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bluegoose · 11-08-2007, 05:54 PM

For those that haven't yet heard, on Tuesday one of my close friends and former Bishop, was killed in an airplane crash in Northern California. He was on the company plane flying through a dense fog bank trying to land at an airport near Eureka, CA when they hit a tree, instantly killing all three people in the plane.

He left behind a wonderful wife and 7 beautiful kids, ages 2 through 16. To add to things, his wife is currently on the tailend of a battle with Aplastic Anemia, a life-threatening blood disorder, and actually went through a bone marrow transplant a year ago. Two years ago today, his surviving wife's mother passed away from Leukemia. What this family has gone through the past 2 years is unimaginable.

Our entire community has been devastated by the loss. He was truly a respected and well-loved person in community, having personally conducted dozens of weddings and funerals for our friends and neighbors.

Here is a nice write-up from todays paper:
http://www.redding.com/news/2007/nov...ifers-company/

For any interested, they have set up a trust fund for his kids at Wells Fargo Bank. It is in his wife's name, Rebecca Capener, and I believe is named Capener Kids Fund. The account # is 7528244671.

11-08-2007, 05:54 PM	#1
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Recent passing of a good friend and a good man For those that haven't yet heard, on Tuesday one of my close friends and former Bishop, was killed in an airplane crash in Northern California. He was on the company plane flying through a dense fog bank trying to land at an airport near Eureka, CA when they hit a tree, instantly killing all three people in the plane. He left behind a wonderful wife and 7 beautiful kids, ages 2 through 16. To add to things, his wife is currently on the tailend of a battle with Aplastic Anemia, a life-threatening blood disorder, and actually went through a bone marrow transplant a year ago. Two years ago today, his surviving wife's mother passed away from Leukemia. What this family has gone through the past 2 years is unimaginable. Our entire community has been devastated by the loss. He was truly a respected and well-loved person in community, having personally conducted dozens of weddings and funerals for our friends and neighbors. Here is a nice write-up from todays paper: http://www.redding.com/news/2007/nov...ifers-company/ For any interested, they have set up a trust fund for his kids at Wells Fargo Bank. It is in his wife's name, Rebecca Capener, and I believe is named Capener Kids Fund. The account # is 7528244671.