Helen & Larry lost their daughters Chrisha, 28, and Brenna, 25, aboard TWA Flight 800
“We were on Long Island the first week in July and visited the memorial and left flowers. The memorial shrubs and flowers continue to grow and they were blooming beautifully. The following is a poem/story that I first read in “Bereaved Parents USA” Vol. 23, Number 2, March/April 2002. It helped us, perhaps it will help others.”
Reverend Kathleen Ellis
“Since we do not know with certainty when death will come, we can only hope to live this life in good relationship with one another. Death comes “in the middle of the story” because somehow life goes on, season after season. Those of us left behind have not completed our paths of growth and change no matter how much the death of others grips our souls.”
Jesse Moon, 15, who lost his precious grandfather and friend, Don Shaw, on Alaska Airlines 261, wrote this poem the day after the events of September 11th.
ACCESS participates and evaluates a full-scale simulation drill of an aviation crash in water at the San Francisco International Airport
Daniel lost his brother Gus in a private plane crash
“ACCESS provides me with an opportunity to focus on healing through helping others, which at the end of the day helps me too.”
Marion lost her daughter on American Airlines Flight 77 on 9/11
“…sharing our grief with others who had been there really did make a difference and helped us to heal.”
ACCESS held its 6th Annual Hearts, Clubs & Aces Golf Tournament, Dinner and Silent/Live Auction at StoneTree Golf Club in Marin, CA.
Kelly lost her mother, brother, sister and brother-in-law in a private plane crash. Diane lost her husband, Kellys brother Kevin, and in-laws in the same crash. Diane and Kelly called ACCESS after their tragic losses. Now they are trained Volunteer Grief Mentors using their hard-earned knowledge to provide care to those who call ACCESS for help.
Casey Erickson has lost many loved ones in the aviation community
The full range of emotions we go through is perfectly normal and talking to someone allows us to release these emotions and let them out — this is the value of ACCESS.
