A decorated army captain from Illinois, two brothers from California and a writer from South Jersey were among the American victims of Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people. Retired U.S. Army Capt. Antoine Lewis, 40, of Matteson, Illinois, was returning from a vacation in Africa when Flight 302 crashed shortly after taking off from Bole International Airport in Ethiopia, NBC Chicago reported. Lewis leaves behind his wife and a 15-year-old son. "Captain Lewis was raised by a patriotic family that has always shared a genuine concern for their neighbors, friends and fellow man," Matteson Mayor Sheila Chalmers-Currin said in a statement. "The Village of Matteson will continue to keep the Lewis family in our hearts and prayers." Brothers Melvin and Bennett Riffel from Redding, Calif., were also passengers on the flight from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi, Kenya. The pair was returning from a trip to Australia, according to family friend and Redding Chamber of … [Read more...] about Retired Army Capt., California Brothers Among Ethiopia Plane Crash Victims
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Ethiopian Crash Victims Were Aid Workers, Doctors, Students
Three Austrian physicians. The co-founder of an international aid organization. A career ambassador. The wife and children of a Slovak legislator. A Nigerian-born Canadian college professor and satirist. They were among the 157 people from 35 countries who died Sunday morning when an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi, Kenya. Here are some of their stories. Kenya: 32 victims — Hussein Swaleh, the former secretary general of the Football Kenya Federation, was named as being among the dead by Sofapaka Football Club. He was returning home after working as the match commissioner in an African Champions League game in Egypt on Friday. The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8 Max plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 on board. (Published Monday, March 11, 2019) — Cedric Asiavugwa, who studied international business and economic law at Georgetown University in Washington, was on his way to … [Read more...] about Ethiopian Crash Victims Were Aid Workers, Doctors, Students
Ethiopian crash victims were aid workers, doctors, academics
The Associated Press Updated 12:09 pm CDT, Monday, March 11, 2019 Photo dated May 2, 2018, taken in Norwegian archipelago Longyearbyen, Svalbard, issued Monday March 11, 2019, by the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) showing Sarah Auffret, who has been identified by the AECO as a victim of the doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed shortly after take off from Addis Ababa on Sunday Morning. The black box is reported to have been found, from the crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane, as investigations continue. Sarah Auffret was on her way to Nairobi to talk about the Cleans Seas project in connection with the UN Environment Assembly later this week. (AECO via AP) less Photo dated May 2, 2018, taken in Norwegian archipelago Longyearbyen, Svalbard, issued Monday March 11, 2019, by the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) showing Sarah Auffret, who has been ... more … [Read more...] about Ethiopian crash victims were aid workers, doctors, academics