Letter from Family of UPS Pilot

This letter was first published in "IPA Flight Times," a newsletter of the Independent Pilots Association which represents UPS Pilots.

Dear IPA Pilots

Hi, we are Larry and Joann Kimsey. Our son James Michael (Mike) Kimsey was a UPS pilot and a proud member of your union. Michael went missing last year. After his remains were found in January 2016, we were honored to meet many of you at his memorial service. We want to thank each of you for coming up to us, individually, after the service to pay your respects. Seeing all the pilots in uniform made us so proud of Michael and your condolences helped us grieve his loss.

We are writing to ask for your support of an organization that helped us beyond measure when Michael went missing. So often we hear of many charitable organizations that help lots of families. Most of us think—oh, I will probably never need assistance from one of these organizations.

In May 2015 when Michael suddenly disappeared, we needed help and we located a fabulous K9 search dog organization to help us. They are KYK9 Search and Reunite Services of Louisville. We can never thank KYK9 enough for all the help they have given our family. Many other families also have benefited from K9 Scout, K9 Remy, and K9 Pocket, 3 incredibly hard working K9s, and the expertise of their owner and trainer Jennifer Jordan Hall.

On September 15, 2016, KYK9 is participating in Kentucky’s biggest day of online giving, Give Local Louisville. We are asking you to please consider giving an online donation to support the wonderful work of KYK9.

Your thoughtfulness and kindness in supporting KYK9 would be greatly appreciated.

With sincere thanks,
Larry and Joann Kimsey
PO Box 912,
Ducktown, TN 37326