The SHIBA program part of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner is ready to help with your Medicare open enrollment decisions. As the voice recording shows, Beebos intent was not to harm anyone and he was right in saying that there are so many people who loved him.. To your family, and close friends, I offer my sincere condolences. Here we have an employee who was vetted to the level to have access to the aircraft and had a skill set proficient enough to take off with that plane.. 29-year-old Richard Russell had the nickname of 'Beebo' and his friends . Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. He made us all better; we know this by his fruit. They opened a bakery and ran it for three years before selling it in 2015 to be closer to Hannahs family. pic.twitter.com/ziBAYv7cgn, Jimmy Thomson (@jwsthomson) August 11, 2018. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. "[16] When ATC suggested that the plane be landed at Joint Base LewisMcChord, the occupant refused: "Those guys will rough me up if I try and land there. [24] Delayed by the SteilacoomAnderson Island ferry, firefighters from West Pierce Fire and Rescue and other nearby departments arrived on the island about an hour and a half after the crash, where they then contended with the island's thick brush. SEATAC, Wash. - It was a shocking scene above the Puget Sound, as Horizon Airlines employee Richard Russell stole and flew a turboprop from Sea-Tac Airport while air traffic tried to talk him. I met (my wife) in Coos Bay, Oregon in 2010 while we were both going to school. Thats how friends and loved ones are describing Richard Beebo Russell, the Horizon Air worker who stole a turboprop airplane from Sea-Tac Airport Friday night, and flew over Puget Sound doing barrel rolls before crashing it on Ketron Island. Former FBI agent: Greatest threat we have to aviation is the insider threat [45] The aircraft was worth $30million, all of which was paid under the company's insurance policy "with no deductibles. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Beebos family were clearly shocked by what happened. How was he able to take off without being stopped? How did Beebo Russell a goofy, God-fearing baggage handler steal a passenger plane from the Seattle-Tacoma airport and end up alone in a cockpit, with no plan to come down? 13543 posts. In 2015, the couple moved to Washington and Beebo took a job at Horizon Air as a ground service agent working at Sea-Tac. 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All Rights Reserved, Russell said he planned to go nose down and call it a night., In a video posted on YouTube last December. The local sheriff described him as "suicidal". In a website that appears to be for a college communications class, Russell writes that he met his wife, Hannah, in Oregon in 2010 and they were married one year later. [28] It described the perpetrator, identified as 29-year-old Richard Russell,[29][30] as suicidal and said his actions did not constitute a "terrorist incident". Resend Activation Email. Beebos Facebook page has now been removed, but in the initial hours after the incident there were hundreds of comments, with some painting him as somewhat of a folk hero, calling him the Sky King and praising him for that barrel roll, and others speaking about their own battles with depression and thoughts of suicide. As crime increases, our safety measures must too, GSBA is closing the disparity gap with Ready for Business Fund. He left Alaska after graduation in 2008, and attended college in North Dakota for at least one year. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. In this season of life we enjoy exploring as much as possible, whether its a day (or so) trip to one of Alaska Airlines destinations, or visiting a new area of Washington, Russell wrote about himself and his wife online. A football teammate suggested his mental instability had been caused by undiagnosed chronic traumatic encephalopathy that may have come from repeated concussions. It had first flown in 2012 and was delivered new to Horizon Air in the same year. On Friday 10th August 2018 there were plenty of news stories around the world making headlines, but in the maelstrom of the Trump presidency perhaps one of t. In a video posted on YouTube last December, Russell describes his life as a ground service agent, saying, I lift a lot of bags, like a lot of bags, so many bags.. RELATED: Tow boat crew rushes to help on Ketron Island. Hell of a crime spree for a 19 year old. Ketron Island, Pierce County, Washington, USA. The family and immediate friends of the deceased have the sympathy of the Messenger. Russell's death and the dramatic moments that preceded it - a passenger plane trailed by. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Officials have ruled out any link to terror and concluded Mr Russell flew alone. It may seem difficult for those watching at home to believe, but Beebo was a warm, compassionate man, the statement said. Russells social media posts often showed him on adventures with his wife, who he said he met in Oregon in 2010. Former Wasilla resident Richard "Beebo" Russell died on August 11, after the Horizon Air Q400 he stole from Sea-Tac International Airport. A statement from Russell's family, read to the media by a family friend, described the man known as "Beebo" as "a faithful husband, a loving son and a good friend". Beebo kept everything in his cargo shorts; sometimes it was a bottle of craft-beer (he had the deep-pocket style), sometimes it was an open bag of Swedish fish or shells from Cabo for his wifes collection, and other times it was a wild coconut fusion pastry he picked up from a new bakery, which he would then gently wrap in a napkin to share later. Yeah I dont know what the burnageis like on a takeoff but yeah. SEATTLE, WA - Richard "Beebo" Russell intentionally crashed the Horizon Air Q400 turboprop plane he stole from Sea-Tac Airport, the FBI's investigation into the theft has found. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? [18] He was active in his church and a leader in the local Christian youth ministry Young Life. If you or someone you know may be contemplating suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Died on 12 Jan 1964. [37] From early childhood he was known as "Beebo" to his friends and family. He brought these gifts throughout his travels and by doing so, spread the Gospel by word and deed to those he encountered. Cargo shorts. Failed to delete memorial. The pair owned and ran a bakery successfully for three years, he writes, until selling it in 2015. The 28-year-old grew up in Alaska, where he was a standout football player, wrestler and member of the track team at Wasilla High School. Airport (@flySEA) August 11, 2018. I hope they can make it through this. He said that airline employees go through background checks. He had strong sense of awe for Creation and desired to experience its goodness. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. As ground service agents, we handled luggage, walked through planes for . Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Now video was released. [7], SeattleTacoma air traffic control (ATC) maintained radio contact with the occupant. I'm 10 years older and in worse shape. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. . 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