The Maui News
Tues, Jan 27, 2009
David Lyman Bigelow, 69, of Waikii Ranch, Hawaii, died Jan. 16, 2009, at Hilo Medical Center. Among his survivors is a son, Daniel (Heidi) Bigelow of Haiku.
Visitation will begin at noon Saturday at the Clubhouse at Waikii, with a celebration of life at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Hawaii Food Bank, Civil Air Patrol or a favorite charity. The family requests casual attire. Dodo Mortuary, Kona branch, is assisting with the arrangements.
Mr. Bigelow was born April 18, 1939, in Boise, Idaho. He was a retired pilot for Aloha and Continental airlines as well as the Hawaii Air National Guard. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Bigelow; another son, David (Melanie) Bigelow; his parents, Herbert and Rebecca Bigelow; two brothers, Thomas Bigelow and Richard Bigelow; a sister, Sharon Draper; and four grandchildren.
David Lyman Bigelow, 69, Waikii Ranch, Hawaii, died Jan. 16, 2009, at Hilo Medical Center. Born April 18, 1939, in Boise, Idaho, he was a retired pilot for Aloha and Continental airlines, as well as the Hawaii Air National Guard, a U.S. Air Force veteran and a member of the Mauna Kea Soaring Club.
Visitation from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Clubhouse at Waikiki. Celebration of life at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Hawaii Food Bank, Civil Air Patrol or a favorite charity. The family requests casual attire.
He is survived by wife, Patricia Bigelow, of Waikii Ranch; sons, David (Melanie) Bigelow, of Huntington Beach, Calif., Daniel (Heidi) Bigelow, of Haiku, Maui; parents, Herbert and Rebecca Bigelow, of Keedysville, Md.; brothers, Thomas Bigelow, of Islamorada, Fla., Richard Bigelow, of Ellington, Fla.; sister, Sharon Draper, of Keedysville, Md.; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
ED NOTE: All obituaries above contain the incorrect phrase "died Jan. 16, 2009, at Hilo Medical Center." I have no idea why. The remains didn't reach there until two days after his death. Every newspaper in the islands carried reports on the recovery efforts. There seems to be a problem with stating Dave was killed in a glider accident, or more likely, an uncorrected mortuary error/mis-conception.
published with minor variations by
West Hawaii Today: Weds, Jan 28, 2009
Hawaii Tribune-Herald: Weds, Jan 28, 2009
David Bigelow
