Captain Ernest Wells (Ernie) died unexpectedly on December 8, 2010 doing what he loved most, travelling, in a city he loved, Buenos Aires. He is survived by his wife Barbara and three sons. He began his flying career in 1954 with Canadian Pacific Airlines and retired from Canadian in 1993. He always said that he never worked a day in his life.
It is poetically apt that his life ended in Buenos Aires, the city where he was based very early in his career, flying the first Canadian Pacific flights between Lima and Buenos Aires. He worked one day a week and golfed the rest while based in Buenos Aires. It was the fond memories of that early period in his professional life that drew him back to Buenos Aires at the end of his life.

Ernie had a passion for flying, loved his job and often commented on how lucky he was to have been a pilot in what he regarded as the heyday of flying. He also had an unbridled
passion for food and wine. Ernie would have been pleased in life to have known that in death others might spare him a thought when indulging their gustatorial appetites during this festive season. There will be no memorial service, and a decision on an alternative celebration has not yet been made On behalf of Ernie’s family,

Submitted by - Drew Wells