Show l Life a Ghastly Joke Joke So Pilot Shoots Himself I DARIEN Conn Jan 2 AP AP- AP Lifo Lito was a L ghastly Joke to Roger D. D Whedon 23 ye years rs old and a former navy aviator and death was an adventure ho did not fear Thus ho e. e explained his suicide in notes found with his bod body p which was vas found crumpled in an automobile automo- automo bile bUo Ile parked In front of at tho homo of his ils friend John R R. Ruggles early Vow Now ow Years Year's morning A pistol was I grasped in his hand and there were two wo bullet holes halos in the tho head Ono One note was addressed to his fa- fa ther Burt D D. Whedon of Jamaica L. L L In it he asked that there be beno beno c no religious services at his big funeral arid acid nd that his body bo cremated and the ho ashes given to James Haney an a aviator friend to scatter over New Canaan and Darien as they were the tho two towns in which he said aid he enjoyed his Ills only happi happi- ness After being graduated from Harvard Har- Har yard ard In 1929 Whedon trained for a I year ear at the flying lying station at at Pensacol Pensacola Pensa- Pensa col cola ola Fla qualifying as aR a pilot He lie was stationed at Northeastern airport airport air air- port until December 1 when he ro- ro signed |