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Flight 3407
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In Memoriam: The Victims of Flight 3407
Nicole Korczykowski (age 29) and Johnathan Perry (age 27) were traveling together to Buffalo on February 12, 2009 to visit Nicole’s family.
Photo courtesy: Denise Perry
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In Memoriam: The Victims of Flight 3407
Nicole was definitely social and vivacious and loved organizing get-togethers with their friends. Johnathan loved cooking for everyone. They were young, successful, happy and in love and planning on getting married.
Photo courtesy: Denise Perry
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In Memoriam: The Victims of Flight 3407
"Nicole and Johnathan’s time on earth was far too short but we choose to remember all of the wonderful times we had with them. While they may not be here physically, their presence is always felt….at every wedding, holiday, birth. Their memory lives on with every day and every experience."
Photo courtesy: Denise Perry
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In Memoriam: The Victims of Flight 3407
Kristin Safran was 37 at the time of the crash and a resident of Bradford, PA. She had been married to Russ for almost 8 years. Alexandra was 6 1/2 and Sydney was 10 days short of her first birthday at the time.
Photo courtesy: Cindi Saltzgiver
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In Memoriam: The Victims of Flight 3407
She was a member of the board of directors for the International Bottled Water Association. Kristin was flying home from a board of directors meeting at the time of the crash. As a consultant she was integral in setting up bottled water plants on several American military bases in Iraq. She was also involved in the set up of a bottled water plant on the island of Kosrae.
Photo courtesy: Cindi Saltzgiver
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In Memoriam: The Victims of Flight 3407
A scholarship is set up in Kristin's name through the Drinking Water Foundation of the IBWA. To date, eight scholarships have been awarded for a total of $20,000.
Photo courtesy: Cindi Saltzgiver
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In Memoriam: The Victims of Flight 3407
Ronald Gonzalez was the youngest of five children. He attended SUNY Buffalo and later acquired his Masters in Public Administration. His sister Becky says that Ron had a heart for at-risk communities and worked at the East Brunswick, NJ School District, where a scholarship was set up in his name to help high school students who were to attend college; computers with complete bundles were awarded at their graduation.
Photo courtesy: Becky Gonzalez
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In Memoriam: The Victims of Flight 3407
John Fiore was a retired 30-year military veteran and was scheduled to retire from his civilian job. He left behind two children, one with special needs, two grandchildren, a sister who he lived with, a brother and many niece and nephews.
Photo courtesy: Ron Aughtmon
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In Memoriam: The Victims of Flight 3407
Fiore was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force; in Vietnam, Desert Storm and served 2 tours of duty in the Iraqi War. John retired from active duty in 2006 and was due to retire from his civilian career in 2011.
Photo courtesy: Ron Aughtmon
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In Memoriam: The Victims of Flight 3407
David Borner, in the yellow shirt.
Photo courtesy: Cheryl Borner, Dave's wife.
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In Memoriam: The Victims of Flight 3407
Zhaofang Guo was 53 years old. His wife said he was a Senior IT Consultant at the Buffalo Stamping Plant.
Photo courtesy: Ping Wang
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In Memoriam: The Victims of Flight 3407
Zhaofang's wife writes, "Our son was 15 at the time. In the years after he finished high school and graduated from college. I joined 3407 family group in the fight for safer air travel legislation. Our life had forever changed. I miss that we were a little family. I miss that he was always there with me facing life's challenges together. Zhaofang's memories will always be with us."
Photo courtesy: Ping Wang