`nutcracker' Enlivens The Holiday

Alex Wrobleski 
Dec. 17, 1994 
Alex A. Wrobleski, 73, Of North Gates Avenue, Kingston, Died Saturday In 
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston.

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Record-setting pilot born in city dies &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Renald Davenport, 49, of Lakeland, Fla., formerly of Lock Haven, died
Saturday in Marion, Ill., from injuries sustained in a car accidentBorn in
Wilkes-Barre, June 3, 1945, he was a son of the late Renald and Merle
Davenport. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He was a graduate of Lake-Lehman High School and received his bachelor's
degree in business administration from Wilkes University. He also earned his
degree in flight training from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona
Beach, Fla. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 From 1969 to 1990, he was employed as a customer service representative by
Piper Aircraft Corp., Lock Haven, where he was in charge of marketing the
Cheyenne series. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He and Gen. Chuck Yeager set 38 world records in the Cheyenne IV, most of
which are still unbroken. One of his unbroken records was a Boston-to-Paris
flight set with Cal Arter of Mill Hall. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was vice president of Trans Pacific Air, Lock Haven, where he was
employed at the time of his death. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a member of Quiet Birdman Association, Lakeland, Fla., and an
enthusiastic worker for the Sun'n Fun Fly-In held in Lakeland, Fla. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He and his wife, the former Marily Woodling of Lakeland, Fla., were
divorced in 1991 and have remained close friends. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving, in addition to his ex-wife, are his daughter, Valerie, Lakeland,
Fla.; son, Steven, Lakeland, Fla.; brothers, Carroll, Forty Fort; Terry,
Tunkhannock; six nephews and one niece. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Memorial services will be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Curtis L. Swanson Funeral
Home, Routes 29 &amp; 118, Pikes Creek, with the Rev. Joseph Irvin, Philadelphia,
officiating. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Private interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Pikes Creek. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The family asks that memorial contributions be sent to Piper Aviation
Museum Building Fund, One Piper Way, Lock Haven 17745. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Record-setting Pilot Born In City Dies 
Renald Davenport, 49, Of Lakeland, Fla., Formerly Of Lock Haven, Died Saturday 
In Marion, Ill., From Injuries Sustained In A Car Accident.

Record-setting Pilot Born In City Dies Renald Davenport, 49, Of Lakeland, Fla., Formerly Of Lock Haven, Died Saturday In Marion, Ill., From Injuries Sustained In A Car Accident.