An army captain from Chicago is among the eight Americans who were killed in the horrific Ethiopian Airlines plane crash.
Antoine Lewis, 40, was one of 157 people who were killed when the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 headed for Nairobi went down minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday morning. There were no survivors.
Lewis, who served in Afghanistan, leaves behind a wife and 15-year-old son.
Antoine Lewis, an Army captain from Chicago, is among the eight Americans who were killed in the horrific Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Lewis, who served in Afghanistan, leaves behind a wife (pictured) and a 15-year-old son
Lewis, a highly decorated soldier who was promoted to captain, was doing Christian missionary work in Africa at the time of his death
Lewis was the third generation in his family to enlist in the Army. He was doing Christian missionary work in Africa at the time of his death, according to WGN.
Also among the victims was Danielle Moore, a 24-year-old activist from Canada.
Moore had excitedly posted on Facebook that she had been selected to attend the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya shortly before the plane went down.
Moore, who had worked for a variety of non-profit organizations in Winnipeg, wrote that she was excited to 'discuss global environmental issues, share stories, and connect with other youth and leaders from all over the world'.
'I feel beyond privileged to be receiving this opportunity,' she wrote.
Canadian Danielle Moore was among the 157 people who were killed when the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 headed for Nairobi went down minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa on Sunday morning
Moore, 24, had excitedly posted on Facebook that she had been selected to attend the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya shortly before the plane went down
Pius Adesanmi was a Nigerian professor at Carleton University in Ottawa. He was on his way to a meeting of the African Union's Economic, Social, and Cultural Council in Nairobi.
The acclaimed author was the director of Carleton's Institute of African Studies and a former assistant professor of comparative literature at Pennsylvania State University.
'Pius was a towering figure in African and post-colonial scholarship and his sudden loss is a tragedy,” said Benoit-Antoine Bacon, Carleton's president and vice chancellor.
Adesanmi was the winner of the inaugural Penguin Prize for African non-fiction writing in 2010.
Moore, who had worked for a variety of non-profit organizations in Winnipeg, wrote that she was excited to 'discuss global environmental issues, share stories, and connect with other youth and leaders from all over the world'
The last photo Adesanmi posted on Facebook showed him with his Canadian passport.
His caption included an eerily foreshadowing Psalm: 'If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me'.
Amina Ibrahim Odowaa and her five-year-old daughter Safiya were also killed in the crash.
The 33-year-old Edmonton woman and her daughter were traveling to Kenya to visit with relatives.
Amina Ibrahim Odowaa and her five-year-old daughter Safiya were also killed in the crash
The 33-year-old Edmonton woman and her daughter (pictured) were traveling to Kenya to visit with relatives
Mohamed Hassan Ali said his sister was a 'very nice person' who was 'very outgoing and very friendly'.
Derick Lwugi, an accountant with the City of Calgary, was also among the victims.
He leaves behind three children aged 17, 19, and 20, according to his wife Gladys Kivia.
The couple had been in Calgary for 12 years, and Lwugi had been headed to Kenya to visit both of their parents.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he is deeply saddened by the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people, including 18 Canadians.
Pius Adesanmi was a Nigerian professor at Carleton University in Ottawa. He was on his way to a meeting of the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council in Nairobi
The last photo Adesanmi posted on Facebook showed him with his Canadian passport. The caption including an eerily foreshadowing Psalm: 'If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me'
Derick Lwugi, an accountant with the City of Calgary, was also among the victims. He leaves behind three children aged 17, 19, and 20
Trudeau said in a statement he joins the international community in mourning the dozens of lives lost when the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 headed for Nairobi went down minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa on Sunday morning. There were no survivors.
'On behalf of all Canadians, Sophie and I offer our heartfelt condolences to those who have lost family, friends, and loved ones as a result of this tragedy,' Trudeau said.
'While the causes of the crash continue to be investigated, the safety and security of all Canadians remains our primary concern.'
Trudeau said the Canadian government is providing consular assistance and working with local authorities to gather further information.
He also said he is reaching out to Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to express his condolences.
In a statement released Sunday, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is deeply saddened by the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people, including 18 Canadians. 'On behalf of all Canadians, Sophie and I offer our heartfelt condolences to those who have lost family, friends, and loved ones as a result of this tragedy,' he said (file photo)
The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 headed for Nairobi, Kenya, went down minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday morning. All 157 people onboard were killed
As of Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump has yet to respond to the crash.
President Donald Trump (seen Friday) has remained silent about the Sunday morning crash that took the lives of eight Americans
The US State Department released a statement saying that US embassies in Addis Ababa and Nairobi are working with Ethiopia's government and Ethiopian Airlines 'to offer all possible assistance'.
The State Department says it will directly contact victims' family members and that 'out of respect for the privacy of the families, we won't have any additional comments about the victims'.
Among the victims was Cedric Asiavugwa, a Kenyan native who was studying law at Georgetown University in Washington DC.
The third-year law student served in the campus ministry and was remembered as a 'stellar' student.
'Beyond his many commitments and contributions, Cedric's friends and faculty in this community remember him as a kind, compassionate and gentle soul, known for his beautifully warm and infectious smile,' Dean of Georgetown Law William Treanor, wrote in a statement.
'This is a tragic loss for Cedric's family and loved ones, for Georgetown and for the broader social justice community that benefited every day from his passion, compassion and dedication.
Asiavugwa was reportedly going home to Nairobi after the death of his fiancée's mother.
Among the victims was Cedric Asiavugwa, a Kenyan native who was studying law at Georgetown University in Washington DC
THE EUROPEAN VICTIMS OF THE ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CRASH
A 36-year-old animal welfare campaigner and a polar expert on her way to tackle plastic pollution were among seven Britons killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday.
The Boeing 737 Max 8 jet crashed within minutes of its take-off from Addis Ababa, losing and gaining speed dramatically in its final seconds after setting off for Nairobi.
The crash on Sunday morning killed all 149 passengers - including seven Britons, one Irishman and eight Americans - as well as eight crew members.
Joanna Toole (pictured) has been named as one of the British victims of the air disaster in Ethiopia
Sarah Auffret (pictured), a French-British dual national, has been identified as a victim of the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302
British victim Joanna Toole, from Exmouth, Devon, was among at least 12 passengers who were travelling to the UN environment meeting in the Kenyan capital.
Paying tribute on Sunday, her father Adrian called her a 'very soft and loving person' whose work with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation was 'not a job but a vocation'.
Mr Toole said she had flown around the world but added: 'Personally I never wanted her to be on a single one of those planes.'
Polar expert Sarah Auffret, who had French and British dual nationality, was also killed in the crash. Colleagues paid tribute to her as a 'true friend and beloved colleague'.
Irishman Michael Ryan (pictured left), who worked for the UN's World Food Programme, and Kenyan national Joseph Waithaka (right) - who used to live in Hull - were also among of the 149 passengers killed
Another victim was named as Joseph Waithaka, a native Kenyan who lived in Hull for more than a decade and was on his way home from visiting his family in the city.
Mr Waithaka worked for the probation service during his time in Hull and his family said he had 'helped so many people' during his time in England.
His son, Ben Kuria, said: 'My dad was a private man but he also had a pastoral heart. He really championed people. He really helped people realise their potential.'
Hospitality company Tamarind Group announced 'with immense shock and grief' that its chief executive Jonathan Seex (pictured) was among the fatalities
'He would tell stories which would inspire the young people he was helping who were not at a great time in their lives.
'As a father he was very protective and he really wanted us to do well. He supported us and ensured we got stuck into our education. He really rooted for his children.'
Tonight Prime Minister Theresa May said she was 'deeply saddened to hear of the devastating loss of life following the plane crash in Ethiopia'.
'At this very difficult time my thoughts are with the families and friends of the British citizens on board and all those affected by this tragic incident,' she said.
The one Irish victim was named as engineer Michael Ryan, an employee of the UN's World Food Programme - which said seven of its staff members had died in the crash, including two Italians.
The Rome-based aid worker and engineer, known as Mick, was from Lahinch in Co Clare in Ireland's west and was believed to be married with two children.
A list issued by Ethiopian Airlines revealed that victims hailed from 35 countries total.
Kenya had the most victims with 32, followed by Canada with 18, Ethiopia with nine and the US, Italy and China with eight each.
There were also seven each from France and Britain; six from Egypt; five each from the Netherlands and Germany; four each from India and Slovakia; three each from Russia, Austria and Sweden; and two each from Spain, Israel, Morocco and Poland.
Countries losing one citizen were Belgium, Djibouti, Indonesia, Ireland, Mozambique, Norway, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Serbia, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Nepal and Nigeria.
Family members of the victims involved in the plane crash react to the news outside at Addis Ababa international airport on Sunday
Authorities are still working to determine the identities of all the people killed on the flight
The United Nations migration agency says the UN and its agencies will fly flags at half-staff on Monday after early indications show 19 employees of UN-affiliated organizations died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash.
A statement says the organizations include World Bank, International Telecommunications Union, the UN Environment Program and others.
The statement also says one of the migration agency's staffers died.
Anne-Katrin Feigl was a German national who was en route to a training course in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya and the plane's destination.
Link hienalouca.com
https://hienalouca.com/2019/03/12/army-captain-among-eight-americans-killed-in-the-ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash/
Main photo article An army captain from Chicago is among the eight Americans who were killed in the horrific Ethiopian Airlines plane crash.
Antoine Lewis, 40, was one of 157 people who were killed when the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 headed for Nairobi went down minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa, ...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
Dianne Reeves US News HienaLouca
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/12/05/10864570-0-image-a-43_1552366817193.jpg
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий