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Seiler, Robert Thomas, 1945-2009

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1945 - 2009

Biographical Note

Robert Thomas Seiler (1945-2009) was an engineer for Southwest Airlines and cargo pilot in the Virgin Islands.

Robert Thomas Seiler was born on January 20, 1945 in Long Beach, California to Joseph Frank Szeiler (1903-)and his second wife Vivian Mae Durst (1917-1954). Seiler became a pilot and flew cargo in the Virgin Islands. He also worked as an engineer for Southwest Airlines. Seiler ceased flying after he had a brain tumor removed.

Seiler married Zaida Perez on February 6, 1970. The couple had two daughter, Allison and Karin. He and Perez divorced in 1976 and in 1977 he married Marta Rios. The couple had two children, Ann and Robert. Robert Thomas Seiler died in 2009.

Gender

  • male

Occupations

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Seiler Family Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-03-12
Contents of the Collection The Seiler Family Aviation Collections holds textual, visual, and audiovisual materials from the military and commercial aviation careers of members of the Seiler family. Materials are dated from the 1950s through the 2010s, although the bulk of material fall within the 1980s-1990s. It has been arranged alphabetically by family member with each family member's materials in chronological order. The first series, Gretchen (Seiler) Haskins, is primarily...
Dates: circa 1950s-2010s; Majority of material found within 1980s-1990s

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