John C. "Jack" Wooden Obituary (1924 - 2014)

John C. "Jack" Wooden, Jr., 90, of Bloomington and formerly of Arlington Heights, passed away at 7:25 a.m., Sunday, September 28, 2014 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.His funeral will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October, 3, 2014 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service, Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be private.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimers Association.Jack was born on January 31, 1924 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of John C. and Carolyn Stubbs Wooden. He married Faith Pedigo on May 7, 1955 in Darien, Connecticut. She survives.He is also survived by one son, John C. (Susan) Wooden, III of St. Louis, MO; one daughter, Carrie Anna (Jim) Courtad of Normal and two grandchildren, JC and Jack Courtad.He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Joann Griffith.Jack attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He was a US Army Air Corps veteran, serving in both WWII and Korea. He flew B-17 bombers in WWII and Troop Carriers in Korea.Jack was a captain for TWA for thirty years and flew internationally for the last ten years of his career. He had been very involved with the Blue Max radio controlled airplane club in Arlington Heights.