Susan Aldridge 1961-1998

Susan died on Nov 1, 1998 in a plane crash in Central
America that kill 11 people including my dear friend
Susan. The crash was being blamed on Hurricane Mitch.
Susan was 37 she would have been 38 on 1/17/99 but
she died, she was a nurse and menber of Church on
the Rock in St Peters Missouri in which she was a
usher there. I did not find out
she died until February 1999, for some reson no one
called and told me that she was killed, and I
did not see anything about it
in the newspaper,
or saw anything about it on TV as will, and no one in
my family did not
see anything about it too. How I find out Susan was
killed, me and my mother
we wanted to call her and have her and her
mother to come over and see our new apartment, so we
called and
left a mesage on their machine, hours later her
mother called us back and said you know what happen
to Susan and I said what happen to Susan and she said
that
Susan was on a medical mission in Guatemale went she
died in a plane crash,and her mother said to me she
did not wanted me to find out this way, but she did not
have
my phone number till today. And she also said I know you have been sending her those cards.now I think she should
have look
us up in the phone book and call me went it
happen,she must have
known how much I love Susan, I been sending her cards
since 1995. And part of me hoped that someday we
would have gotten married someday, I wish I have seen
more of her over the years,but her was too busy being
a nurse and taken care of her mother, and was very
much involed with the church, and other thing I do not
know of. We use see a lot of each other in the early
80's, but since started to study to be a nurse about
1983 I think. we use to see each other ever 2 or 3 or
4 years or more since than, but last time we meet was
about 2 years befor she was killed.Evey time I hear
My heart will go on or Tears in Heaven or the beatles
song The long and winding road, I think of her and
what has happen to her and that makes me feel a
little sad went I hear those songs on the radio or on
CD.I wish I was contacted sooner like back in November
went happen, now it is June 1, 1999 7 months to the
day went it happen, and I feela little sad, it has been about
4 months for me and 7 for eveyone else.
This makes me feel disenfrenchised in my grief, I wish I can have acknowledgment that
I was an important of Susan's life. I think her mother should not think eveyone will find out Susan died because it was in the newspaper and TV, I do not read the paper eveyday or watch the news on TV.
This a copy of a letter that I sent to Susan's mother



Dear Mrs Aldridge

Iam very sorry that I miss
Susan's funeral, but I did not know
that she had died or I would have been
there, I would have not miss it
for the world, I loved her very much
and miss her and feel very bad
about her death. Lam looking forword
to seeinf her in Heaven someday.
She was a very very special person.
Lhoped that we could have become closer friends
over the years, but now I will
have to wait till I get to Heaven fot that.




Leonard Bollinger.




I love her like she was my sister, and in a way she was, she was my sister in Chirst and my beloved Friend for ever.I do forgive her mother for not telling him about Susan went she was killed. I just read that how Susan died, what it said was The plane struck the mountain. The impact tore off both the plane's wings, its and its nose and killed 11 passengers. Epperson turned to Aldridge and asked if she were all right. Her head fell back into his hands, and he know that her cheat had been crushed and that she had been killed. Reading this makes me feel sad all over again. If anyone has any comments please e-mail at bollingerl@webtv.net or LeonardB@webtv.net. Susan was a little bit of a mysterywoman,I do not know Why she stop going to the church we were going to in the early 80's.She never told why she stop going there,and I do not know why she never sent a card to me after I sent all those cards to her, she not even sent a Chirstmas card to me.
I think that if she did stop going to that church we would have going to we would have gotten married someday.


Today is Susan's birthday January 17 2000, she would be 39 today if she would have lived. I did not know it was her birthday until I saw it on her Tombstone last year.I would have send her birthday cards if I have known years ago, but for reason the subjest of birthdays never came up with us. I miss her but I know we will see each other in Heaven someday.



1/27/00


To the ancients, friendship seemed the happiest and most fully human of loves; the crown of life and the school of virtue.
C.S Lewis (1898-1963)


Being a friend means mastering the art of timing.
There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own history. And a time to pick up the pieces when it's all over.
Gloria Naylor(b.1950)



Today is my Birthday I am 38 today. I am now have lived one year longer then my friend Susan, who died at 37.

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