Emil Sick
Emil G. Sick | |
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Born | June 3, 1894 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
Died | November 10, 1964 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | (aged 70)
Resting place | Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Lake Forest Park, King County, Washington, U.S. |
Occupation | Brewer, sports entrepreneur |
Spouse(s) | Kathleen Thelma McPhee (m. 1918-1962) Martha Gardner (m. 1963) |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | Father: Fritz Sick (1859–1945); |
Emil Sick (June 3, 1894 – November 10, 1964) was a brewing worker and industrialist in Canada and later the U.S. He is best known for his involvement as owner of baseball teams and stadiums in Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia from the 1930s until 1960.[1][2][3][4][5]
In 1928 he founded, with Frederick McCall, an aviation company, the Great Western Airways which acquired Purple Label Airlines operating Stinson Detroiter.[6]
See also[]
- List of defunct airlines of Canada
- Seattle Postcards: The Seattle Rainiers. credit: The Seattle Times. [Link]
References[]
- ^ Eskenazi, David (April 17, 2020). "Wayback Machine: Seattle first citizen Emil Sick". Sports Press Northwest. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ Except from: Seattle Rainiers - Pitchers of Beer, Dan Raley author. http://sportspressnw.com/2011/04/wayback-machine-the-rainiers-pitchers-of-beer/
- ^ The 1969 Seattle Pilots: Major League Baseball's One-Year Team, page 7-8, author, Kenneth Hogan
- ^ http://www3.telus.net/jgbennie/history.htm - Vancouver Baseball History, by Jim Bennie (CKWX radio)
- ^ Emil Sick obit from Brewery Gems - http://www.brewerygems.com/emil.htm
- ^ "Great Western Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
External links[]
- NWSABR – photo
- Emil Sick at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1964 deaths
- Canadian brewers
- Businesspeople from Seattle
- American brewers
- 20th-century Canadian businesspeople
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- Washington (state) people stubs