Richard P. Ensign, Airline Pioneer
Richard (Dick) P. Ensign, born into a large family in Salt Lake City Utah on January 20, 1919, who went on to become a pioneer of the airline industry, passed away peacefully on May 1 with his wife, fellow airline pioneer Margaret Ensign, at his side. Dick had planned to be a medical doctor but the depression and family obligations intervened. Rod Serling, in The Only Way to Fly said, "what the medical profession lost, the airline industry gained." He was born on January 19, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received a BS degree in 1941 in Microbiology from the University of Utah where he was Vice-President of the student body, a member of Skull and Bones, the honor society Owl and Key, leader of the band, and President of Pi Kappa Alpha. He received an MBA from the University of Washington in 1954. He began his career at Western Airlines in 1940 loading bags on DC-3 airplanes and went on to be a member of the Board of Directors. In between he was Vice-President of Passenger Services, where he pioneered many service-related innovations, including developing the first mobile airline serving cart for which he received a patent. He also introduced frequent flyer miles, children's fares, wine, champagne and coffee on board, and developed Fiesta and Hunt Breakfast flights. In 1971 he left Western for Pan American Airlines where he was Senior Vice President of Marketing, Executive Vice-President for World Wide Operations and a Member of the Board of Directors. He returned to Western in 1975 as Executive Vice-President and went on to become a Member of the Board of Directors. He retired from Western in 1981 and went on to be a senior advisor to the President of Caterair as well as the Marriott Corporation. He sat on numerous boards including the Aero Club of Southern California, the Governors Committee on Tourism, the US Departments of Commerce Advisory Board, Marriott-Japan, Caterair, Korea and the Pacific Area Travel Association. At the University of Utah he was the chair of the National Advisory Council, was the University's distinguished alumnus in 1976 and was the National Fund Raising Chairman from 1982-83. He also received the Distinguished Services Award from Florida International University in 1973. He is listed in Who's Who in America and the in the World. He believed in service to others, enjoyed music and tennis and loved his family.
He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Hinckley also from Salt Lake City, Utah, five children; Judy, Janie, Rick, Jim and Margee, 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services will be held in Malibu, California and he will be buried in Utah. In lieu of flowers the family request donations to Dr. Wesley Moore's Joash Foundation c/o UCLA 200 Medical Plaza Suite 510-6 Los Angeles, California 90095-6908.
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Richard (Dick) P. Ensign, born into a large family in Salt Lake City Utah on January 20, 1919, who went on to become a pioneer of the airline industry, passed away peacefully on May 1 with his wife, fellow airline pioneer Margaret Ensign, at his side. Dick had planned to be a medical doctor but the depression and family obligations intervened. Rod Serling, in The Only Way to Fly said, "what the medical profession lost, the airline industry gained." He was born on January 19, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received a BS degree in 1941 in Microbiology from the University of Utah where he was Vice-President of the student body, a member of Skull and Bones, the honor society Owl and Key, leader of the band, and President of Pi Kappa Alpha. He received an MBA from the University of Washington in 1954. He began his career at Western Airlines in 1940 loading bags on DC-3 airplanes and went on to be a member of the Board of Directors. In between he was Vice-President of Passenger Services, where he pioneered many service-related innovations, including developing the first mobile airline serving cart for which he received a patent. He also introduced frequent flyer miles, children's fares, wine, champagne and coffee on board, and developed Fiesta and Hunt Breakfast flights. In 1971 he left Western for Pan American Airlines where he was Senior Vice President of Marketing, Executive Vice-President for World Wide Operations and a Member of the Board of Directors. He returned to Western in 1975 as Executive Vice-President and went on to become a Member of the Board of Directors. He retired from Western in 1981 and went on to be a senior advisor to the President of Caterair as well as the Marriott Corporation. He sat on numerous boards including the Aero Club of Southern California, the Governors Committee on Tourism, the US Departments of Commerce Advisory Board, Marriott-Japan, Caterair, Korea and the Pacific Area Travel Association. At the University of Utah he was the chair of the National Advisory Council, was the University's distinguished alumnus in 1976 and was the National Fund Raising Chairman from 1982-83. He also received the Distinguished Services Award from Florida International University in 1973. He is listed in Who's Who in America and the in the World. He believed in service to others, enjoyed music and tennis and loved his family.
He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Hinckley also from Salt Lake City, Utah, five children; Judy, Janie, Rick, Jim and Margee, 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services will be held in Malibu, California and he will be buried in Utah. In lieu of flowers the family request donations to Dr. Wesley Moore's Joash Foundation c/o UCLA 200 Medical Plaza Suite 510-6 Los Angeles, California 90095-6908.
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Richard P. Ensign, Airline Pioneer
Richard (Dick) P. Ensign, born into a large family in Salt Lake City Utah on January 20, 1919, who went on to become a pioneer of the airline industry, passed away peacefully on May 1 with his wife, fellow airline pioneer Margaret Ensign, at his side. Dick had planned to be a medical doctor but the depression and family obligations intervened. Rod Serling, in The Only Way to Fly said, "what the medical profession lost, the airline industry gained." He was born on January 19, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received a BS degree in 1941 in Microbiology from the University of Utah where he was Vice-President of the student body, a member of Skull and Bones, the honor society Owl and Key, leader of the band, and President of Pi Kappa Alpha. He received an MBA from the University of Washington in 1954. He began his career at Western Airlines in 1940 loading bags on DC-3 airplanes and went on to be a member of the Board of Directors. In between he was Vice-President of Passenger Services, where he pioneered many service-related innovations, including developing the first mobile airline serving cart for which he received a patent. He also introduced frequent flyer miles, children's fares, wine, champagne and coffee on board, and developed Fiesta and Hunt Breakfast flights. In 1971 he left Western for Pan American Airlines where he was Senior Vice President of Marketing, Executive Vice-President for World Wide Operations and a Member of the Board of Directors. He returned to Western in 1975 as Executive Vice-President and went on to become a Member of the Board of Directors. He retired from Western in 1981 and went on to be a senior advisor to the President of Caterair as well as the Marriott Corporation. He sat on numerous boards including the Aero Club of Southern California, the Governors Committee on Tourism, the US Departments of Commerce Advisory Board, Marriott-Japan, Caterair, Korea and the Pacific Area Travel Association. At the University of Utah he was the chair of the National Advisory Council, was the University's distinguished alumnus in 1976 and was the National Fund Raising Chairman from 1982-83. He also received the Distinguished Services Award from Florida International University in 1973. He is listed in Who's Who in America and the in the World. He believed in service to others, enjoyed music and tennis and loved his family.
He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Hinckley also from Salt Lake City, Utah, five children; Judy, Janie, Rick, Jim and Margee, 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services will be held in Malibu, California and he will be buried in Utah. In lieu of flowers the family request donations to Dr. Wesley Moore's Joash Foundation c/o UCLA 200 Medical Plaza Suite 510-6 Los Angeles, California 90095-6908.
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Richard (Dick) P. Ensign, born into a large family in Salt Lake City Utah on January 20, 1919, who went on to become a pioneer of the airline industry, passed away peacefully on May 1 with his wife, fellow airline pioneer Margaret Ensign, at his side. Dick had planned to be a medical doctor but the depression and family obligations intervened. Rod Serling, in The Only Way to Fly said, "what the medical profession lost, the airline industry gained." He was born on January 19, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received a BS degree in 1941 in Microbiology from the University of Utah where he was Vice-President of the student body, a member of Skull and Bones, the honor society Owl and Key, leader of the band, and President of Pi Kappa Alpha. He received an MBA from the University of Washington in 1954. He began his career at Western Airlines in 1940 loading bags on DC-3 airplanes and went on to be a member of the Board of Directors. In between he was Vice-President of Passenger Services, where he pioneered many service-related innovations, including developing the first mobile airline serving cart for which he received a patent. He also introduced frequent flyer miles, children's fares, wine, champagne and coffee on board, and developed Fiesta and Hunt Breakfast flights. In 1971 he left Western for Pan American Airlines where he was Senior Vice President of Marketing, Executive Vice-President for World Wide Operations and a Member of the Board of Directors. He returned to Western in 1975 as Executive Vice-President and went on to become a Member of the Board of Directors. He retired from Western in 1981 and went on to be a senior advisor to the President of Caterair as well as the Marriott Corporation. He sat on numerous boards including the Aero Club of Southern California, the Governors Committee on Tourism, the US Departments of Commerce Advisory Board, Marriott-Japan, Caterair, Korea and the Pacific Area Travel Association. At the University of Utah he was the chair of the National Advisory Council, was the University's distinguished alumnus in 1976 and was the National Fund Raising Chairman from 1982-83. He also received the Distinguished Services Award from Florida International University in 1973. He is listed in Who's Who in America and the in the World. He believed in service to others, enjoyed music and tennis and loved his family.
He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Hinckley also from Salt Lake City, Utah, five children; Judy, Janie, Rick, Jim and Margee, 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services will be held in Malibu, California and he will be buried in Utah. In lieu of flowers the family request donations to Dr. Wesley Moore's Joash Foundation c/o UCLA 200 Medical Plaza Suite 510-6 Los Angeles, California 90095-6908.
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