Memorial Service Set for Texas Medical Chopper Crew
A memorial service has been scheduled for the crew of a medical helicopter that was killed in a crash.
HOUSTON --
A memorial service has been scheduled for the crew of a medical helicopter that was killed in a crash, KPRC Local 2 reported Monday.
Phi Air Medical officials said the service will be held at the First Baptist Church in the 3100 block of Cambridge Drive in Bryan, Texas, at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Pilot Wayne Kirby, flight nurse Jana Bishop and paramedic Stephanie Waters died when their helicopter crashed in a heavily wooded area of a private ranch near Huntsville at about 3 a.m. Sunday.
The crew was transferring 58-year-old David Disman from a Huntsville hospital to Memorial Hermann Hospital for treatment for an aortal embolism.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. National Transportation Safety Board officials said it could take months for them to determine exactly what went wrong.
Disman had no life insurance, so the First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville is setting up a fund to pay funeral expenses through the First National Bank of Huntsville. Anyone who wants to donate should call 936-295-5701.
