Obituary - Roy Paul Hockett
Roy Hockett
Roy Paul Hockett passed away peacefully in his sleep during the early morning hours of December 15, 2020. Roy was born on the family farm north of Laredo, Montana on April 6, 1929, to parents George and Sophia Hockett. After graduating from Havre High School in 1947, Roy served one year in the U.S. Army. He then joined the National Guard, returned to Montana, and enrolled in Northern Montana College, where he met Mabel Flansaas. Two years later they were married and moved to Missoula, Montana, where both Roy and Mabel received their bachelor s degrees. After completing college Roy entered the U.S. Air Force. During Roy s 22 career as an Air Force pilot, he flew 10 different aircraft ranging in size from a Piper Cub to the C-141 Starlifter. While Roy enjoyed flying the C-141 most, it s notable that during the Cold War in the early-mid 1960 s Roy was circling Greenland in a B-52 bomber loaded with thermonuclear bombs. We can all be tha