2006
Arthur Byron Wells, 89, a former official with the Civil Aeronautics Board, died of a heart attack May 15 at his home in Silver
Spring.
Mr. Wells was born in Washington and graduated from the former Western High School in 1935. After graduating from Harvard
University in 1939, he worked at Riggs Bank for several years.
During World War II, he served with the Army in Europe. After returning to Washington, he worked as an accountant for
Washington's old Capital Airlines from 1946 to 1961.
He joined the Civil Aeronautics Board, now part of the Federal Aviation Administration, in 1961 as an air transport examiner. He
later worked as an economist with the board and was chief of the routes authority when he retired in 1982. He then was a
consultant for several years.
Mr. Wells enjoyed baseball and football and collected jazz and big band records. He also had an interest in airline schedules
and streetcars.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Kathryn Loveless Wells of Silver Spring; and two children, Michael R. Wells of Chevy
Chase and Linda J. Gould of Silver Spring.