ONA Captain Rick Skala 
passed on October 10, 2011 
at 6:30 AM in Charlotte, NC.

There will be a service on 
Friday October 14, 2011 
beginning at 6:00 PM with 
a visitation period of one 
hour followed by a memorial 
service at 7:00 PM to be held 
at Central Church of God  
5301 Sardis Road Charlotte, 
NC  28270    704-364-5003. 

Captain Skala, who after his last 
flight in the left seat of an 
ONA DC-10 went on to complete 
chiropractic school followed by 
25 + years of practice first in 
New York and then in North 
Carolina. 

At that time of his death he 
was still seeing patients each 
week at age 87. He suffered a 
major stroke 6 weeks prior 
to his passing and never fully 
recovered.

He is survived by his wife 
Katharine, son Richard, 
daughter Lisbeth, 
8 grandchildren and 
9 great grandchildren.

Regards and sympathy can 
be directed to his wife:

Kay Skala
5835 Carmel Station Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28266

"Good philosophy must exist if 
for no other reason, because 
bad philosophy must be answered." 
C S Lewis
 
Dr. Richard K. Skala DC QME
43575 Mission Blvd. # 707
Fremont, CA  94539
510-657-6366 Office