Philip Trenary Explained

Philip Trenary
Birth Date:August 1, 1954
Birth Place:Pawhuska, Oklahoma, U.S.
Death Date:September 27, 2018 (aged 64)
Death Place:Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Cause:Murder
Education:Oklahoma State University
Known For:Founder of Lone Star Airlines
CEO and President, Greater Memphis Chamber
Spouse:Bridget Trenary (divorced)
Children:3

Philip Hartley Trenary (August 1, 1954 – September 27, 2018) was an American businessman and civic leader who was the CEO and president of the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce and a former CEO of Pinnacle Airlines.

Early life

Philip Hartley Trenary was born on August 1, 1954, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, the son of May Ruth and Buck Trenary.[1] [2]

He grew up nearby in Shidler, Oklahoma.[2] He learned to fly a plane before he learned to drive a car.[2]

Trenary earned a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering technology from Oklahoma State University in 1979.[3] [1]

Career

In 1984, Trenary founded Exec Express Airlines (EEA) in Stillwater, Oklahoma. After EEA was moved to Texas in 1987, it was renamed Lone Star Airlines. In 1997, Trenary moved to Memphis to run a local airline that would become Pinnacle Airlines, a $1 billion turnover, regional airline employing 7,700 people.[4] [5]

Personal life and death

Trenary was married to Bridget, they had three children,[5] and later divorced.[6]

Trenary was shot dead in Memphis on September 27, 2018. He was 64.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Obituary: Philip "Phil" Hartley Trenary . 30 September 2018 . The Commercial Appeal . 30 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Philip Hartley Trenary - King of Carnival . 2024-07-24 . carnivalmemphis.org.
  3. Web site: Executive Profile: Philip H. Trenary . Bloomberg LP . 29 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Prominent business leader shot dead in Memphis'"personal vendetta" eyed. 29 September 2018. cbsnews. 29 September 2018.
  5. Former Pinnacle Airlines CEO Shot and Killed on Memphis Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20180928191042/http://time.com/5409637/pinnacle-airlines-ceo-philip-trenary-killed/. dead. September 28, 2018. Time. 29 September 2018.
  6. News: Connolly . Daniel . Phil Trenary homicide: What we know about the death of Greater Memphis Chamber, Pinnacle Airlines leader . 30 September 2018 . Memphis Commercial Appeal . 28 September 2018.
  7. Web site: Prominent business leader shot dead in Memphis'"personal vendetta" eyed. 29 September 2018. cbsnews.com. 29 September 2018.