What a blessing to have the beautiful memories you have with your Grandpa. KVC: If you could talk to her today what would you tell her? If you lose a window then youve punched a hole in the pressure vessel. 2023 TIME USA, LLC. Jennifer Riordan married her husband, Michael, onJune 15, 1996, according to his Facebook page. They deserve our intercession and encouragement today. Michael is a good public speaker. Jennifers family announced Thursday the founding of a memorial website, The Jennifer Riordan Memorial Trust, where people who donate can support causes that were important to the mom, as well as help the family meet financial needs after the traumatic event. Whys everybody so quiet? Michael said he drove to their school andbrought them into a chapel. 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Smoke began to fill the cabin, and flight attendants rushed row by row to make sure all passengers could get oxygen from their masks. It was a terrible tragedy, of course. It's been four months now since the fatal incident aboard Southwest Airlines flight 1380, which resulted in the death of passenger Jennifer Riordan. "I have no idea how I can do this without her but because of her I know I can," Riordan told CBS. "We want to show the world what good people are doing," he explained, describing the mission of the Jennifer Riordan. More:'She Has Nerves Of Steel:' Pilot Who Landed Crippled Southwest Flight Hailed As A Hero. However, God makes a mistake if he allows any suffering he does not redeem for an even greater good. appreciated. The pressure will drop and the temperature will drop, he said. Fan blades have been thought to have no real lifetime limit. For Gods Glory Alone Ministries is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. If he removed the consequences of misused freedom, we would not truly be free. Now for the first time, Jennifer's husband Michael. Peggy Phillips was sitting a row in front of Mrs Riordan when the engine exploded on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 from New York to Dallas on Tuesday. We continue to pray each day for Jennifers husband and children, the whole family and all of her friends.please put the Riordan family on your prayer list. She was a married mother of 2. He saved Daniel from the lions den (Daniel 6) and his friends from the fiery furnace (Daniel 3). Riordan was in New York City on a business trip, and was heading home to her family in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Magazines, Digital Jennifers vibrancy, passion, and love infused our community and reached across our country. The NTSB believes metal fatigue on the 18-year-old Boeing 737 flown by hero pilot, Tammie Jo Shults led to one of the engines blades breaking mid-flight, sending shrapnel into the planes fuselage and breaking the window next to Jennifer. Riordans family has released a statement about her passing. Dewey is from Windom, Minnesota and always credits his hometowns Christian foundation for where he is at in life. The plane was traveling from New York City to Dallas, Texas. Closer to home, Dallas police officer Rogelio Santanderdied yesterday. Husband of Southwest Airlines Victim Remembers His Wife. Its the love affair that will never end and it wont. No one can take her from my heart and no one can take her from our family.. In 1999, he graduated from the University of New Mexico with a bachelors degree in civil engineering. The window had broken and the suction, the negative pressure, had pulled her outside the plane partially, she said. Ms Phillips told US network ABC despite everyones best efforts, Ms Riordan could not be saved. It is their calling by God that established this ministry. When flight attendant Rachel Fernheimer got to row 14, she saw a woman strapped in her lap belt but with her head, torso and arm hanging out a broken window. Jennifers family announced Thursday the founding of a memorial website, The Jennifer Riordan Memorial Trust, where givers can support causes that were important to the mom, as well as help the family meet financial needs after the traumatic event. Ms Shults radioed air traffic controllers in Philadelphia to announce she would be making an emergency landing, speaking as calmly as possible. While continuing his life without Jennifer, 43, has not been easy, the father of two said it was his children that gave him strength. Happy birthday week! Discovery Company. ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (CBSNews) --Family and friends gathered Sunday to mourn an Albuquerque bank executive who died after the Southwest Airlines plane she was onblew an engine in midair. MR: Absolutely! Her impact on everything and everyone she touched can never be fully measured, the statement read. Her beauty and love is evident through her children. They described being unable to bring the woman back in the plane until two male passengers stepped in to help. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. By DAVID KOENIG and CLAUDIA LAUER, Associated Press. Learn how your comment data is processed. Advertisement But there was no way she was going to be waylaid at New York's. We are so appreciative of the outpouring of support from family, friends and our community. The harrowing details from the April 17 fatal flight were released for the first time as the National Transportation Safety Board began a hearing Wednesday into the engine failure on Southwest Flight 1380, which carried 144 passengers and five crew members. The 43-year-old bank executive and mother of two became the first person to die in an accident on a U.S. airline in nearly 10 years. Jennifer shared several of pictures with her mom, with whom she had a close relationship, on social media. PO Box 65516 Hundreds gather at vigil to honor woman killed on Southwest flight, Southwest passengers could collect millions after deadly ordeal, Southwest victims family: You were attracted to her like a butterfly to a flower, hundreds of people turned out to mourn her passing, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Eight other passengers including at least one of the men who. Jennifer has over 25 years of community relations and communications experience and joined Wells Fargo in 2008. That process was still underway when the fatal accident occurred nearly two years later. Michael asked those gathered to stand if they had every received a supportive note from Jennifer, heard her cheer for their children at a baseball game, enjoyed a glass of wine with her or worked with her to improve their city. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. Riordan was a bank executive and mother of two from New. Southwest Airlines Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly calledJennifer's death a "tragic loss.". We do ask that those who seek to express their condolences and prayers as well as media outlets respect our privacy at this time. Please enter valid email address to continue. 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Nearly 2,000 friends, family members and supporters gathered the University of New Mexico her alma mater five days after the 43-year-old mother of two and bank executive was killed when Southwest Airlines Flight 1380s left side engine exploded just 20 minutes into the trip. "I just held their little hands and took a knee and said, 'Mommy's not going to come home guys,'" he said. Jennifers cause of death was blunt impact trauma to her head, neck and torso, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health announced last week. Fernheimer said she squeezed their hands. Cox, who starred with Aniston and Kudrow on the '90s sitcom "Friends," was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. On Sunday, Michael told ABC thathe felt the first peace since Jennifer's death ashundreds of people turned out to mourn her passingand express their love andaffection for her. Lets close by remembering that our Savior is named Immanuel, which means God with us (Matthew 1:23). Our last conversation was that. In other California news, a former police officer has beenidentifiedas the so-called Golden State Killer. He is believed to have committed twelve killings and at least fifty rapes across California from 1976 to 1986. Mackey added that despite their efforts, they couldnt bring Jennifer back into the plane. Hearing stories of how she impacted everyone in so many meaningful ways has truly touched our hearts. In October 2015, Jennifer lost her grandfather. Facebook Jennifer Riordan with her husband. The husband of Jennifer Riordan, the Southwest Airlines passenger sucked out of a plane window mid-flight has spoken for the first time of the moment he learned she had died in Philadelphia. Firefighter Andrew Needum and Tim McGinty, a ranch hand who was travelling with his wife, helped pull the woman back inside the plane. Pastor Dewey and his wife, Sharon founded FGGAM in August of 2012. Her beauty and love is evident through her children. This is a celebration, he told the somber crowd with a laugh. On Sunday, Jennifers husband Michael addressed the mourners first, according to a video of the service from local outlet KRQE. MR: I love you, I have no idea how I can do this without her but I can. Now for the first time, Jennifer's husband Michael is speaking out publicly. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/AP) Riordan let her parents know, then pondered how he'd break the news to 12-year-old . There was a loud bang, and suddenly the Southwest Airlines jet rolled sharply to the left. For the first time, Jennifer Riordan's husband Michael speaks publicly about the tragedy. CBS News New York: Free 24/7 News . Michael toldABC News that he met Jennifer in a shopping mall 29 years ago when hewas 17. Jennifer Riordan was identified as the passenger who died on a Southwest flight on Tuesday. The flight attendants told investigators at least one of the male passengers put his arm out of the window and wrapped it around the womans shoulder to help pull her back in. THE coroner investigating the death of Jennifer Riordan, who died on the doomed Southwest plane, has revealed she died of blunt impact trauma to the head, neck and torso. Why, then, did he not protect victims of the Golden State Killer or those shot at Home Depot? Ms Riordan was an executive for the bank Wells Fargo and was on her way home from a business trip when she died. If I do not understand my Fathers actions, the fault is not with his divine character but with my human finitude. "Kind, loving, caring and sharing -- 100 percent -- and that's every decision we make is going to be based on that," he said. Jennifer Riordan has passed away as a result of previously reported events on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380. I love you, Jennifer captioned a picture of her husband on Facebook back in 2016. She posted a picture of her hand holding his, presumably before his passing. Jennifer was 10 minutes late to our wedding, so Im paying her back a little bit.. Im so sorry for your loss, read another. I grabbed onto Jennifers belt loop area and wrapped my arm around her waist, and tried to pull her in. A company bio states that she and her husband are parents to two children, daughter, Averie, 12, and son, Joshua, 10. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. What a handsome and gracious couple, added a third. The couple has two children, a daughter, Averie, 12; and a son, Joshua, 10. She was 15. Mrs Riordan, a bank executive and mother-of-two, was killed after the engine blew and hurled shrapnel at a plane window, which she was partially sucked out of. The couples children joined him onstage. When professors use their public platform to make ungodly statements, we wonder where God is. But. The fan blade that broke was last inspected six years earlier and, it was determined, suffered from metal fatigue even then but it went unnoticed by a less sophisticated exam used at the time. She had flown supersonic F/A-18 Hornets as one of the Navys first ever female pilots, during an era when women were not able to engage in combat duty. To think daily about how we might care for each other and our community. Riordan and her husband, Michael Riordan, a former . All of us thought this might be it. Its unknown what he currently does for work, but his LinkedIn lists him as a government administration professional. What a gift. Most of Wednesdays hearing was highly technical. Maher: 'It's not wrong' to have debate about transgender issues, See why 'Dilbert' comic strips got dropped from US newspapers, Hit horror film is inspired by real events. Riordan said hell stay strong for his kids, even as he grieves his wife of more than 20 years. pic.twitter.com/2QyjHByfih. I dont have to understand Gods redemption to trust it. CFM and FAA officials said they were now considering whether blades must be replaced at some point even if they dont show wear. Jennifer Love Hewitt is going fresh-faced into a new year. Today show hosts FINALLY break their silence on Hoda Kotb's mysterious week-long absence to reveal 58-year-old has been off the air dealing with a 'family health matter' 'Leave the medication for . Mackey added that despite their efforts, they couldnt bring Jennifer back into the plane. Nearly a thousand people attended the evening service forJennifer Riordan-- a beloved member of the community, a wife and mother of two. The God who acted miraculously throughout Scripture could presumably have spared Jennifer Riordans life, but he did not. She was in route from New York when her plane experience (sic) trouble. That all happens in a couple of seconds.. More: Hundreds gather at vigil to honor woman killed on Southwest flight, More: Southwest passengers could collect millions after deadly ordeal, More: Southwest victims family: You were attracted to her like a butterfly to a flower. She left the service in 1993 and joined Southwest. We do ask that those who seek to express their condolences and prayers, as well as media outlets, respect our privacy at this time. Federal investigators were still trying to determine how a window came out of the plane, killing the woman seated next to it who was wearing a seatbelt. The Lord reminds us, As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts (Isaiah 55:9). A lack of oxygen above 10,000 feet (3,000 metres approx) means cabins have to be pressurised to ensure those on board can keep breathing. Jennifers friend Diane Harrison Ogawa encouraged attendees to do as [Jennifer] did, according to the Albuquerque Journal, and then looked to the future. Therefore, he must redeem for greater good all he allows. How wonderful for you both that you were able to spend time with him early last month. KOAT-TV identified the deceased passenger as Riordan, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Shortly after takeoff we heard a loud noise and the plane started shaking like nothing Ive ever experienced before, she said. Are you married to Jennifer Riordan?'" The Southwest plane sits on the runway at Philadelphia International. Jennifer Riordan has died following an incident on a Southwest flight. So, I trust the suffering that grieves me to the God who loves me. The husband of Jennifer Riordan, the only victim of a Southwest Airlines engine explosion, opened up about her death for the first time. 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