Irja Synnøve Skabo

Minneord efter Lockerbie

Irja was born in Norway, and was equally proud of her heritage and her US citizenship. She took her job responsibilities seriously and was known as a dynamic and hard working person who consistently went above and beyond the call of duty for her passengers and her flying partners. One passenger commendation said it quite clearly: “The attentiveness and courtesy that Irja extends lies beyond words.” She was particularly devoted to her seven year-old son, Kevin. Her husband, Bjorn, wrote that Irja was, “A loving mother to her son and an exciting life partner to me.” In her free time, Irja frequently guided physically and visually disabled people on cross-country ski adventures in the United States and in her native Norway. Irja began her career with Pan Am in 1972 and was based in Miami, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco before joining the London base in 1987. Irja is survived by her husband, Bjorn Skabo; her son, Kevin; her parents-in-law, Eivind and Mary Skabo; her sister, Ingrid, and her brother Jorgen.