St.Vincent Salem Hospital to Host Brown Bag Seminar on Living through Grief
Losing a spouse, child or loved one can be difficult and sometimes living through the grief process is unbearable. While each person deals with grief a little differently, there are six needs of mourning that everyone experiences.
Join St.Vincent Salem Hospital Chaplain, Steve Fisher and Rev. Bob Buehring, Chaplain at Gentiva Hospice in New Albany for an informative talk on ‘Living through Grief’.
“This seminar is meant to help those who are grieving understand the processes they are going through,” said Steve Fisher, MDiv, chaplain at St.Vincent Salem Hospital. “This format will allow for listening, as well as sharing, if the attendees are moved to do so. However sharing of personal experiences is not necessary. We want to bring guidance and peace to those who are mourning the loss of a loved one.”
This will be the first in several brown bag lunch seminars dealing with grief. Registration is required. To register, call Chaplain Steve Fisher at 812-883-5881 ext. 1201.
French Lick plane found in Tennessee
A flight originated in French Lick, Indiana might have been found in East Tennessee, according to officials.
Officials say they have found wreckage from an aircraft that was reported missing and the pilot, who was the only person aboard, is dead.
Jim Maroney was a stunt pilot and was headed to New Symyrna Beach Florida. Maroney was a well known pilot, he helped Tom Cruise in the movie ‘Top Gun’ and had been flying for 38 years.
The aircraft – a single-engine World War II-era de Havilland DHC-1 – was reported missing Sunday evening after it didn’t arrive in Canon, Ga.
Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (Tennessee) told media the wreckage was found in the Cherokee National Forest in an area that is not easily accessible by vehicle. Crews were able to access the area by air.
Maroney was found dead in the wreckage.
“We were able to hear the ELT on the aircraft going off we did a grid search to try and narrow it down to where it was. It took us about 30 minutes; we located the wreckage on the side of a ridge,” says Sgt. Tony Chamberlain, pilot for the KSCO Aviation Unit.
On Monday, crews had the difficult task of trying to remove Maroney’s body from the scene.
“It’s on the south side of a ridge and the north side of the mountain in a very difficult position,” says Chamberlain.
The FAA says the aircraft was flying on Visual Flight Rules and was not receiving air traffic control service. The aircraft is described as a vintage trainer used by the Royal Canadian Air Force.
An investigation into the crash continues. The NTSB says it could be several days before they figure out what caused the crash.
“We are going to do our best to try and make it to the wreckage site which is in very rugged terrain,” says Ralph Hicks, with the NTSB. “We will take a look at all the flight controls, the cock-pit, take a look inside the engine, we’re going to be doing all that in the next couple of days.”
ISP teaches class in Georgia
Indiana State Police Lieutenant Dave Kirkham and First Sergeant Don McCay, both assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division, were recently in Rome, Georgia to teach a major case investigations class.
Lt. Kirkham (Area 1 Investigative Commander) and F/Sgt. Don McCay (District Investigative Commander for the Bremen Post) partnered up with Georgia Bureau of Investigations Special Agent Daniel Sims (former Indiana State Police trooper) to teach this class over a three day period in February to eighty-four officers from city and county agencies from all over northwest Georgia.
The class focused on how to manage a major case investigation and the pitfalls that are sometimes encountered while conducting a major investigation. The course consisted of classroom instruction and case presentations from Indiana and Georgia.
Indiana State Police is planning to host the same class in Indiana with the assistance of Georgia Bureau of Investigations sometime in 2014.
Lt. Kirkham stated, “It was a great opportunity for us to work with our brothers and sisters from Georgia. We are looking forward to hosting the class in Indiana and are excited to have the Georgia Bureau of Investigations partnering with us.”
**Pictured from left to right GBA Dan Sims, 1st Sgt. Don McCay and Lt. Dave Kirkham
