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3/Furloughed Flight Attendant dies in jet crash
Furloughed US Airways Flight Attendant Warren T.
Richardson III, 36, lost his life aboard a charter
flight that crashed on Sunday during take-off from the
Montrose Regional Airport. The airport serves the
Telluride Ski Area, which is about 185 miles southwest
of Denver. Two others died in the crash, including the
14-year old son of NBC Sports Chairman and President
Dick Ebersol. Both Ebersol and another son were
hospitalized.
Warren worked with numerous employees throughout his
time on the line and formed close friendships with
many. Warren volunteered on the Employee Assistance
Program while on the line and, after being furloughed,
assisted the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) by
answering phone calls and helping flight attendants
with questions, individual concerns about their jobs or
future with Inflight, and the many changes and new
procedures resulting from restructuring. Mollie
McCarthy, president of the Local Executive Council in
Philadelphia for the AFA recalled Warren as "the
gracious, good-hearted young man who had a smile to his
voice." Good friend and colleague Tracy Carlson,
manager of Labor Relations Flight, described Warren
as "a wonderful flight attendant who made friends
wherever he went, and he will be missed by many. He
touched a lot of hearts." US Airways extends
condolences to Warren's friends and the Richardson
family.