Music | February 15, 2009 | 23 comments

Musicians, 9/11 widow, family man among plane crash victims

source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/plane.crash.victims/index.html

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CLARENCE CENTER, New York (CNN) -- They were athletes and academics, businessmen and artists, beloved fathers and aunts of diverse backgrounds who met the same fate when Continental Airlines Flight 3407 operated by Colgan Air crashed into a home near Buffalo, New York on Thursday.

Portraits are emerging of the 50 people who died Thursday night. All 49 aboard the plane died, along with one person on the ground.


Marvin Renslow's life was centered on family, faith and flying, his sister told affiliate KETV.
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Marvin Renslow

Renslow, 48, the captain of Flight 3407, lived in Lutz, Florida, with his family, his older sister told Larry King.

Shirlene Thiesfeld said Renslow "was my best friend."

Renslow grew up in Iowa, according to affiliate KETV.

The Omaha TV station quoted Thiesfeld as saying her brother had a full life.

"I think Marvin's life was well-lived," she said. "Every moment centered around his family, his faith and his passion for flying." Watch Renslow's sister and nephew reminisce: "He'll be missed" »

Thiesfeld told King that she learned of the crash from her other brother, Melvin, who called at 1 a.m. to tell them "there'd been an accident," she said, taking deep breaths.

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23 comments // Musicians, 9/11 widow, family man among plane crash victims

  • islek
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      islek  

    • It's hard to retain empathy for negative stories in the news when it seems like that's almost all we hear. I think for many, it's a defense mechanism so we don't get overwhelmed by the tragedies and corruption and general sad stories we are subjected to every day. There is a level of emotional removal from it.

      However, that doesn't give permission to be the complete opposite and say things that are offensive, disrespectful, or just plain rude.

    • 3 years ago
  • amilli23
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      amilli23  

    • I can't believe the terrible irony of the 9/11 widow being killed by a plane crash and it probably took her a minute just to be able to get on a plane...I can't imagine what she was thinking as it happened...so sad.

    • 3 years ago
  • RobbyDoWopp
  • charfman
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      charfman  

    • It's sad but I don't really feel too badly about it..
      The families probably do...
      Praying for them? You might as well stick your thumb up your ass an whistle Dixie...
      My father and two brothers and a sister all died over a period of about ten years...
      These were all sad events in my life ... but...
      When my dog died two years ago I was devastated for weeks... I now have another...

    • 3 years ago
  • gonzolively
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      gonzolively  

    • What about the house maid? Or the stay at home mom, or even the accountant? I don't think there's any need to exalt one's "socio/economic" status, every life is precious.

    • 3 years ago
  • Saladin
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      Saladin  

    • God, after there was that amazing water landing rescue too.

      What a fucking bummer.

      Remember though, that water landing was amazing. This is what usually happens when planes crash. Usually no one walks away from it.

    • 3 years ago
  • dmass5
  • Wang111
    • Wang111  
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  • Saladin
  • amilli23
  • islek
  • charfman
  • malathion
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      malathion  

    • death is disgusting . that anyone should ever die is a moral outrage . your friends , your family , the people you meet when you save up and travel to those places where you think to yourself " this is cool " while you're having a beer with them ( away from "home ") , they will all fucking die : killed by death . the only goal worth pursuing is to be legendary - not getting married is a good start . if you ever find yourself saying " damn , i was hot back in the day " you have lived too long .

    • 3 years ago
  • Saladin
  • amilli23
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      amilli23  
    • malathion:

      if death is not something that you can deal with, being alive is the wrong way to go. It's great to be alive and it hurts to witness death, but unfortunately we are not immortal.

    • 3 years ago
  • stephenthomson
  • JesseDeFrancesco400
  • mohsint06
  • dabne
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      dabne  

    • Yeah, it's like walking up on a funeral service and shouting out, "Fuck this fake sympathy shit."

      If it doesn't mean anything to you, it's best to keep your mouth shut and keep on walking. Because it certainly means something to someone else.

    • 3 years ago
  • Humdrum
  • sueathome
  • Saladin
  • puma74
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      puma74  

    • I know this is pushed on us by the media, but as an adult, have some respect. Seriously, if you don't have something nice to say, then please don't comment. You are not being "cool" by being rude. The Current Community is very large and diverse. Try to put yourselves in their shoes.

    • 3 years ago
  • skriblr
  • Alex_French
  • Saladin
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      Saladin  
    • Alex_French:

      "Ahhhhhh yeahhh

      Did you see that angst and dribble?

      Fuck yeah, I'm keeping it real

      I am a fucking badasssssss"

      Not having empathy doesn't make you an honest human being, it just makes you a butthole.

    • 3 years ago
  • gonzolively
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      gonzolively  
    • Alex_French:

      It is really fake dude, i agree 100% but pointing fingers and becoming apathetic doesn't change anything. Also try speaking like an intelligent adult, rather than someone suffering from teen angst.

    • 3 years ago
  • Humdrum
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