully the pilot group can step up and support his family.

That's one of the main reasons I am rarely on this forum anymore and stay away from politics everywhere else. If it weren't for my son and wife, it would have been a harder struggle to come out the other side of this as well and let everything go. Sometimes people can be brutal towards those who they identify as the reason for the situation they find themselves in, and although Rich was sometimes a little "passionate" about his positions, you have to admire him for being stalwart and not going with however the political tides went after the fact.

Just so shocked... I didn't think that was part of his psychological makeup AT ALL. Last time I talked to him he was in good spirits in the terminal, I asked if they were going to have kids and he said they were talking about it, but that's been almost a year. So sad for his family, just... wow...

 

[4day]

The sadness I have for him and his family can not be put into words. His passion and dedication for what he thought was right, was a window into who he was. There had to of been many factors contributing such a horrific outcome but the cyber attackes year over year and the inability to let it bounce off you can take its toll. I wish strength for his family and may he rest in peace.

 

[meanstreak]

I agree with the cyber bullying. You read about it every week when it comes to teenagers. Rich like to post everything regarding numbers, growth, financial information. He was passionate about his job. Every time he would post something non related to the merger, SLI, etc he would still get viscously attacked by the same 10-15 guys on the ALPA forum. It was embarrassing to see how other people can be treated just for posting simple financial information. I'm assuming that's one of the reasons it got taken offline. Those guys should be proud of themselves, spending more time online bullying people rather than enjoying life.

 

[needmo]

Just so hard to believe. May Rich rest in peace now, and thoughts and prayers to his family.

 

[jneely]

So sad.... I pray his family finds strength to help them through this most troubled of events...

 

[-9Capt]

Really "meanstreak"? Are you serious? He made a fair share of personal attacks of his own BTW.

Cyber bullying? This was a grown man, not some impressionable 12 year old school girl. Whatever the reason(s) were, he obviously had a psychological problem. That's why he did this.

I'm very sad to hear this happened, mainly for his family, but these things happen everyday and they're always tragic. Life insurance doesn't pay and if he had kids, now what? Like I said, I feel mostly for Stacy.

Unless you read the note you have no idea what drove him to do this. For all you know his pet hamster died.

 

[Kharma Police]

Really "meanstreak"? Are you serious? He made a fair share of personal attacks of his own BTW.

Cyber bullying? This was a grown man, not some impressionable 12 year old girl. What ever the reason(s) were, he had a psychological problem.

I'm very sad to hear this happened, mainly for his family, but these things happen.

Unless you read the note you have no idea what drove him to do this. For all you know his pet hamster died.

Azzhole

 

[-9Capt]

No. You are.

 

[K-Mart]

So sad indeed. If I remember he was suppose to be transitioning over to LUV in November. The Maxblast LUV thread has comments from some on here directed towards him that are pretty horrible in light of his suicide. If I'd made some of those comments I'd probably find another hobby besides this forum. Just saying.

 

[redflyer65]

Really "meanstreak"? Are you serious? He made a fair share of personal attacks of his own BTW.

Cyber bullying? This was a grown man, not some impressionable 12 year old school girl. Whatever the reason(s) were, he obviously had a psychological problem. That's why he did this.

I'm very sad to hear this happened, mainly for his family, but these things happen everyday and they're always tragic. Life insurance doesn't pay and if he had kids, now what? Like I said, I feel mostly for Stacy.

Unless you read the note you have no idea what drove him to do this. For all you know his pet hamster died.

-9,

Meanstreak was just offering his opinion. Doesn't mean you have to agree with it, but you came in a little heavy handed (and that's my opinion).

Whatever caused his actions, it's sad for all involved. I'm sorry for both him and his family.

 

[-9Capt]

Call me that again after you see the check I'm going to send to the family.

 

[Kermit_D_Frog]

Really "meanstreak"? Are you serious? He made a fair share of personal attacks of his own BTW.

Cyber bullying? This was a grown man, not some impressionable 12 year old school girl. Whatever the reason(s) were, he obviously had a psychological problem. That's why he did this.

I'm very sad to hear this happened, mainly for his family, but these things happen everyday and they're always tragic. Life insurance doesn't pay and if he had kids, now what? Like I said, I feel mostly for Stacy.

Unless you read the note you have no idea what drove him to do this. For all you know his pet hamster died.

Wow. Nice.

 

[vixin]

Very sad. My thoughts are for his family and friends. Unfortunately our profession makes it hard for many to seek help with this. May he rest in piece.

Cyber bullying? This was a grown man, not some impressionable 12 year old school girl.

Maybe it was just enough to put him over the edge.

 

[4day]

Really "meanstreak"? Are you serious? He made a fair share of personal attacks of his own BTW.

Cyber bullying? This was a grown man, not some impressionable 12 year old school girl. Whatever the reason(s) were, he obviously had a psychological problem. That's why he did this.

I'm very sad to hear this happened, mainly for his family, but these things happen everyday and they're always tragic. Life insurance doesn't pay and if he had kids, now what? Like I said, I feel mostly for Stacy.

Unless you read the note you have no idea what drove him to do this. For all you know his pet hamster died.

Completely inappropriate . Hope that check you write makes you sleep better at night.

 

[Kharma Police]

Call me that again after you see the check I'm going to send to the family.

You'll still be a little azzhole regardless of the check you write. His wife's name is spelled, "Stacey".