He was killed a year ago on Sept. 27th while walking on the street in downtown Memphis after an event organized by his chamber. He was in the wrong place at the wrong moment.
Phil Trenary was synonime of Memphis. He donated to his adoptive city, a city that hugged him and loved him a lot, all the best he could give at.
CEO at first of the Pinnacle Airlines, at the moment of his death was the CEO of the Great Chamber of Commerce.
The main passion of Phil Trenary were airplanes; a passion that meant work as well and a passion transmitted also to his son Pearce who, in an interview at a TV station of Memphis remembered his dad and his profound connection with him. Phil Trenary has always been a father close to his children. Pearce remembers that he received two calls from him everyday; he loved all his family tenderly and was close to all of them.
Another big love of Phil Trenary was his adoptive city, Memphis: the legacy left by his dad, Pearce says is strong in this sense. Phil Trenary had clear ideas about Memphis.
It was indispensible to "Make the city the best that can be" a legacy that the family Trenary want to perpetuate. Memphis won't remain without them now that Phil is disappeared in such a devastating way. But Pearce is also firm: "Memphis is my dad, aviation was my dad, not what happened."
Pearce adds also that the place where he finds the most profound connection with his father is the airport: "We became buddies here."
Anna Maria Polidori
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