GIRL GETS A LOVING FAREWELL; YOUNG COPTER CRASH VICTIM LAID TO REST.Byline: Yvette Cabrera Daily News Staff Writer The love that Norma Lizet Vides showered on others was returned tenfold tenfold Adjective 1. having ten times as many or as much 2. composed of ten parts Adverb by ten times as many or as much Adj. 1. Tuesday by family and friends as she was laid to rest in a light-pink coffin at San Fernando Mission Cemetery The San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese since 1800, and is located at 11160 Stranwood Avenue in the Mission Hills community of northern Los Angeles, California, near the Mission San Fernando Rey de España. . The 11-year-old was remembered as the type of daughter who would kiss her father when he returned home, as the daughter who didn't want to leave her mother's side after a car crash last week, as the girl whose last words Last words are a person's final words before death. For a list of well known last words, see or use the link at right. Last words may refer to:
Standing solemnly as his daughter's body was lowered into the ground, Alfredo Vides was the first to shovel a mound of earth onto her casket. Dozens of mourners followed, grabbing dirt by the fistfuls and gently laying it over the casket. ``For me, it's a tragedy,'' the father said. Norma was seriously injured after a car in which she was riding crashed in Shadow Hills last week. An air ambulance air ambulance Emergency medicine A helicopter or, less commonly, a fixed wing aircraft, used to evacuate a person who requires immediate medical attention that cannot be provided at his/her current location taking her to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. crashed near Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. , killing Norma and three firefighters aboard. ``The firefighters tried to save her, but it seems like her destiny was already set,'' said her father, his face drawn, his eyes filled with emptiness. ``I think it was an error to take her by helicopter. If they had taken her by ambulance, she would have survived.'' Despite his daughter's tragic death, Vides thanked firefighters for their efforts and the community for the outpouring of support for his family. Norma's mother, Genoveva Anaya Vides, sobbed quietly as Norma's casket was laid in her cemetery plot. Swathed in a plaid shawl, she was comforted by friends and family who said she hasn't come to terms with her daughter's death. ``She's suffering over the death of her daughter, but with the will of God she will be all right,'' said Genoveva's brother, Miguel Angel Murcia of Tujunga. Earlier Tuesday, about 170 firefighters packed Santa Rosa Church Santa Rosa Church is a tabernacle in the Italian city of Florence in the province of Tuscany. in San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. for a memorial service, during which the United Firefighters Association of Los Angeles presented Norma's parents with a Bible. Firefighters donated thousands of dollars to help pay for the girl's funeral. Fire Chief William Bamattre promised that Norma will be remembered every year at a special ceremony for firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
With her bright smile, Norma dreamed of becoming a flight attendant. Her kindness to others made her a perfect candidate, said her aunt, Teresa Anaya. Even as the air ambulance prepared to transport her, Norma, who did not want to leave her mother's side, had caring words for her, Genoveva said. ``She said: `I love you, Mom,' (and) `I want to go with my mom,' '' her mother said. Norma is survived by her parents; sisters, Sonia, Patty and Jessica; and brothers, Lorenzo and Wilfredo. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) NORMA VIDES (2) Norma Vides' casket is taken from Santa Rosa Church in San Fernando after Tuesday's memorial. Hans Gutknecht/Daily News |
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