He was the first man to ever retire after 25 years as an active air traffic controller. He only retired then to keep from walking out with his friends in the Air Traffic Controller walk-out in the 1980's. He said that he signed an agreement to never strike against the US Government who signed his paycheck. His death came six months after his retirement.
Larry was the son of Lawrence Virgil Kidwell Sr. and Mary Floy Greenwell, both of Indiana and was one of eight children. Two of his brothers were killed in action in World War 2 and a sister was fatally struck by a speeding truck. He never married. He is probably best known as quite the jokester and was well liked by his many friends.
He was the first man to ever retire after 25 years as an active air traffic controller. He only retired then to keep from walking out with his friends in the Air Traffic Controller walk-out in the 1980's. He said that he signed an agreement to never strike against the US Government who signed his paycheck. His death came six months after his retirement.
Larry was the son of Lawrence Virgil Kidwell Sr. and Mary Floy Greenwell, both of Indiana and was one of eight children. Two of his brothers were killed in action in World War 2 and a sister was fatally struck by a speeding truck. He never married. He is probably best known as quite the jokester and was well liked by his many friends.
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