re: Pan Am Flight 759 Crash

I worked about a half mile from the crash site, it was pouring down rain and very windy, I was setting up a safety party for employees. I don't remember if it was still raining when we heard a loud sustained noise, like thunder rumbling along, but different. We went out and could see all the smoke billowing, within minute it seemed like every vehicle siren in JP was headed in that direction. WWL radio was reporting it shortly, asking people to stay out of the area.

It wasn't until the next morning, Saturday, that I learned that a friend and his wife were killed. They had four children, they were the last two people to board and were not sitting together. His wife was 8 months pregnant and many of the death counts are 154 to include the unborn baby. There is a lot more to the story, but I will respect the privacy of the family.