Tragedy Strikes Close to Home

The crash of a Turkish Airlines 737 in Amsterdam this week hit home hard here in Seattle, as four of the passengers were Boeing employees traveling back to this area from Turkey on company business. Three of the four were among the nine killed in the crash and the fourth is in critical condition. It appears that the fatalities were all people in the front of the airplane - flight crew and business class passengers. I didn't know any of the employees on the trip, but one of my best friends does. My prayers go out to all the families who have suffered this sudden, tragic loss.