It's usually a little exciting when someone you know or have crossed paths with makes the news. Especially if it's big news...national or maybe even international. Not this time. In the mid-80s the FAA hired people to work as Air Traffic Assistants (ATAs). Thoseof us who were in training to be air traffic controllers also learned the position and worked as ATAs while we waited for an opening in the next training phase, but those in permanent positions did not train to move on. There was a nice man, just about my age, who had been furloughed from his job as a pilot who came to work in Area B (where I worked) while he waited to be recalled by the airline. I remember him as rather tall, baby-faced, always pleasant and smiling and fun to work with. He died Monday morning. His name was Kevin Mosley and he was the pilot of the Federal Express MD-11 that crashed at Narita in Japan. It's been years since I'd seen or heard about Kevin, but I imagine he was someone's grandpa by now and well loved. Peace be with you and your family, Kevin...