Saturday, January 11, 1997
Minister's 'miracle'
Last-minute change of plans
proves a lifesaver
BY TOM O'NEILL
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Blessed beyond words. Amazed by the breathtaking ways in which the Lord works. Heartbroken for those who died.
The emotions come over Cora Edwards of Brookhaven, Miss. the day after her husband, Eugene, was to have been on Comair Flight 3272 - but wasn't.
Mr. Edwards, a Baptist minister and union official for Delphi Packard Electric, changed his plans at the last minute to drive his daughter, Tiffany, back to Jackson State University, where she is a sophomore majoring in nursing. Three co-workers, including one close family friend, were killed.
Mrs. Edwards was watching crash coverage on the evening news when a panicked friend, aware of Mr. Edwards' travel plans, called to say that he was dead.
By then, Mr. Edwards was sitting next to his wife, unaware of the exact flight until he checked his pre-paid ticket. It read: ''3272.''
''I can't explain,'' Mrs. Edwards said, her tears turning to sobs. ''A miracle. That's all. A miracle. When I left home yesterday morning, I just knew he was gone to Ohio.''
She quickly called her friend, Arlevia Brice, whose husband, Arthur, a Baptist assistant pastor, Packard co-worker and uncle of NFL player Alundis Brice, was aboard Flight 3272.
''I went right to her house,'' Mrs. Edwards said. ''I knew she needed me.''
The Edwards' son, Keith, said simply, ''We are very, very blessed.''
For the elder Mr. Edwards, a pastor at Hopewell Baptist Church in this southern Mississippi town, Sunday services will never be the same.
CRASH
FAMILIES
CREW
SCENE
INVESTIGATION
TRAVELERS
COPING
INVESTORS
TODAY'S SUMMARY
FIRST-DAY COVERAGE Jan. 10, 1997
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Victims
CREW
Capt. Dann Carlsen First Officer
Kenneth Reece Flight Attendant
Darinda Ogden
PASSENGERS
Adams, Dexter
Cincinnati
Barrow, Gregory
Detroit
Bransford, Roger
Atlanta
Brice, Arthur
Brookhaven, Miss.
Brownlee, Christine
Helena, Mont.
Brownlee, Scott
Helena, Mont.
Davis, Geoffrey
Detroit.
DeMarco, Maureen
Englewood, Colo.
Douchard, Greg
Brookhaven, Miss.
Felteau, Leo
Atlanta
Herman, Mark
Detroit
Jones, Betty Jean
Detroit
Jones, Charles
McComb, Miss.
McClain, Steven
Detroit
Muskovitz, Teri
Detroit
Passariello, Kim
Detroit
Raymond, Roy
Twin Falls, Id.
Raymond, Vernamarie
Twin Falls, Id.
Rosiak, Jennifer
Pensacola, Fla.
Rosiak, Nicholas
Pensacola, Fla.
Sharangpani, Arati
Colts Neck, N.J.
Stearn, Richard
Detroit
Takenami, Keita
Lexington, Ky.
Thomas, Douglas
Detroit.
Wansedel, Charles
Detroit
Zagar, Darlene
Danville, Ky.
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