Greater Philadelphia Chapter, Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. George Bolden passed away on Monday, March 17, 2002. He is survived by his wife, daughter and son and their children. Our Mission Who We Are Membership Meetings Speakers Bureau Individual Histories References Links Home These are our finest... Brave Black men who had to endure the rigors of pilot training and go on to earn their wings against all the forces of home-grown bigotry. They are the brave, the valiant, the lonely eagles. The rest is a matter of record. Don't think this is the end of me - sing joyful praises to the skies because my soul has been set free and I've gone home to paradise... In this state of heavenly peace where I now claim my life's reward, where tears and pain and sorrows cease - here face to face beside my Lord. Don't think this is the end of me- sing joyful praises to the skies because my soul has been set free and I've gone home to paradise. ..In this state of heavenly peace where I now claim my life's reward, where tears and pain and sorrows cease - here face to face beside my Lord.