MOURNERS RECALL GIRL PILOT'S DREAM.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Young and spunky spunk·y adj. spunk·i·er, spunk·i·est Informal Spirited; plucky. spunk  i·ly adv. , 7-year-old Jessica Dubroff Jessica Whitney Dubroff (May 5, 1988 – April 11, 1996) was a 7-year-old pilot trainee who was attempting to become the youngest person to fly an airplane across the United States when, 24 hours into her flight, her general aviation aircraft crashed after takeoff from Cheyenne was remembered Sunday as a girl who died pursuing ``a dream that taught her how to live.'' ``I don't think I've ever seen a situation where a person so quickly captured the hearts and imaginations of so many,'' the Rev. David Rockwood said at a memorial service. ``Perhaps it was the simple joy of life that captured us, the innocent joy and excitement about doing something she loved. Even though her dream ended in tragedy, it touched our hearts, our souls. An even greater tragedy would be never to dream at all,'' Rockwood said. Jessica, her father, Lloyd Dubroff, and flight instructor A flight instructor is a person who teaches others to fly aircraft. Specific privileges granted to holders of a flight instructor certificate vary from country to country, but very generally, a flight instructor serves to enhance or evaluate the knowledge and skill level of an Joe Reid were killed Thursday when their single-engine airplane crashed in Cheyenne a few minutes after taking off in an icy rain. Jessica's mother, Lisa Blair Hathaway, flew back to California on Saturday with the bodies. Jessica's funeral was scheduled for Monday in her hometown of Pescadero, about 30 miles south of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . At the Cheyenne Civic Center, teddy bears, balloons and flowers surrounded the podium. More then 900 people attended the service. ``What made Jessica special was the fact that at 7, she was inspired by a dream that taught her how to live,'' said the Rev. Reggie Cleveland –Reginald Leslie Cleveland (born on May 23, 1948 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan). was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers. He ended his career with 105 wins, with a 4. , the chaplain at F.E. Warren Air Force Base. ``In her mind, nothing was impossible. God bless the mother, God bless the father and God bless the flight instructor who taught that girl to dream.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO The Rev. Carl Beavers speaks at a memorial service fo r Jessica Dubroff, 7, and her crew in Wyoming. Associated Press |
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