FRIENDS PULLING FOR CRASH VICTIM : PLANE PILOT KNOWN FOR PASSION FOR LIFE.Byline: Anne Burke Daily News Staff Writer If anybody can pull back from the brink Back from the Brink can refer to:
The 32-year-old Pasadena man, burned over 92 percent of his body in a Saturday plane crash which killed a female passenger, is known for throwing himself into life with boundless zeal as a symphony violinist, pilot, swimmer and skier. And that's just in his spare time. During the day, he's a mechanical engineer at the Pasadena-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory “JPL” redirects here. For other uses, see JPL (disambiguation). Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a NASA research center located in the cities of Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge, near Los Angeles, California, USA. , working on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Cassini spacecraft, set for launch to Saturn this fall. On Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. , the Santa Monica Symphony, with which Kaplan has played for five years, will dedicate its performance of Mahler's Fourth Symphony to the energetic and popular musician, who was in extremely critical condition at the Grossman Burn Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks Hopital (SOH) is an 153 bed acute care facility in Sherman Oaks, California, USA and is home of world renowned the Grossman Burn Center. SOH is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. on Monday. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if I believe in telepathy telepathy, supposed communication between two persons without recourse to the senses. The word was formulated in 1882 by Frederic William Henry Myers, English poet, essayist, and a leading founder of the Society for Psychical Research in London. ,'' said conductor Allen Robert Gross, ``but I hope he can feel us playing.'' Kaplan's classic 1946 Ercoupe plane was approaching Whiteman Airport in Pacoima when it clipped utility wires and crashed into a garage on Pierce Street about 2:50 p.m. Saturday, officials said. No one on the ground was injured. Witnesses reported that the plane was on fire and exploded before hitting the garage. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. A woman who was a passenger, severely burned, died at the scene. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has tentatively identified her but will not release her name pending confirmation through dental records, according to coroner's spokesman Scott Carrier. On Monday, with his parents and three siblings gathered at his bedside, Kaplan breathed with the help of a respirator respirator /res·pi·ra·tor/ (res´pi-ra?ter) ventilator (2). cuirass respirator see under ventilator. as doctors worked to clear his badly damaged lungs and sustain his blood flow, according to Larry Weinberg, spokesman for the burn center. ``Doctors are watching him hour by hour, day by day,'' Weinberg said. ``They are not highly optimistic.'' Immediately after hearing news of the accident, members of Kaplan's large circle of friends rushed to the burn center to donate blood and join the vigil, bringing along classical music CDs, which played softly on a portable stereo in Kaplan's room. ``He's pretty alert. He's squeezing hands and nodding here and there, putting out some energy trying to communicate the best he can,'' said Ken Klein, a friend and symphony cellist. Kaplan is as passionate about flying as he is about his music. His symphony profile notes that he ``spends his spare time punching holes in clouds.'' Orchestra members and other friends frequently accompanied him for outings in the Ercoupe. ``He was very careful and took flying very seriously,'' said Dan Lucas, another friend and symphony cellist. The symphony will go ahead with its scheduled Sunday night performance, the third in a four-concert series, Gross said. The performance starts at 7:30 at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a multipurpose convention center in Santa Monica, California. It was built in 1958. For trade shows, the Civic Auditorium features 11,775 square feet (1,094 m²) of space, while the stage adds 4,485 square feet (417 m²) more space, , and is free. ``There's going to be a lot of energy there,'' Klein said. ``He'll hear it. We can play pretty loud.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Jordan Kaplan was injured in a plane crash Saturday in Pacoima. JPL (language) JPL - JAM Programming Language. photo |
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