Robert M Wilbur III

Reluctant Hero Robert M Wilbur III

Having already attempted suicide at the age of 16, John Devivo, Jr. boarded the Eastern Airlines shuttle from Newark to Boston on St. Patrick's Day, 1970, as a 27 year old with a plan. On the second anniversary of his father's death, armed with a .38 caliber handgun, he intended to kill himself, along with the other 72 souls on board. Only with the unflinching sacrifice of a young first officer, coupled with the bravery and otherworldly calm of the recently promoted captain, would the passengers and crew have a chance to survive. RELUCTANT HERO is the riveting true story of a man who was born to fly and, in a way, raised to meet the unbelievable challenge he would face as a 35 year old commercial airline captain. After reading it you'll wonder, as I always have, how such a story has remained in the shadows for so many years.