European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. May 21, 19aa the stars and stripes Pago 3 services held for crash victims Rad Flat Ray. Map an Ter and Gill hut no satisfying answers remain fur the Lamilia s mi1 friends of 21 Peuplie Kilk in in ,1 fiery bus crash a priest said thursday Al inc funeral for three of the victims. Seun i if Hie in and were buried thursday nil but iwo Al Llic Nonh Hardin memorial gardens come scr that abuts Hie High sch Neil they would have graduated from one Dav. Nov. Wallace Wilkinson Dedard a Day of mourn in Wilh flags at half Start throughout the slate. The saying is trite hut painfully True they had their whole in is before them said the Rev. Leo Craycroft during mass at is. Christopher Church for Mary Caine r n Daniels. 14 Denise Ellen Voglund 13 and am Christine a acc Lack. M. Twenty four children and three Duhs were titled Lasi saturday night when a pickup truck trav Eling in the wrong Dirac lion on interstate 71 struck a Church bus. Rup a. To luring its fuel tank and Wilkinson setting it aha pc. The crash occurred in f Arroll county. 100 Miles Northeast of this Armp St town As inc bus owned by Riu lilt firm Assembly of Gad Churchi carried members of ii Church s a null Sra up an l la 1 Eti ests Home from a Day at the Kings Island amuse ment Park North of Cincinnati. The Driver of inc Xirui k allegedly was drunk Why do bad things happen 1o Good people none if us can answer that question sail the Rev. Gene Waggoner at n in wide to Ching memo rial a Mitt. And if we could it Gnu Len l take away your Brief. "1 suggest that you do not Hlaic anybody on that bus i sufi so thai of Don t blame god. Grid did nol cause this. There is sin in this world. And there Are infuse who make Wren cd Miles and innocent pen Pic pay the maj. Den. Thomas Tail of near by furl kno., and Wil Kinum were among dignitaries in attendance Al the service in the football stadium of North Hardin High school. A leathers in the stadium can hold 2aoo people and chairs were set up on the Field to Imol Capaci by to about . Rows of people crowded around the perimeters of the Field Moil of Hose in Alle dance broke Down during the singing of what a Friend pc have in Jesus in he Start of the service and Many clasped hands and supported Colliers during prayers. A. Dim Tunnison pastor of the Radcliff first Assembly of cod Church read letters from presi Dent and Nancy Keagan and i president and Barbara hush during the memorial. Your pain and kiss is ours said the i tier from the reagans your countrymen arc with you in after the ceremony. Wilkinson and the pref chars who led the service slowly made their Way Down a row1 of family members to express their sympathies. The stadium lies at the Edge of North Lardin memorial gardens cemetery where five of Fth Vic Tims of saturday s crash were buried earlier thurs Day. The firs victim to be buried was Julie Ann ear. Rest 12, after a graveside ceremony that coincided with the mass. The four girls attended Radcliff Middle school and their Graves arc All in the same Section of the cemetery. A fifth Middle school Pupil eighth grader Tina Michelle Muslam. A was buried near handler Texas after a funeral in t Ler. Teas. And eighth grader Chad Wati. 1j. Was buried in Liberty. By. Joshua Conyers credited with pushing his younger brother Aaron through a win Dow to safety As the bus burned also was buried in the cemetery adjoining North Hardin High school where he was a freshman. Conyers was from nearby Vine Grove where his funeral was held Ilis father Larry Conyers said j of Chili it Mana scr of a a care Center in Rade Lill ky., sets up 27 american Flur i in Honor of the lid Lim. Three friends at mar Catheryn Daniels pay Lliel last Rcpt cos Durlynn services at my. Christi Ipher Church. Survivors of Lite crash told him Joshua could have escaped but jerked away from the others ran Back and crammed Aaron out a Aaron Conyers 1.1. Remained in critical Condi lion at Kos air children s Hospital in Louisville. There arc no real satisfying answers Cray Croft said during the mass which Drew an overflow crowd to the Small Brick Church on a Hilltop Over looking inc Middle school. We expect older people to die children in their prime do not die Craycroft said. We May feel guilty we May feel angry and All of these arc quite speakers were set up outside St. Christopher o accommodate mourners to could not be seated inside. The coffins were decked wish Flowers and wreaths and lined and tit and before a Flower Laden altar. The Driver of Llu pickup. Larry w. Mauney was in the prison unit of Humana Hospital univer sity of Louisville where a spokes Oman said a Honey s family refused to allow release of information about his condition. Mahoney has been charged with 27 coun Isuf murder. Thirteen bus passengers besides Aaron Conyers remained Hospital cd thursday. Six were in Crit ical condition. Larry Mahoney faces 27 a Hunts of murder
