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12/13/2006: "John C. Volk"

John C. Volk, San Juan Island, has died. John was flying a friend on a business trip when he experienced a chest pain, and his passenger landed their plane at the Whidbey Island Air Station. Because of bad weather on Monday, the normal MedVac was unable to land, so a military helicopter flew John to St. Joseph Hospital where he was taken to surgery, but he did not survive the attempts to save him.

John and wife Lainey moved to San Juan County after John retired, and John soon became well know in the county, and in 1998 John ran for County Sheriff. He was a boater in addition to being an accomplished pilot, and was the president of the SJI Pilots Association