Volume 8 Number (Journal 668) May, 2015 in this issue

 
RAY R. BRICE 
Captain Ray Brice, January 12, 
1943 - April 11, 2015. 
Ray Brice, career United pilot and 
leader in Aviation Safety, passed 
away April 11, 2015. 
Ray was the United MEC Central 
Air Safety Committee Chairman 
from January 1996 through June 
2002. He was the 1999 recipient of ALPA’s Air 
Safety Award, the Association’s highest honor for a 
line pilot volunteer for aviation safety work. He 
was singled out for “significant contributions to 
flight safety while representing the best interests of 
air line pilots.” 
In an Air Line Pilot magazine article from August 
2000, Captain Brice was praised as “a great facilita-
tor.” His peers said, "He's able to bring together all 
the parties in a safety issue, whether they are pilots, 
management, maintenance folks, flight attendants, 
or dispatchers, and get them to sit down and talk to 
each other. No question, he has the respect of eve-
rybody in the safety business at United." 
Captain Bob Sisk, current UALMEC CASC Chair-
man said, “Ray was one of the most, if not the most, 
progressive Safety Chairmen we’ve ever had.
Many of the current vital facets of the aviation safe-
ty program, such as FOQA, FSAP, and FSI’s were 
all implemented under his leadership. He set the 
bar high for those of us who follow in his foot-
steps.” 
United MEC Chairman Captain Jay Heppner 
opened this week's MEC Meeting by observing a 
moment of silence for Captain Brice. 
 
THOMAS L. GREY 
Thomas L. Grey, 81, passed away, 
March 8, 2015 quietly at home in 
Sonoma, CA. 
He was born in Wisconsin in 
1933and moved to Sonoma in 
1971. Tom served in the United 
States Air Force, and retired as a 
Major. He went to work for Unit-
ed in 1967 and retired in 1993. 
Tom was an active member of RUPA, Tac Tankers 
Association, Order of Daedalians and the Moose 
Lodge. 
Tom was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce, and 
is survived by four children and five grandchildren.
The family has requested no flowers and donation 
to charity of your choice is appreciated.