Nikki Mitchell

On August 21,1954, Fort Worth, Texas witnessed the birth of a visionary. Nikki Mitchell saw only great possibilities in life and in others. After successful import and artistic ventures in Texas, Nikki landed in Nashville to helm the enterprises of the legendary Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. She would go on to serve as President. In 1998, Nikki made history of her own with the Bridge of Wings flight. She circumnavigated the northern hemisphere as Co-Captain in a single engine aircraft. In Russia, this venture unified two countries by flying side by side in formation with two Russian and two American women to retrace the historical 1938 Flight of the Rodina. In 2007, Nikki co-founded Nashville’s fly fishing group, Music City Fly Girls. MCFG continues to meet to enjoy fly fishing and the sisterhood she loved. In December 2010, Nikki was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given a three-month prognosis. She consulted with renowned medical professionals and her zeal for life never diminished. After thirty-one months of battling this disease, Nikki embarked upon her final adventure on July 9th, 2013. Her last dream was to save others from pancreatic cancer. Caring about early detection research led Nikki to participate, upon her death, in a floating tumor cell research program facilitated by Johns Hopkins Hospital. Nikki’s donation was the first to contribute a vast amount of data to the scientists. Nikki’s legacy lives on in the Nikki Mitchell Foundation which financially supports patients, funds innovative research and raises awareness