Ricky Nelson Blakely

Ricky was born May 31, 1958 to Vestal and Carol Jean Faulkner Blakely. He graduated from Rift Valley Academy in Kenya, East Africa, attended Hardin Simmons and Texas A&M and graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

He is survived by wife Katey, daughter Delia and Terry Eveland and baby Finn; his parents; a sister Mandy and Mike Matthies, nephew Dwayn and wife Aja and Deja, niece Marissa and nephew Jakob; a brother, Doug and wife Sharla and niece Summre, many aunts, uncles and cousins, and his missionary family and flying family.