Beloved Ina Melen β one of Airline Ambassadors stars passed away suddenly and will be dearly missed. Ina was a true Ambassador of Goodwill and a delight to everyone who met her. She promoted Airline Ambassadors in Boston and around the world.
We are dedicating our next mission to South Africa in her name β and bringing her spirit with us. Below is her obituary in the Boston Globe.
Of Newton, on July 15, Beloved wife of Ralph Melen. Dear sister of Fred Butt. Ina was very much a career woman. Before her marriage to Ralph, she was a stewardess with the former Northeast Airlines.
With marriage forcing retirement from that position, she married Ralph, mothered two children and continued in the business field working for Polaroid in marketing, following which she became a promotional advocate for Estee Lauder.
After guiding her children through college and with her continued interest in flying, Ina joined American Airlines as a flight attendant for 23 years, retiring in Ina loved fashion and relations with people, so those work connections certainly accommodated that passion. This escort involved five different escorts and four different children. From Escort Director, Margaret Whitehead:. Ibrahim spent the night with Daniels family before his trip home. Daniel is an ASF escort, we should recognize him for volunteering to do this trip, knowing that the AF pilots were on partial strike and many of the flights were canceled.
